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Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's new president, a comedian before he turned to statecraft, made a dramatic entrance to the political stage Monday by disbanding parliament minutes after his inauguration. Volo...

May 22, 2019

Rape trial starting for ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr.

SAN DIEGO - Kellen Winslow Jr., a former NFL No. 1 draft pick and son of a Hall of Famer who starred for his hometown San Diego Chargers, goes on trial Monday on multiple charges, including raping two...

May 21, 2019

Koepka survives Bethpage Black to win PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - His place in PGA Championship history finally secure, Brooks Koepka draped both arms around the top of the Wanamaker Trophy and let out a deep sigh. The stress was more than he wan...

May 21, 2019

Deputy shoots knife-wielding man outside South Dakota jail

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Authorities say a man was shot outside of a South Dakota jail after he charged at officers with a knife. Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead says authorities responded to gunsho...

May 21, 2019

Judge delays sentence for 'The Bachelor' star in Iowa crash

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A judge has delayed sentencing for former "The Bachelor" star Chris Soules for leaving the scene of a fatal 2017 accident. The decision comes after Judge Andrea Dryer ruled Tuesda...

May 21, 2019

Madonna perfects her off-key Eurovision act online

JERUSALEM - The Queen of Pop has cleaned up her act. After her much-panned performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Madonna's official YouTube channel released a noticeably ...

May 21, 2019

Oregon hunts for bodies at ex-asylum seen in 'Cuckoo's Nest'

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon will use ground-penetrating radar to search for bodies buried on the campus of a now-defunct psychiatric hospital where the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed befo...

May 21, 2019

"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week

LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...

May 21, 2019

California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...

May 21, 2019

Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning

NEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday's finale, says it's "been a wild ride." Ge...

May 21, 2019