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Tennessee House speaker scandals spur 'no confidence' vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee House Republicans cast a historic vote of no confidence Monday in Speaker Glen Casada over a series of scandals engulfing him, but Casada swiftly rejected mounting pressure to st...
May 20, 2019
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Approximately 4,000 residents of a northern Alberta town are being told to leave due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. People are being told to leave High Level on Highway ...
May 20, 2019
White Sox beat Blue Jays 4-1, game halted by rain in 5th
CHICAGO - Lucas Giolito doesn't regard his victory as a complete game. After a long rain delay, five innings equaled nine - at least in the record book. Giolito struck out the side in the top of the f...
May 20, 2019
3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home
PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushion...
May 20, 2019
War of Will wins Preakness featuring riderless running horse
BALTIMORE - Mark Casse completed a lifelong quest two weeks after the scare of a lifetime. And he did so in a race featuring a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and kept running. S...
May 20, 2019
Alexey Toropchenko with hat trick, Storm beat Huskies at Memorial Cup
HALIFAX - Alexey Toropchenko picked up right where he left off. Toropchenko scored a natural hat trick in the first period as the Guelph Storm went on to beat the Rouyn-Noranda Hus...
May 20, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse says Leonard tired, but "he'll be ready" for Game 4
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam carefully stepped down off the press conference podium on Monday, resting a hand on a Raptors staff member for support. Kyle Lowry spoke to reporters with his in...
May 20, 2019
Hart, Blackwood combine for 24-save shutout as Canada blanks Denmark 5-0
KOSICE, Slovakia - Carter Hart and Mackenzie Blackwood combined for a 24-save shutout as Canada routed Denmark 5-0 on Monday in round-robin play at the men's hockey world championship. Hart started in...
May 20, 2019
Judge rules against Trump in records dispute with Congress
WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta's ruling says Trump cannot block the House subpoena o...
May 20, 2019
Pagenaud continues building momentum in Indy 500 practice
Indianapolis 500 pole winner Simon Pagenaud devoted Monday's practice to working exclusively in race trim. The result didn't change. The Team Penske driver remained atop the speed chart for another da...
May 20, 2019