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Stadium where Babe Ruth played in Tokyo is at the center of a disputed park redevelopment plan
Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in Tokyo that critics say trades history and greenery ...
Leader of Tibetan Buddhism says he won't be the last Dalai Lama as he plan to reincarnate
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that ...
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It's a myth
The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th century from South America. But the people of Prussia, which later became part of ...
A day outside an LA detention center shows profound impact of ICE raids on families
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a federal immigration building in downtown Los Angeles guarded by U.S. Marines, daughters, sons, aunts, nieces and others make their way to an underground garage and line up at a ...
He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don't
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.
Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings
Kohberger is due to appear at 11 a.m. MDT Wednesday before Idaho Fourth Judicial District Judge Steven Hippler in Boise, where the case was moved due to pretrial publicity in northern Idaho. Hippler ...
Edmonton Oilers lose forwards Perry, Brown as NHL's free agent window opens
The Edmonton Oilers’ potent offence lost some firepower in free agency Tuesday as forwards Corey Perry and Connor Brown signed with other teams. Perry, 40, joined the L.A. Kings on a one-year, ...
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
The targeted pest is the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to ramp up the breeding and distribution of adult male flies — sterilizing them ...
Once known as 'Dirty Myrtle,' Myrtle Beach is now the fastest-growing US metro for seniors
The number of residents age 65 years and older in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area grew by 6.3% last year, making it the fastest-growing metro area for senior citizens in the U.S., according to ...
MS-13 leader to be sentenced in racketeering case involving 8 murders
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The leader of an MS-13 clique in the suburbs of New York City faces sentencing Wednesday in a ...
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region, and two evacuation orders have been issued due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire ...
As Diddy awaits verdict, here's where his business ventures stand
Before Combs was arrested and charged, his major business ventures had collapsed: He stepped down and later fully divested from Revolt TV, which was founded in 2013. The network offered a mix of ...