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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 ...

China's Sanjiangyuan bolsters biodiversity conservation efforts

© Provided by Xinhua XINING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Over the years, China has made consistent strides in enhancing its ...

Rubio Rubin's brace propels Real Salt Lake past Austin FC

Rubio Rubin recorded a brace and 18-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Beavers made several key stops in the final minutes as visiting ...

Facundo Torres (two goals), Orlando City blank Red Bulls

Facundo Torres scored two goals and Orlando City mostly rolled in a 3-0 victory against the host New York Red ...

Mystics edge Lynx on late layup for first win of season

Kayla McBride scored 24 points and Tiffany Mitchell made the game-winning layup with three seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota ...

Wings looking to contain Alyssa Thomas, Sun

Alyssa Thomas is playing her best basketball at the moment and hopes to continue trending up, much like her Connecticut ...

Lynx search for answers ahead of Mystics matchup

After taking their sixth consecutive loss to begin the season, the Minnesota Lynx are running out of answers ahead of ...

Jail records shed light on Jeffrey Epstein's last moments AP

The documents show that he had written to Olympic doctor and fellow pedophile Larry Nassar and made a mysterious phone ...

Diamondbacks edge Braves for season-high 6th straight win

Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 3-2 for their season-high sixth ...

Things starting to look up for Red Bulls, Orlando City

The records don't look all that good for either Orlando City or the New York Red Bulls, but their outlooks ...

Commish: Big 12 has 'a plan' for expansion

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told reporters Friday that the league has "a plan" to approach another expansion of its ...

Roundup: Another rising respiratory virus in U.S. draws concern

LOS ANGELES, June 2 (Xinhua) -- As cases of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were winding down across ...

Lynx F Diamond Miller (ankle) out weeks

Minnesota Lynx rookie Diamond Miller will miss weeks because of sprained right ankle sustained in Tuesday night's game against the ...

Reports: Suns to hire Frank Vogel as head coach

The Phoenix Suns are planning to hire Frank Vogel as their next head coach, multiple outlets reported Friday. The two ...

Report: Suns to hire Frank Vogel as head coach

The Phoenix Suns are planning to hire Frank Vogel as their next head coach, ESPN reported on Friday. Per the ...

Alyssa Thomas, Sun keep Lynx winless

Alyssa Thomas came within one assist of a triple-double and hit two key baskets in the final minute as the ...

Mercury, Sparks differ in emotions heading into matchup

The Phoenix Mercury have had a full week to savor their first victory of the young WNBA season. The Los ...

MLB roundup: Marlins rally to beat Josh Hader, Padres

Jean Segura hit the tying single in the bottom of the ninth off the San Diego Padres' star closer Josh ...

Lynx perplexed over leaky defense ahead of Sun matchup

After watching the Minnesota Lynx allow 90, 94 and 94 points, respectively, in their last three games, coach Cheryl Reeve ...

Braves hold down A's in 4-2 win to avoid road sweep

Ronald Acuna Jr. broke out of a mini-slump with two hits and an RBI on Wednesday to help the visiting ...

U.S. private astronauts conclude mission to space station, return to Earth

LOS ANGELES, May 30 (Xinhua) -- SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Space's four private astronauts safely splashed down off the ...

MLB roundup: Cubs clamp down on Rays again

Kyle Hendricks allowed one run over five innings in his second 2023 start and Mike Tauchman's tiebreaking RBI single in ...

Pirates shut down Giants to stop slide

Johan Oviedo combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, Rodolfo Castro scored the difference-making run in the fifth inning on ...

Natasha Howard leads Wings past winless Lynx

Natasha Howard scored 25 points and Satou Sabally had 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Dallas Wings held off ...

Rapids, Crew meet with both in search of better play

The Colorado Rapids visit the Columbus Crew on Saturday and the internal tension among each club figures to be palpable ...

Revs searching for answers vs. improved Atlanta United

The New England Revolution have answered a stingy start to the season by being downright generous over their last three ...

Axiom's private astronauts wraps up mission to space station

LOS ANGELES, May 30 (Xinhua) -- SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Space's four private astronauts undocked from the International Space ...

Nine injured in Florida beach shooting - police

Gunfire erupted on a crowded boardwalk on Memorial Day Nine people were wounded after gunfire erupted along a crowded beach ...

A Team Meeting In Zacland, Where Less Is More For Bengals

Geoff Hobson Welcome to a Bengals team meeting, but don't get too comfortable. The only thing shorter than a Zac ...

Former XFLer Jordan Thomas dives into defense

Augusta Stone CHARLOTTE - An untrained eye could've sworn it was seeing double during Panthers' rookie minicamp. But there weren't ...

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US fishermen seek baby eels valued at $2,000 per pound

PORTLAND, Maine: Fishermen in the US's only commercial-scale fishing industry for valuable baby eels, called elvers, have recorded a productive ...

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 ...

Padres aim to keep offense in gear vs. Cubs

Could Saturday night's game be the one that snaps the San Diego Padres out of their season-long doldrums? Padres manager ...

D-backs aim to get back on track in finale vs. Braves

The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to start a new winning streak on Sunday when they meet the Atlanta Braves in ...

Surging Marlins vie for series sweep of Athletics

One of the advantages of hiring a new manager is that every player gets a fresh opportunity. The Miami Marlins, ...

Rays look to break out the offense against Red Sox

The Tampa Bay Rays have seen 19 of their past 28 games decided by two or fewer runs. The trend ...

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