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And the winner of the 'Game of Thrones' is ...

LOS ANGELES - Winter has come and winter has gone, thelast of the heads have been lopped off and the last of the dragon fire has been spit as "Game of Thrones" aired its 73rdand final episode Sunday n...

May 22, 2019

Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks' Assange

COPENHAGEN - Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said. Prosecutor Eva-Mari...

May 22, 2019

Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's new president, a comedian before he turned to statecraft, made a dramatic entrance to the political stage Monday by disbanding parliament minutes after his inauguration. Volo...

May 22, 2019

Rape trial starting for ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr.

SAN DIEGO - Kellen Winslow Jr., a former NFL No. 1 draft pick and son of a Hall of Famer who starred for his hometown San Diego Chargers, goes on trial Monday on multiple charges, including raping two...

May 21, 2019

Koepka survives Bethpage Black to win PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - His place in PGA Championship history finally secure, Brooks Koepka draped both arms around the top of the Wanamaker Trophy and let out a deep sigh. The stress was more than he wan...

May 21, 2019

Deputy shoots knife-wielding man outside South Dakota jail

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Authorities say a man was shot outside of a South Dakota jail after he charged at officers with a knife. Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead says authorities responded to gunsho...

May 21, 2019

Judge delays sentence for 'The Bachelor' star in Iowa crash

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A judge has delayed sentencing for former "The Bachelor" star Chris Soules for leaving the scene of a fatal 2017 accident. The decision comes after Judge Andrea Dryer ruled Tuesda...

May 21, 2019

Madonna perfects her off-key Eurovision act online

JERUSALEM - The Queen of Pop has cleaned up her act. After her much-panned performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Madonna's official YouTube channel released a noticeably ...

May 21, 2019

Oregon hunts for bodies at ex-asylum seen in 'Cuckoo's Nest'

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon will use ground-penetrating radar to search for bodies buried on the campus of a now-defunct psychiatric hospital where the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed befo...

May 21, 2019

"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week

LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...

May 21, 2019