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Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...


Commish: Big 12 has 'a plan' for expansion

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told reporters Friday that the league has "a plan" to approach another expansion of its ...


Sounders seek better result at home vs. rival Timbers

After missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history last season, Seattle Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer talked about ...


Oil prices rise on passage of U.S. debt limit bill, strong payroll data

NEW YORK, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil futures prices extended gains on Friday thanks to optimism over U.S. Congress' ...


Roundup: Another rising respiratory virus in U.S. draws concern

LOS ANGELES, June 2 (Xinhua) -- As cases of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were winding down across ...


Top US spy secretly visited China FT

CIA director Burns reportedly made the trip last monthUS President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director William Burns to Beijing last ...


US, Chinese Defense Officials Talk at Key Summit

A top Chinese defense official has spoken with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, potentially signaling a thaw in relations after ...


Report: Bartolo Colon to officially retire at 50

Longtime major league pitcher Bartolo Colon is officially retiring at age 50, Dominican news site Z101 Digital reported Friday. Last ...


Report: 76ers F Danuel House exercises $4.3M option

Philadelphia 76ers forward Danuel House exercised his $4.3 million player option for next season, ESPN reported Friday. House, who turns ...


Ukraine-bound US weapons werent combat ready watchdog

The Pentagon's inspector general has found that equipment stockpiled in Kuwait hadn?t been properly maintainedSome of the weaponry that the ...


Honda Racing India announces riders for Honda India Talent Cup NSF250R

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)[India], June 2 (ANI): Unveiling the young star riders for the 2023 challenge, Honda Racing India on Thursday ...


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Breanna Stewart's go-ahead basket lifts Liberty over Sky

Breanna Stewart's short jumper with 7.1 seconds left lifted the New York Liberty to a 77-76 win over the host ...

FC Cincinnati rolling, but struggling Fire have had their number

FC Cincinnati have just one defeat in their last 19 MLS home matches. That setback came against the Chicago Fire, ...

Biden to Deliver Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default

White House - U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks Friday evening on the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The ...

China, Russia Ignore US Call at UN to Condemn North Korea Launch

WASHINGTON - China and Russia on Friday ignored a U.S. call for the U.N. Security Council to unite in condemning ...

Rafael Nadal, after missing French Open, has hip surgery

Rafael Nadal had arthroscopic surgery on Friday in Barcelona, Spain, for the injured left hip flexor that has sidelined him ...

Inter Miami hope to move on from coach's firing, host D.C. United

Inter Miami will play their first match since the firing of coach Phil Neville when they take on D.C. United ...

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China turns down US request for defense chiefs meeting

BEIJING, China: In a new sign of strain between the United States and China, Beijing has rejected a request from ...

Mummified nun draws hundreds of visitors to rural Missouri town

GOWER, Missouri: Hundreds of people flocked to the small town of Gower, Missouri, to see a mummified nun, Sister Wilhelmina ...

India readies graft charges against BAE, Rolls-Royce for jet trainers

NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...

Ireland unemployment figures plummet to record low 3.8 percent

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland has set a record as unemployment fell to 3.8 percent in May, according to the Central Statistics ...

At 6 million viewers per night, CBS most-watched tv network in US

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Nielsen company said that CBS has again claimed the title of most-watched television network ...

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US fishermen seek baby eels valued at $2,000 per pound

PORTLAND, Maine: Fishermen in the US's only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels, called elvers, have recorded a productive ...


Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...


Commish: Big 12 has 'a plan' for expansion

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told reporters Friday that the league has "a plan" to approach another expansion of its ...


Sounders seek better result at home vs. rival Timbers

After missing the playoffs for the first time in franchise history last season, Seattle Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer talked about ...


Golden Knights, Panthers clash in pursuit of first Stanley Cup title

During a gathering of about 5,000 fans to reveal his new team's nickname and logo outside T-Mobile Arena in November ...


Oil prices rise on passage of U.S. debt limit bill, strong payroll data

NEW YORK, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil futures prices extended gains on Friday thanks to optimism over U.S. Congress' ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...

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