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NEW YORK — Rihanna’s work work work work work work is being honored at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Thursday that the 28-year-old pop star, who released her first album in 2005, will earn the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the Aug. 28 show in New York City. Rihanna will also

WEST WARWICK, R.I. — The site of a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people has been removed as a stop in “Pokemon Go” after an outcry from survivors and victims’ families. An Associated Press reporter went to the site of the 2003 fire at The Station in West Warwick on Thursday and discovered

AGUADA, Puerto Rico — The witness said he was sure: He’d driven three men to the beach and watched them sexually attack and kill a 21-year-old pharmacy student. The judge had his doubts, but the jury was convinced: Nelson Ortiz, Jose Caro and Nelson Ruiz were sentenced to life in prison. Now, however, they’ve won

NEW YORK — Barry Jenner, who appeared regularly on shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Family Matters,” has died. He was 75. Jenner died Monday in Los Angeles of acute myeloid leukemia. His death was announced Wednesday by the TV series he was best known for, “Star Trek.” He played Admiral William

ASUNCION, Paraguay — South American governing body CONMEBOL has appointed legal director Monserrat Jimenez as interim director general, increasing the influence of female officials as soccer recovers from corruption scandals. She joins recently hired FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura as the most senior female administrators in the sport. Jimenez, a lawyer from Paraguay, takes on

NEW YORK — As flight cancelations and delays move into their fourth day, Delta Air Lines isn’t providing details on a “small fire” Monday at its data center and whether that fire — or attempts to extinguish it — compounded the airline’s troubles. Delta’s problems started early Monday morning when a piece of electrical component

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah — A boulder the size of a house tumbled onto a highway in Utah’s Zion National Park after a major thunderstorms, partially closing the roadway during the popular summer season. A geologist was exploring the best way to get the massive rock off the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, where it fell Wednesday

Philip and Denise Powell lost their home in 2011 after Philip’s hours as a pastor were cut in half and Denise was sidelined by a surgery. But they were determined to become homeowners again, so they rolled up their sleeves and got to work. The Highland, California, couple got financial counseling. They took control of

ISLAMABAD — Hanif Mohammad, Pakistan cricket’s “Little Master” who lasted 970 minutes in what is still the longest innings in test history, died Thursday. He was 81. Hanif died in hospital in his home town of Karachi, his son Shoaib Mohammad said. He did not give the cause of death but hospital spokesman Rasool Sarang

MIAMI — Kids returning to school in a Miami neighborhood linked to Zika infections will be allowed to wear pants and long-sleeved shirts that don’t match their school uniforms, but still can’t bring mosquito repellent to campus. The Miami Herald reports (http://hrld.us/2b7TVfU ) that at a school board meeting Wednesday, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent

EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds of people from Texas and Mexico have reunited with relatives for a few precious minutes on a mostly dry stretch of the Rio Grande. The El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/2b7XzGn ) reports that people hugged, chatted and yelled greetings in Spanish and English during the 3-minute family reunions between El Paso

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville coach Bobby Petrino says his Twitter account has been hacked after material including a link to an adult website and sexually suggestive hashtags were “liked” by his profile. Petrino issued a statement Thursday morning after being alerted about the “like.” The third-year Cardinals coach — who was fired by Arkansas in

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Latest on a Maryland apartment fire that injured numerous people (all times local): 2:35 p.m. Hospital officials say most of the people brought to their facilities after an apartment fire that injured dozens in a Washington, D.C., suburb have been released after treatment. A spokeswoman for Medstar Washington Hospital Center

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The nation’s first offshore wind farm is set to open off the coast of Rhode Island this fall, ushering in a new era in the U.S. for the industry. Developers, federal regulators and industry experts say the opening will move the U.S. industry from a theory to reality, paving the way for

RIO DE JANEIRO — A police officer was shot in the head after he and two others working security at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got lost near a slum and encountered gunfire. The officers from Brazil’s national security force were using a GPS device to navigate unfamiliar streets Wednesday afternoon when they took a

LEICESTER, England — Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri believes it will be “impossible” for his team to retain the English Premier League title, saying Thursday it’s more likely that “ET comes to Piccadilly Circus.” The team from central England produced one of the greatest-ever underdog stories in sports by winning the league, at pre-season odds of

BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Federal and local authorities in Arizona are searching a field for a 10-year-old boy who has been missing for nearly a month. Buckeye Police Sgt. Jason Weeks says officers are walking through an undeveloped lot covered with brush and trees as part of what he called a secondary search. He says authorities

The city of Danbury, Connecticut, is planning to demolish the historic Hearthstone Castle, one of a dwindling number of stone fortresses built more than a century ago by industrial barons across the Northeast. The hilltop castle, built in 1899, has fallen into disrepair and become overgrown with weeds since the city acquired it in 1985.

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged higher this week, though rates remain at historically low levels. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked up to 3.45 percent from 3.43 percent last week. The average rate is down sharply from 3.94 percent a year ago, and remains

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. — Police in the central Indiana city of Alexandria are looking for suspects in the theft of about $1,300 worth of gifts meant for a holiday toy drive. The (Anderson) Herald-Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/2b83mvy ) the toy drive organizer told police the toys were stolen sometime between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday. Alexandria

CHARLOTTE, Vt. — At the height of the summer, corn fields are getting taller, tomatoes are starting to ripen, cows are grazing — and ballet dancers are pirouetting and leaping across the grass. The Farm to Ballet Project is trading a stuffy auditorium for the open air and evening skies of farms around the state.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Officials in Terre Haute have closed a middle school gymnasium because bats were found in it. Vigo County School Corp. director of facility support and transportation Franklin Fennell says Sarah Scott Middle School has “a bat issue.” The (Terre Haute) Tribune-Star reports (http://bit.ly/2aO6Fgn ) that a week before school started Tuesday,

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday. The DEA said the agency opted not to reclassify marijuana after a lengthy review and consultation with

NEW YORK — Thirteen artworks that were created in response to 9/11 will go on display in New York City for the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Paintings, sculptures, video and other media will form an exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial Museum titled “Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11.” It will open Sept.

MOSCOW — The Latest on the Crimean border dispute between Ukraine and Russia (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Ambassadors from Russia and Ukraine have traded barbs at a U.N. Security Council meeting over rising tensions between the two countries with both sides expressing concern the situation doesn’t spiral out of control. Following Thursday’s meeting, Russian