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In the news today, April 23
Three stories in the news for Tuesday, April 23 --- IT'S ELECTION DAY IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND It's election day in Prince Edward Island and voter turnout is expected to be strong. More than&...
Apr 23, 2019

Suns fire Igor Kokoskov after 1 season
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Igor Kokoskov after one season. The team announced Kokoskov's firing in a statement Monday night. A longtime NBA assistant, Kokoskov was the first European-...
Apr 23, 2019

Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites on Easter Sunday killed more than 200 people and wounded hundreds more in Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastati...
Apr 23, 2019

Kings coach Luke Walton sued for sexual assault
LOS ANGELES - New Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit by a former sports reporter. Kelli Tennant filed the suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on M...
Apr 22, 2019

Smollett case could undermine prosecutor's reform efforts
Chicago's top prosecutor drew heavy criticism after she recused herself from the case against Jussie Smollett and then complained in text messages to a subordinate that her office had overcharged the ...
Apr 22, 2019

Jazz stave off elimination with 107-91 win over Rockets
SALT LAKE CITY - Donovan Mitchell scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Utah Jazz to a 107-91 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their Western Conference series on M...
Apr 22, 2019

Klingberg's OT goal pushes Stars over Preds to advance
DALLAS - John Klingberg scored from the left circle 17:02 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 to wrap up their first-round Western Conference playoff series in six game...
Apr 22, 2019

Sri Lanka arrests 40 suspects after bombings, toll up to 310
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by the suicid...
Apr 22, 2019

Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's brutal crackdo...
Apr 22, 2019

Capitals rout Hurricanes 6-0 to take 3-2 series lead
WASHINGTON - So much went right for the Washington Capitals that the chants from the crowd changed by the shift. Fans chanted for Nicklas Backstrom's four points, Braden Holtby's 30-save shutout, Deva...
Apr 22, 2019