The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency filed formal charges against Lance Armstrong, accusing the seven-time Tour de France winner of using performance-e…
Things to know today: President Biden enhancing U.S. military presence in Europe; results from Tuesday's primaries; R. Kelly sentencing today.
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Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise after five years of marriage.
According to studio estimates, “F9,” the ninth installment of the “Fast & Furious” movie franchise, took in $70 million in its first weeke…
Things to know today: U.S. to provide advanced anti-air missile system to Ukraine; Avalanche win Stanley Cup; "Diddy" gets BET Awards top honor.
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook capped his historic season at the NBA’s inaugural awards show, winning the 2016-17 Most Valuable Player award.
In 2009, death claimed Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” in Los Angeles at age 50 and actor Farrah Fawcett in Santa Monica, California, at age 62.
The latest Supreme Court case trying to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion follows decades of legal challenges aiming to allow i…
In 1946, Fred M. Vinson was sworn in as the 13th chief justice of the United States, succeeding the late Harlan F. Stone.
After 13 years of near silence in the conservatorship that controlled her life and money, pop star Britney Spears told a judge in Los Angeles …
The Philadelphia 76ers selected guard Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
Miami’s LeBron James capped his title bid with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as he led the Heat in a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City…
Here's a look at what 25 historically significant battlefields in American history look like now.
Rapper Prodigy, a member of the hardcore New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, died in Las Vegas at age 42.
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In 1986, University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, the first draft pick of the Boston Celtics, suffered a fatal cocaine-induced seizure.
Over the years, state and county fairs have evolved more from lecture circuits to amusement events. Here's a look back.
In 2011, Clarence Clemons, the saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen’s life and music,…
Quaker Oats announced that it would retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognized that the character’s origins were “based on a …
Things to know today: 2 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at Alabama church; EU OKs candidate status for Ukraine; Golden State Warriors champs again.
Juneteenth — also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country’s second Independence Day — stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom. Here's a brief history.
China launched its most ambitious space mission to date, carrying its first female astronaut, Liu Yang, and two male colleagues on a 13-day mi…