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NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness." The nation's largest go...

Oct 31, 2019

Man surrenders after authorities edit photo to add costume

KANKAKEE, Ill. - All it took for one fugitive in Illinois to turn himself in was a little photo manipulation. WBBM-TV in Chicago reports that the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department posts notices abo...

Oct 31, 2019

Actor Jared Padalecki accused in assault at his Austin bar

AUSTIN, Texas - Court documents show that "Supernatural" star Jared Padalecki is accused of assaulting two employees at a downtown Austin bar he owns. An arrest affidavit says officers arrived at the ...

Oct 31, 2019

Coal giant Murray Energy seeks bankruptcy protection

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A major U.S. coal mining company is seeking bankruptcy protection, despite a flurry of regulatory breaks that its CEO pushed for - and received - from the Trump administration. Ohi...

Oct 31, 2019

Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to create fourth-biggest carmaker

MILAN - Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA Peugeot said Thursday they have agreed to merge to create the world's fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, includin...

Oct 31, 2019

Islamic State group announces successor to al-Baghdadi

BEIRUT - The Islamic State group declared a new leader Thursday after it confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi days earlier in a U.S raid in Syria. In its audio release by the IS cent...

Oct 31, 2019

UK lawmakers set to back early election but haggle over date

LONDON - After months of stalemate in Parliament, Britain appeared on course Tuesday for an early general election that could break the country's political deadlock over Brexit. Opposition lawmakers b...

Oct 31, 2019

Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests

BEIRUT - Lebanon's prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main pr...

Oct 31, 2019

Federal judge blocks Alabama's strict abortion ban

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law - part of a wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative s...

Oct 31, 2019

Gooding due in court to face new sex misconduct allegations

NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr. faces a new accuser and new charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case, his lawyer said Wednesday. The actor is due in court Thursday for an arraignment on an upda...

Oct 31, 2019