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Junior Dos Santos reacts after knocking out Mark Hunt in the third round of a UFC 160 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout,  Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Cain stops Bigfoot in 1st round, defends UFC title

Cain Velasquez finished his UFC heavyweight title defense in just 81 merciless seconds. Junior Dos Santos waited until the last minute to end his own bout in spectacular fashion. The UFC's top two heavyweights both arrived at the same place, however. They're headed for a third fight before the end ...

Report: New controversy at scandal-scarred Rutgers

The woman hired to clean up Rutgers' scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday night on its website. "The mental cruelty that we as a team ...

2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold

Rockets slammed Sunday into two Beirut neighborhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, wounding at least 4 people, Lebanese security officials and media said. Tensions have been running high in Lebanon, and Syrian rebels have threatened to retaliate against the militant Shiite Hezbollah group for sending fighters to assist ...

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen (9) drives to the basket as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) reaches for the ball during the first half of Game 3 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Danny Johnson)

Spurs take 3-0 lead, beat Grizzlies 104-93 in OT

Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time. The 37-year-old center took control in overtime for a second straight game, this time scoring the first five points as the Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat ...

FILE - This undated file photo provided by her family shows University of New Hampshire student Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott. The death of Marriott, according to court documents unsealed in May 2013, shows a tangled tale involving a karate instructor, his girlfriend, and a young victim described by a family member as gullible. (AP Photo/Britney Atwood, File)

NH student's disappearance, death detailed in docs

Lizzi Marriott left a message saying she'd be home by midnight. Five weeks into her first semester at the University of New Hampshire, the sophomore planned to attend a Tuesday night lab class that would end at 9 p.m. She wouldn't have to hurry — she was staying with her ...

Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, right, saves a shot by Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, left, during the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference semifinals in Chicago, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Blackhawks beat Red Wings 4-1 to stay alive

The power play returned in the second half of the second period. All it took was one brilliant tip by one of the youngest players on the ice and a well-placed shot by the captain of a team in trouble. All that tinkering paid off when the Chicago Blackhawks needed ...

Pregnant mother, child killed in boat collision

A young child and a pregnant woman were killed Saturday when their family's pontoon boat collided with a powerboat on High Rock Lake in Davidson County, authorities said. Wildlife officials said a speedboat collided and went over the top of a pontoon boat around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the northern ...

Illegal shooting sparks small Southern CA wildfire

Fire investigators say illegal shooting was the cause of a small wildfire in Riverside County. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was seeking tips from the public about shooters seen in a rural area between Moreno Valley and Redlands Saturday afternoon. The fire began around 3 p.m. and ...

FILE – In this April 15, 2007 file photo, Mahendra Karma, center, lawmaker and founder of Salwa Judum, the government-supported militia to combat Communist rebels known as Naxalites, is surrounded by bodyguards at his residence in Jagdalpur, in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh. Karma was killed when Maoist rebels attacked a convoy of cars of Congress party leaders and supporters in eastern India, injuring several people on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The rebels have been fighting the central government for more than four decades, demanding land and jobs for tenant farmers and the poor. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi, File)

Suspected rebels kill 28, wound 24 in east India

About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in the country's east, killing at least 28 people and wounding 24 others, police said. Senior police officer M. Gupta said the ...

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Search for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight ongoing

The search for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing at least two people, ended unsuccessfully Saturday, a town official said. Town of Ephratah County Board Supervisor Todd Bradt said rescue workers will resume their efforts Sunday to find the third person who ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 4 Evening' game

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Cash 4 Evening" game were: 3-6-1-1 (three, six, one, one)

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MAY 26 - In this May 17, 2013 photo,  Dianna Barker, Director of Blue Ridge Christian Academy talks about a recent controversy on the Internet about the school. in Greenville, S.C.  (AP Photo/The Greenville News, Ken Osburn)  NO SALES

Christian school criticized over dinosaur test

It was labeled "4th grade science quiz. Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel." Eighteen questions. The first four were true or false. The earth is billions of years old. A lopsided pencil mark circled false. Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, another circle: false. It went on from there, testing students ...

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MAY 26 - In this May 7, 2013 photo, Benita Turner, K.C. Curry's mother, right, hugs Hayley Cole, one of the Charlotte United Christian Academy students who helped create the art exhibit honoring K.C,  in Charlotte, N.C.   Nine months after Kydaryune Curry was gunned down on a northeast Charlotte street over an act of perceived disrespect, 40 of his schoolmates at Charlotte United Christian Academy have channeled their pain and loss into works of art. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Diedra Laird) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NEWSPAPER INTERNET ONLY

NC art exhibit pays tribute to teen shot, killed

In one black-and-white image, a teenager in a hoodie stands on a field, hand outstretched, gripping a football. In another picture, seven students lie in the grass, eyes closed, using their bodies to spell out the initials "K'' and "C." Another image features torn up chunks of asphalt. A poster ...

FILE - In this April 16, 2011, file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson sprints out of the pocket during the first half of a spring NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. A Notre Dame spokesman says Golson is no longer enrolled at the school. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

QB Golson no longer enrolled at Notre Dame

Quarterback Everett Golson is no longer enrolled at Notre Dame. University spokesman Dennis Brown said Saturday night that Golson, who had three years of eligibility left after not playing as a freshman, was no longer enrolled at Notre Dame as of Friday. Brown says he couldn't comment on why because ...

Soldiers load the bodies of Philippine Marines into a military truck after being recovered from the site following a clash with Abu Sayyaf militants on Jolo island in southern Philippines Saturday May 25, 2013. At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines. Nine other marines and about 10 Abu Sayyaf fighters were wounded in the gunbattle that raged for an hour in a sparsely populated village on the fringes of the coastal town of Patikul in Sulu province, military spokesman Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan said. (AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan)

14 killed in new anti-terror Philippine offensive

At least 14 Philippine marines and Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at rescuing six foreign and Filipino hostages and stopping the al-Qaida-linked gunmen from staging more kidnappings in the country's south, a military commander said Sunday. Seven marines and seven Abu ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Fantasy 5' game

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: 09-21-22-26-32 (nine, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-six, thirty-two) Estimated jackpot: $600,000

Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old Longmont boy

Authorities are looking for a man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's Longmont home, shooting her with a stun gun and pepper spray, and kidnapping the couple's 3-year-old son. Police say 51-year-old Monty Ray Turner assaulted his wife at their home in the 700 block of Eldora Place just ...

FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 file photo shows the Monsanto corporate logo at their exhibit booth during the Farm Progress Show, in Decatur, Ill. Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of foreign countries Saturday, May 25, 2013. “March Against Monsanto” protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned in more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto

Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said "March Against Monsanto" protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including Los Angeles where demonstrators waved signs that read "Real ...

WV Lottery

These West Virginia lotteries were drawn Saturday: Daily 3 7-9-3 (seven, nine, three) Daily 4 2-1-3-1 (two, one, three, one) Hot Lotto 10-11-16-26-35, Hot Ball: 8 (ten, eleven, sixteen, twenty-six, thirty-five; Hot Ball: eight) Estimated jackpot: $6.31 million Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $23 million Powerball 02-06-19-21-27, Powerball: 25 (two, six, ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 5' game

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the North Carolina Lottery's "Cash 5" game were: 12-14-20-23-29 (twelve, fourteen, twenty, twenty-three, twenty-nine) Estimated jackpot: $107,000

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