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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Churchill Downs officials have gotten their wish, announcing Thursday that when the rescheduled Kentucky Derby is run in September there will be spectators in the stands - just ...

DENVER (AP) - Colorado's governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to investigate the death of Elijah McClain, 23-year-old Black man who was put into a neck hold by police in suburban Denver la...

CHICAGO (AP) – Two brothers who threatened to stop cooperating with prosecutors in the case against actor Jussie Smollett have changed their mind. In a statement issued Thursday, an attorney rep...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump's brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president's niece. In a ruling handed down on Thur...

Phillie Phanatic, phenomenal. Mr. Met and Mariner Moose, marvelous. Wally the Green Monster, welcome back. Mascots are getting a reprieve from Major League Baseball. A month after being tossed out of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks. The band's social media accounts and website were changed on...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– NASCAR President Steve Phelps has released a photo from Talladega Superspeedway. It comes as the racing organization completed its own investigation into the noos...

WASHINGTON (AP) – NASA is naming its headquarters in Washington after the space agency’s first African American female engineer. Mary Jackson started her NASA career as part of a segregate...

Splash Mountain - one of Disney’s most popular but problematic rides - will be “completely reimagined,” the company announced on Thursday. The log flume ride - which is based on the ...

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at strengthening child-welfare programs nationwide.It comes as child-protection agencies across the U.S. struggle with effec...