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Violence and FA Cup upsets: Millwall lives up to reputation
Synonymous for decades with having violent fans, English soccer team Millwall has gained a reputation in recent years for being a so-called "giant killer" in the FA Cup. Both sides of the club were on...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Kingsbury back on top of podium with gold at home course
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Canadian Mikael Kingsbury landed back on top of the podium Saturday, winning gold at a moguls World Cup race after a disappointing performance a week earlier. Kingsbury, the rei...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Leman wins gold in ski cross, Thompson takes silver medal
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Ont. - Reigning Olympic champion Brady Leman of Calgary won gold on Saturday at a skicross World Cup event while Canada's Marielle Thompson took silver on the women's side. Top-ranked F...
Jan 26, 2019
Crosby, Lundqvist lead Metropolitan to All-Star win
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists, and Henriq Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over the Central Division in the...
Jan 26, 2019
Iranian TV anchor says US jailed her as warning
WASHINGTON - A prominent American-born anchorwoman for Iran's state television says she believes the U.S. government jailed her because of her work as journalist and her beliefs, and as a warning to h...
Jan 26, 2019
Video shows brutality of knife attack on helpless inmates
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A newly released video shows the brutality of an Ohio inmate's knife attack on four other prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and unable to defend themselves. The video obtained ...
Jan 26, 2019
Trump aides struggle to show some shutdown empathy
NEW YORK - One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law said employees' "little bit of pain" was worth it...
Jan 26, 2019
Australia bakes in heat that's sparking fires, taxing grid
MELBOURNE, Australia - Scorching heat knocked out power to homes and businesses, raised wildfire risks and sent tennis fans looking for water and shade Friday in Australia's second-largest city, which...
Jan 26, 2019
Bryan Singer keeps directing gig following allegations
NEW YORK - Following an expose that claimed Bryan Singer has seduced and molested several underage men, the film production company Millennium Films on Thursday said it is staunchly supporting the dir...
Jan 26, 2019
Judge approves changes to Weinstein's legal team
NEW YORK - A judge signed off Friday on changes to the legal team representing Harvey Weinstein in his rape and sexual assault case, allowing the film producer to swap out his bulldog New York City de...
Jan 26, 2019