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Chris Sale wins NL Cy Young Award after being league's 1st pitching Triple Crown winner since 2011

Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after being the league's first pitching triple crown winner since 2011. In his first season with the Bra...

Nov 20, 2024

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney gene...

Nov 20, 2024

Former UVA student pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting that left 3 dead, 2 wounded

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in...

Nov 20, 2024

Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup

MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramk...

Nov 20, 2024

Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup

MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013 on Wednesday, defeating Rebecca Sramk...

Nov 20, 2024

Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains on hold under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Th...

Nov 20, 2024

Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) - Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate o...

Nov 20, 2024

Court extends hold on Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains blocked under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Th...

Nov 20, 2024

Susan Smith asks parole board for her freedom after serving 30 years for drowning her children

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, asked a parole board...

Nov 20, 2024

Man convicted of murder in killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year's presi...

Nov 20, 2024