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Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...


Spark, Infernal win berths in Overwatch League Midseason Madness

The Hangzhou Spark and Seoul Infernal swept their respective grand finals in the Overwatch League East Spring Stage knockout stage ...


Versatile Rangers vie for series sweep of Mariners

The Texas Rangers rode the pitching of Jon Gray through seven strong innings en route to the team's sixth shutout ...


Matthew Boyd, Tigers seek to contain White Sox

Matthew Boyd's second stint with the Detroit Tigers hasn't gone as smoothly as he envisioned, but he will look to ...


Guardians P Triston McKenzie set for season debut vs. Twins

Cleveland Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie is set to make his season debut against the Minnesota Twins in the finale of ...


Astros turn to J.P. France in bid to sweep Angels

A benevolent official scorer perhaps kept the Los Angeles Angels from adding to their major-league-worst mark of 31 unearned runs ...


Phillies, Nationals ready for rubber match in NL East rivalry

It isn't so much a celebration for the Philadelphia Phillies, but they might go into Sunday's game at the Washington ...


MLB roundup: Padres' stars shine in shutout of Cubs

Yu Darvish gave up two infield singles over seven scoreless innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in four runs with ...


Sporting KC earn draw with Whitecaps on late penalty kick

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC and visiting Sporting Kansas City played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. After Alan Pulido ...


Eduard Lowen shines as St. Louis City blank Dynamo

Eduard Lowen scored one goal, assisted on another and made his presence felt on defense to carry St. Louis City ...


USFL roundup: Gamblers rally past Maulers in fourth quarter

Mark Thompson's late 33-yard touchdown run capped the Houston Gamblers' 20-19 comeback victory against the Pittsburgh Maulers in USFL action ...


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Facebook threatens to remove news content from Calif. over payments

MENLO PARK, California: Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has said it would remove news content in California if the state ...

EU drawing up AI regulations fearing power of artificial intelligence

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager has said that a draft code of conduct on artificial intelligence (AI) could ...

Russian brands replace Western clothing after invasion of Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia: After a turbulent 15 months of store closures and declining demand, Russian designers and brands are assisting the ...

US survey finds 8.3 million homes without internet connection

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said that more than 8.3 million US homes and businesses do not ...

US home prices rise 0.4%, continuing upwards trend

CHICAGO, Illinois: Driven by an ongoing shortage of properties available on the market, in March US single-family home prices rose ...

Carnival Cruise passengers posts video of flooded rooms, hallways

MIAMI, Florida: Carnival Cruise Lines has said a cruise ship, the Carnival Sunshine, which sailed through rough seas off the ...

Oil and Gas

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Saudi Arabia wants African states to pump less oil WSJ

OPEC members have gathered in Vienna for a contentious meetingSaudi Arabia, the informal leader of the Organization of the Petroleum ...

Iran's trade with BRICS surging foreign minister

Tehran is looking to join the bloc of five top emerging economiesTrade between BRICS and Iran has been growing as ...

UAE Defends Big Oil's Role at UN Climate Summit It Will Host

Berlin - A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it's hosting later ...

Mixed Review on Plastic Pollution Ban Talks in Paris

Paris - Green and other groups have given mixed reviews to the sometimes-rocky talks on eradicating plastic pollution, which ended ...

Belarus to modify charging stations to adapt to Chinese electric vehicles

MINSK, June 3 (Xinhua) -- About 200 charging stations run by Belarusian oil company Belorusneft will be modified to adapt ...

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International

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Pence, former VP, to announce candidacy for president

WASHINGTON D.C.: Reuters has reported that on 7th June, former Vice President Mike Pence will enter the race for the ...


Panic, confusion in Seoul after failed North Korea rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea attempt failed to launch a satellite on May 31, which prompted raid sirens and a ...


UN notes few women in top China government positions

HONG KONG, China: Describing the lack of women in China's top leadership as concerning, the United Nations has recommended the ...


China: we will send men to moon by 2030

BEIJING, China: Amid its rivalry with the US for reaching new milestones in space, reflecting their competition for global influence, ...


US sees largest post-Covid holiday weekend with 10 million at airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) report released this week revealed that over the Memorial Day weekend, the start ...


Chinese ship held in Malaysia after removing arms from sunk WWII ship

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's maritime agency has said that it found a cannon shell believed to be from World War ...


Hotel Review

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...