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California man charged with smuggling mosaic from Syria
A Southern California man has been charged with smuggling an ancient mosaic that authorities believe was looted from wartorn Syria and falsely underestimating its value to avoid import duties.
Oklahoma prosecutor will not charge man who drove in crowd
A prosecutor in Oklahoma has decided not to charge a motorist who drove through a crowd of people protesting on an interstate following the death of George Floyd and is instead looking at whether to prosecute some of the protesters who were in the path of...
3 Missouri players withdraw from NBA draft
Missouri basketball players Xavier Pinson, Mitchell Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. withdrew from the NBA draft Friday and will return to the Tigers for the upcoming season.
MLB opener was most-viewed regular-season game in 9 years
The pandemicdelayed Major League Baseball opener was the sports mostwatched regularseason game on any network in nine years.
Stars season already strange before virus, now shot at No. 1
The Dallas Stars still have a chance to be a No. 1 seed in the NHL playoffs even though they haven't won a game in five months.
AP Sources: Afflalo headlines group bidding to buy Wolves
An ownership group led by longtime NBA player Arron Afflalo is putting together an offer to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves, two people with knowledge of the bid said.
Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen leaves prison for home confinement
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen left prison on Friday to finish his criminal sentence at home, an attorney for Cohen said, a day after a judge found he was sent back behind bars two weeks ago as retaliation for plans to publi...
BRICS Countries in Close Communication to Hold Foreign Ministers Meet: China
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a media briefing that the coronavirus pandemic is still spreading in the world and all the BRICS countries face a common challenge while fighting the virus at home.
White House Warns China against 'Tit-for-tat Retaliation' with Chengdu Consulate Closure
National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot urged the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) to cease "these malign actions rather than engage in tit-for-tat retaliation".
Going Around on Bike & Chatting Maskless, Coronavirus Fails to Keep Brazil's Bolsonaro Down
Photographs captured Jair Bolsonaro taking a motorcycle for a spin on the palace grounds, stopping at one point to talk to a team of groundskeepers raking leaves — despite his positive test result and the fact that neither he nor the workers appeared to b...
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 5 winners at Saratoga
Irad Ortiz Jr. won five races at Saratoga on Thursday, equaling his feat of a year ago.
MATCHDAY: PSG aims for French Cup in competitive return
A look at whats happening around European soccer on Friday:
Case in points: MacKinnon up for hat trick of awards for Avs
Nathan MacKinnon believes this just may be the best edition of the Colorado Avalanche hes seen over his tenure.
If college football is played, will bowls be salvaged, too?
College football leaders are in the process of piecing together plans for a regular season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In shift, Trump says some schools may need to delay opening
Softening his earlier stance, President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that some schools may need to delay their reopening this fall as the coronavirus continues to surge.
Leaner version of Jokic ready to carry load for Nuggets
The pictures on social media over the break revealed a leaner, more svelte-looking version of Nikola Jokic.