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Tony Awards offer many intriguing matchups in a star-studded season
A pair of singing androids. Two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. A drunken Mary Todd Lincoln. A musical with a corpse as its hero. Romeo, Juliet and teddy bears with rave music. Not to mention George ...
Diggins scores 22 of 26 in 2nd half, Williams adds 21 points as Storm beat Mercury 89-77
Skylar Diggins scored 22 of her 26 points in the second half, Gabby Williams hit a career-high five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points and the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-77 on ...
South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade
Two years after approving a tough-on-crime sentencing law, South Dakota is scrambling to deal with the price tag for that legislation: Housing thousands of additional inmates could require up to $2 ...
What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests
President Donald Trump says he's deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Boulder Jewish Festival proceeds with enhanced security and focus on healing after attack
The group that was attacked last weekend in Boulder, Colorado, while calling for Hamas to release Israeli hostages will be a central focus of the Boulder Jewish Festival, which kicks off Sunday ...
Marlins starter Ryan Weathers pitches 3 innings after getting hit in the head by catcher's throw
Miami Marlins starter Ryan Weathers pitched three innings after he was struck in the head by catcher Nick Fortes' throw to second base following the final warmup pitch before the bottom of the first ...
Florida, Edmonton meet with series tied 1-1
Oilers +115; over/under is 6.5 STANLEY CUP FINAL: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers in game three of the Stanley Cup Final with the series tied 1-1. The teams ...
Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still needed
Even at a glance, the differences are obvious. The walls of Ferriday High School are old and worn, surrounded by barbed wire. Just a few miles away, Vidalia High School is clean and bright, with a new ...
Brewers and Padres play to decide series winner
San Diego Padres (36-27, second in the NL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (35-30, third in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Ryan Bergert (1-0, 2.00 ERA, 1.00 ...
Blue Jays try to continue road win streak in matchup against the Twins
Toronto Blue Jays (35-29, second in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (34-30, second in the AL Central) PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (2-7, 5.84 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Twins: ...
Mikkel Desler, Brad Stuver help Austin end 8-match winless streak with 2-0 victory over Rapids
Defender Mikkel Desler scored his first career goal six minutes into the match and Brad Stuver posted his seventh clean sheet of the season as Austin beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Saturday night to ...
Kyrgyzstan removes towering Lenin statue from second city
Authorities in the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, Osh, have removed a towering statue of Vladimir Lenin thought to be the tallest of the revolutionary Soviet leader in Central Asia.