National & World Headlines
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No goaltender has played better this postseason than Pekka Rinne for the Nashville Predators, though Jake Allen of the St. Louis Blues came closest
April 25, 2017 -
The debate about Maria Sharapova's wild-card entry for the Porsche Grand Prix continued with Simona Halep and Alize Cornet joining the growing legion of players criticizing tournament organizers for offering the Russian a direct spot in their main draws
April 25, 2017 -
Music writer Peter Cooper offers a rare collection of priceless stories about country music's unforgettable characters, the ones who refuse to toe the line, in "Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride: Lasting Legends and Untold Adventures in Country Music."
April 25, 2017 -
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are meeting for a rare joint training session in the Florida Panhandle
April 25, 2017 -
Steve Stricker always thought it was a long shot, and he recently was reminded that the USGA is tight when it comes to special exemptions for the U.S. Open
April 25, 2017 -
Centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has launched a political offensive against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, saying her platform is based on the "hatred for others" in contrast to his desire to "calm" the country
April 25, 2017 -
Lawyers for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez are formally asking that his first-degree murder conviction be dismissed in Massachusetts now that he has died
April 25, 2017 -
President Donald Trump has long railed about unfair trade practices of China and Mexico
April 25, 2017 -
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign athletic director says his department was operating at about a $6.2 million deficit in 2016, with both revenue and spending numbers ranking in the bottom half of the Big Ten
April 25, 2017 -
Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals must go through Sidney Crosby and the defending-champion Penguins in their last best chance to win the Stanley Cup
April 25, 2017 -
A gunman who ambushed two Pennsylvania state police troopers at their barracks in 2014 won't take the witness stand to try to persuade jurors to spare his life
April 25, 2017 -
Mayors from several U.S. cities threatened with the loss of federal grants have met with the attorney general but say they remain confused about how to prove their police share the immigration status of people they've arrested, a requirement for the money
April 25, 2017 -
US judge blocks Trump order to cut off funding to cities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities
April 25, 2017 -
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is expected to miss the Champions League semifinals because of a calf muscle injury
April 25, 2017 -
U.S. stocks march higher after strong earnings from a number of big companies put investors in a buying mood
April 25, 2017