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British horse racings champion jockey relinquished his riding licence with immediate effect on Thursday to focus on rehabilitation after two positive tests for alcohol at racecourses this year.

The school was celebrating the end of term before breaking for the Christmas holidays.

Arsenal quickly forgot about the teams offfield distractions with forward Gabriel Martinelli and substitute Emile Smith Rowe scoring in a 20 win over 10man West Ham on Wednesday that put the Gunners in the top four in the Premier League.

Family and friends of slain rapper Young Dolph remembered him Wednesday as a loving father, skilled businessman and generous philanthropist at a ceremony renaming a street for him in the same area of Memphis where he grew up and also was gunned down last...

The Los Angeles school district, which was among the first to announce mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students, has become the latest in California to delay a plan that would have forced thousands of unvaccinated students to return to distance learning.

The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government's investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The Kansas City Chiefs added linebacker Willie Gay Jr. to the COVID19 list on Wednesday, one day before they play the Los Angeles Chargers in a game that could go a long way toward deciding the AFC West.

THE BACKGROUND: The year started with a lot of promise. The world had vaccines.

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Tuesday met with victims of a fuel truck explosion that killed at least 60 people during the night in CapHaitien, the country's secondlargest city.

Manchester City inflicted Leeds largestever Premier League loss to show why the champions are wellplaced for another title.

Former two-time Americas Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland is returning after an absence of 11 years and teaming with Formula One powerhouse Red Bull Racing to challenge for the oldest trophy in international sports.

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on legislation addressing China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced, after lawmakers reached a compromise agreement.

Ben Bishop's 2year saga with an ailing right knee is ending with the Dallas Stars goalie believing he did everything possible to get his career going again.

THE BACKGROUND: Captain Kirk aka William Shatner finally made it into space, part of the new wave of civilian travelers sponsored by names like Bezos, Musk and Branson who are slipping the surly bonds of Earth 10 years after NASA's shuttle program ended...

Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an interview Tuesday that he would not investigate or prosecute anyone for having an abortion should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade and a currently unenforceable state ban takes effect...

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin was named Tuesday to take over the men's U.S. Olympic hockey team two monthss after Stan Bowmans resignation in the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal.