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'Thrones,' 'Fleabag' top Emmys, Billy Porter makes history
LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" resurrected the Iron Throne at Sunday's Emmy ceremony, ruling as top drama on a night of surprises in which "Pose" star Billy Porter made history and the comedy series ...
Sep 24, 2019

AP Interview: Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai says Saturday's presidential election threatens Afghanistan's best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war. Karzai, still one of the mo...
Sep 24, 2019

Craig MacTavish fired by KHL's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after just eight games
Craig MacTavish's stint with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is already over. The Kontinental Hockey League team fired its head coach Tuesday just eight games into the regular season. MacTavish was hired by the R...
Sep 24, 2019

TV producer Dick Wolf making history with 'Law & Order: SVU'
NEW YORK - That familiar "cha-CHUNG" sound effect from the opening credits of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" this Thursday will signal the debut of a new season and something else - TV histor...
Sep 24, 2019

Tom Hanks to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks became one of Hollywood's beloved actors through an array of likable roles, from "Big" to "Forrest Gump," and now his decorated career has earned him one of the highest honours...
Sep 24, 2019

In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed, it had been m...
Sep 24, 2019

Vettel ends 13-month winless run; Ferrari 1-2 at Singapore
SINGAPORE - Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel took advantage of an early pit stop to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and end a 13-month winless streak in Formula One. Vettel, who started third on...
Sep 24, 2019

Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee ready for 'insane' late-night challenge
Evan Dunfee would normally be sleeping at the time he'll be stepping up to the start line at the world track and field championships. In an attempt to beat the sweltering heat of Doha, Qatar, any even...
Sep 24, 2019

Scheer promises to clear backlog of veterans waiting to receive benefits
CANOE COVE, P.E.I. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer asked Canada's embittered military veterans to welcome his party back into their hearts Sunday after a tumultuous 1...
Sep 24, 2019

Quebec First Nation challenging commercial lobster fishing limits
LISTUGUJ, Que. - An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during ...
Sep 24, 2019