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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 ...


Florida State fends off Washington to reach semis of WCWS

Florida State came up with timely hitting and a big defensive play to defeat Washington 3-1 on Saturday night and ...


Oklahoma rolls past Tennessee and into WCWS semis

Tiare Jennings and Kinzie Hansen each hit home runs as top-seeded Oklahoma rolled to a 9-0 mercy-rule victory over No. ...


Dodgers activate RHP Michael Grove from IL

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated pitcher Michael Grove from the injured list and the rookie right-hander is set to start ...


Jail records shed light on Jeffrey Epstein's last moments AP

The documents show that he had written to Olympic doctor and fellow pedophile Larry Nassar and made a mysterious phone ...


Oklahoma State ousts Utah at Women's College World Series

Katelynn Carwile drove in three runs and Morgyn Wynne hit a two-run double as No. 6 Oklahoma State eliminated No. ...


Stanford shuts out Alabama, stays alive in WCWS

Alana Vawter struck out five in 5 1/3 innings and NiJaree Canady completed a combined one-hitter as No. 9 Stanford ...


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 ...


Rylee Holtorf, Washington beat Utah to advance in WCWS

Rylee Holtorf went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs, Ruby Meylan and Lindsay Lopez combined to allow just ...


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 ...


Thunder's Aleksej Pokusevski fractures arm, out at least 4-6 weeks

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski sustained a small fracture in his upper right arm during an offseason workout and ...


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Pence, former VP, to announce candidacy for president

WASHINGTON D.C.: Reuters has reported that on 7th June, former Vice President Mike Pence will enter the race for the ...

Panic, confusion in Seoul after failed North Korea rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea attempt failed to launch a satellite on May 31, which prompted raid sirens and a ...

UN notes few women in top China government positions

HONG KONG, China: Describing the lack of women in China's top leadership as concerning, the United Nations has recommended the ...

China: we will send men to moon by 2030

BEIJING, China: Amid its rivalry with the US for reaching new milestones in space, reflecting their competition for global influence, ...

US sees largest post-Covid holiday weekend with 10 million at airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) report released this week revealed that over the Memorial Day weekend, the start ...

Chinese ship held in Malaysia after removing arms from sunk WWII ship

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's maritime agency has said that it found a cannon shell believed to be from World War ...

Oklahoma City

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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 ...

Florida State fends off Washington to reach semis of WCWS

Florida State came up with timely hitting and a big defensive play to defeat Washington 3-1 on Saturday night and ...

Oklahoma rolls past Tennessee and into WCWS semis

Tiare Jennings and Kinzie Hansen each hit home runs as top-seeded Oklahoma rolled to a 9-0 mercy-rule victory over No. ...

Dodgers activate RHP Michael Grove from IL

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated pitcher Michael Grove from the injured list and the rookie right-hander is set to start ...

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Facebook threatens to remove news content from Calif. over payments

MENLO PARK, California: Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has said it would remove news content in California if the state ...


EU drawing up AI regulations fearing power of artificial intelligence

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager has said that a draft code of conduct on artificial intelligence (AI) could ...


Russian brands replace Western clothing after invasion of Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia: After a turbulent 15 months of store closures and declining demand, Russian designers and brands are assisting the ...


US survey finds 8.3 million homes without internet connection

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said that more than 8.3 million US homes and businesses do not ...


US home prices rise 0.4%, continuing upwards trend

CHICAGO, Illinois: Driven by an ongoing shortage of properties available on the market, in March US single-family home prices rose ...


Carnival Cruise passengers posts video of flooded rooms, hallways

MIAMI, Florida: Carnival Cruise Lines has said a cruise ship, the Carnival Sunshine, which sailed through rough seas off the ...


Hotel Review

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 ...