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(AP) — LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons, who led the Tigers in scoring, rebounds and assists this season, says he is leaving the Tigers to turn pro. Simmons, who made his announcement in an interview published Monday by ESPN, says he will soon hire an agent and enter the NBA draft, for which Simmons has been widely projected as a top overall pick. After making the NCAA Tournament the season before Simmons arrived, the Tigers finished this season 19-14, missing the tourney after failing to reach 20 victories for the first time in three years. Читать дальше...

Tribune Publishing’s hopes of acquiring The Orange County Register and the Riverside Press-Enterprise have been dashed by Digital First Media.Last Thursday, the Justice Department filed an antitrust suit to block Tribune — the owner of The Los Angeles Times — from acquiring Freedom Communications, the bankrupt publisher of the Register and the Press-Enterprise. Such an acquisition would give Tribune a monopoly over the Southern California market, the DOJ said.Over the ...

Nike’s footwear category continues to grow as a percentage of total revenue, a key factor in its coming quarterly results.

HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba (all times local):

Castro restated his government's long-stated position that it simply places different emphasis on a wide range of human rights, assuring its people free health care and education while restricting activities by people it considers to be U.S. agents acting to destabilize the government. President Obama says he believes the Cuban trade embargo is going to end, and while he can't predict when that will be, he believes it will happen at some point because the embargo has not served the interest of the... Читать дальше...

Dollar stores are in position to benefit from the improving health of financially strapped Americans. But which is the better play?

A grenade was found at a furniture store in Soho, police said.

New insight into the chemical mechanism that causes migraine pain has led to new medicines, now in late stages of development.

Now that SeaWorld has decided to end its killer-whale breeding program, a national animal rights group says it wants the company to move the orcas it still owns to sea sanctuaries. PETA said in a statement issued Monday that ...

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) today kept the power tariff rate unchanged for all types of consumers.

Patna, Mar 21 () The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) today kept the power tariff rate unchanged for all types of consumers.

Two African nationals who allegedly duped a Delhi-based businessman of around Rs 80 lakh, targeting him during the India-Africa summit here, on the pretext of providing him fake dollar notes worth a million, have been arrested, police said today.

New Delhi, Mar 21 () The doctors at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) hospital in West Delhi went on strike today demanding action against the attendants of a patient for allegedly beating up three of them.

New Delhi, Mar 21 () Two African nationals who allegedly duped a Delhi-based businessman of around Rs 80 lakh, targeting him during the India-Africa summit here, on the pretext of providing him fake dollar notes worth a million, have been arrested, police said today.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donald Trump faces an uphill battle in Utah's caucuses Tuesday, but he could still walk away with delegates if sharp divisions within the party prevent anyone from winning a majority.

Cruz has been helped by the support of Mitt Romney, the GOP's last presidential nominee who holds clout among the state's predominantly Mormon voters. [...] Ohio Gov. John Kasich is fighting back in Utah, hoping his more pragmatic approach and longtime governing experience will net him delegates there. According to Utah state regulations, if no candidate wins more than half of the caucus votes, each of the three candidates will be awarded delegates proportionally. Ultimately, both Cruz and Kasich increasingly share a mutual goal ... Читать дальше...

An Apple event Monday at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters led off with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying his company won't relent on its stance to keep data on customers’ iPhones secure.

For spring break, President Obama had his daughters accompany him on a historic trip to Cuba — all signs say Sasha will become the first daughter of fashion.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — A judge has dropped all charges against the mayor of Portsmouth after police chased the official down for an expired inspection sticker.

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia - A judge has dropped all charges against the mayor of Portsmouth after police chased the official down for an expired inspection sticker.

A prosecutor says the low-speed chase should never have happened in the first place because the sheriff could have given the mayor the ticket at any time since he knew who he was. Local news outlets report that the charges against Mayor Kenny Wright were dropped on Monday at the request of special prosecutor Verbena Askew.

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NEW YORK, March 21 (UPI) -- Chris Rock, Katie Couric, Alfonso Cuarón and Jodie Foster are to take part in panel discussions at next month's 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.

The five-day long weekend starting with Holi on Wednesday, has sent cash registers ringing at many travel firms across the city during the end of the current fiscal year a period that is otherwise the quietest time of the year.

Two comets will make an incredibly close pass to Earth this week. And while NASA's official word is that they pose no threat to civilization (hurray!), their drop-by offers astronomers a rare chance to study the cosmic ice balls up close.