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January 29, 2014

Sacramento Kings release arena renderings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings have released the first completed renderings of a downtown arena they hope to…
January 29, 2014

Morris Turner, Wee Pals comic strip creator, dies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Morris 'Morrie' Turner, the creator of the 'Wee Pals' comic strip and the first African American…
January 29, 2014

4 shot at NC church; boy, 12, critically wounded

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in a North Carolina town are searching for a man who sprayed a church playground…
January 29, 2014

1 day after storm, Atlanta highways still gridlocked

ATLANTA (AP) — Students spent the night on buses or at schools, commuters abandoned their cars or idled in them…
January 29, 2014

Black Republican T.W. Shannon enters Oklahoma Senate race

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon formally announced his candidacy Wednesday for the GOP race for the…
January 28, 2014

President Obama vowing to flex powers in State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by years of partisan gridlock, President Barack Obama is moving to flex his presidential powers during…
January 28, 2014

Flavor Flav faces speeding-to-mom’s-funeral charge

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Flavor Flav pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a traffic stop earlier this month
January 28, 2014

College athletes take step toward forming union at Northwestern

CHICAGO (AP) — Football players at Northwestern are spearheading the formation of a first-of-its-kind union for college athletes...
January 28, 2014

Antoinette Tuff among Obama guests for State of the Union

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEO of General Motors and an immigrant brought to the U.S. illegally as a child will…
January 28, 2014

President Obama hiking minimum pay for new federal contracts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign an executive order setting the minimum wage for workers under new federal…
January 28, 2014

Grand jury indicts police officer in shooting of ex-FAMU player Jonathan Ferrell

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Charlotte police officer for voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting…
January 27, 2014

Maryland mall gunman was avid skater, no criminal past

COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The gunman who killed two people at a Maryland mall was a teenage skateboarding enthusiast who…
January 27, 2014

Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin’s bribery trial begins

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who faces…
January 27, 2014

Records of Max Roach go to Library of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Music and records from one of the creators of modern jazz drumming, Max Roach, will be preserved…
January 27, 2014

Daft Punk, Pharrell dominate at 2014 Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards celebrated outcasts and outsiders, including a couple of French robots, white rappers and…
January 26, 2014

Could rap have big night at Grammy Awards?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Macklemore believes Kendrick Lamar deserves the best rap album Grammy, but if he and his producer…
January 25, 2014

N-word use puts Washington principal on leave

POULSBO, Wash. (AP) — An elementary school principal in Washington state has been placed on leave while the district investigates…
January 25, 2014

Carmelo Anthony sets records with 62 points as Knicks roll

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony shot his way past Kobe Bryant, Bernard King and Kevin Durant, and he pulled…
January 25, 2014

Seattle’s Richard Sherman fined $7,875 for taunting Michael Crabtree

NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman was fined $7,875 for unsportsmanlike conduct/taunting in the final minute of…
January 24, 2014

Report released on Sharper sex assault allegation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An attorney for former NFL star Darren Sharper says there is no evidence to support an…