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Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Los Angeles (AP) – Beyoncé has an Emmy to go with her 35 Grammys. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, her legal name, was listed as one of a half dozen people on a team that won outstanding costumes for a variety, nonfiction or reality show for “Beyoncé Bowl,” her Western-themed halftime […]

MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid’s hot streak continues, and Diego Simeone’s team is suddenly within range of second place in the Spanish league.Atletico beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Sunday to extend its winning streak to five matches and move within two points of second-place Madrid. Nahuel Molina and Mario Hermoso scored goals two minutes apart in… […]

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] HAVANA (AP) — Balto, Pepa and Mami were among the lucky ones. After being abandoned by their owners who left Cuba — or simply couldn’t care for them anymore — the dogs were rescued by animal rights activists on the island, who fed them, sterilized […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, officials said. China made clear it […]

New Zealand exempts abuse victims from a forced two-year wait before they can seek divorce Victims of domestic violence in New Zealand will be allowed to cut ties to abusive spouses more quickly after lawmakers unanimously voted Wednesday to exempt them from a mandatory two-year separation period before divorce can be sought. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tre Mann notched his first career triple-double, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 115-100 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.Mann finished with 24 points, career highs of 12 rebounds and 12 assists and an extended postgame dousing from his jubilant teammates. “I seen it coming,”… […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds. The nine-week trial is a critical juncture for Le Pen, expected to […]

DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz had three hits, including his first home run this season, Jurickson Profar hit his first home run with Colorado and the Rockies weathered shaky pitching to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 Sunday.Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk in a four-run sixth for the go-ahead run, allowing the Rockies to gain… […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz homered and drove in four runs, and the Miami Marlins stole five bases in a 7-2 win Sunday over a struggling Carlos Carrasco and the New York Mets.De La Cruz hit a three-run homer on an 0-2 pitch from Carrasco (0-2) in the first inning and added… […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Any contribution the San Francisco 49ers got from receiver Ricky Pearsall last season was viewed as a positive after his rookie campaign got derailed when he got shot in the chest a week before the opener. The 49ers are counting heavily on Pearsall […]