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CLEVELAND — LeBron James will save Dahntay Jones some money again. After Jones was assessed two technical fouls and ejected from Monday’s series opener between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors, James said he planned to pay the automatic $6,000 fine ($2,000 for each technical, $2,000 for the ejection) that accompanied the penalties. Last year,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Police in Alabama say a juvenile is charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was fatally wounded near her school. Authorities aren’t releasing the name of the suspect. But they say he was charged late Monday in the slaying of Jaquerria Timmons in Montgomery, Alabama. Timmons was shot

ALBANY, N.Y. — Airbnb hosts from around New York state have gathered in Albany to encourage lawmakers to roll back what amount to some of the toughest rules for short-term rentals in the nation. Under a law signed last year, people who rent out their entire home for less than 30 days face the risk

MANCHESTER, England — Exactly four years ago, David Moyes received the phone call that would change his life. It was from Alex Ferguson, who was about to announce his retirement as Manchester United manager after nearly 27 years at England’s biggest club. He wanted to speak face to face with Moyes, then in charge of

ROME — The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The European Union says it will allow Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and non-EU country Norway to prolong ID checks at their borders but want the migrant controls phased out by November. The five are members of Europe’s passport-free travel area. A

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions have chosen to keep tight end Eric Ebron under contract through the 2018 season. The Lions exercised their option to pick up the fifth year of his contract Tuesday. Detroit drafted Ebron in the first round, No. 10 overall, out of North Carolina in 2014. He has 133

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s supporters are accusing CNN of censorship for not airing an advertisement touting the president’s accomplishments, which the network said Tuesday it rejected because it was its own form of fake news. The ad from Trump’s campaign — he became a declared candidate for reelection in 2020 on Jan. 19

NANTERRE, France — Three photographers appeared in a French court Tuesday over topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, an alleged invasion of privacy that outraged Britain’s royal family. The photos were published in a French gossip magazine in 2012, the year after Kate Middleton married Prince William. The couple subsequently filed a court complaint,

“The Four Legendary Kingdoms” (Gallery Books), by Matthew Reilly Matthew Reilly’s hero Jack West Jr. returns in “The Four Legendary Kingdoms,” a non-stop action fest that bleeds action and thrills on every page. History knows of the Great Games, but the details have fallen to myth. The fourth game is about to begin to save

SPOKANE, Wash. — Toxic mine pollution is no longer flowing into Washington state’s picturesque Lake Chelan for the first time in nearly 60 years because of a $500 million cleanup to contain contamination from the a mine, officials said this week. The payoff of the mine cleanup means that clean water now flows into a

MENA, Ark. — A 37-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of his girlfriend, her two children and her uncle, whose bodies were found in different locations last week in western Arkansas. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2qtUgRy ) reports that Brian Bliss Travis was arraigned Monday, two days after he told police

ROME — The mausoleum of Emperor Augustus, a towering monument when it was built in 28 B.C. but long a decrepit eyesore in Rome’s historic center, is being restored. The 10-million-euro ($10.9 million) public-private facelift is expected to be completed in 2019. The structure, located along the Tiber River, is made up of circular, vaulted

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas State Medical Board says it’s investigating the state’s purchase of lethal injection drugs used in four executions last month. Under Arkansas law, doctors can participate in executions. But in a court case last month, questions were raised about whether Arkansas improperly used a doctor’s name and license to purchase

NEW YORK — Kylie Jenner found an unlikely spot for a star-studded selfie at the Met Gala: the museum’s bathroom. Jenner posted what she calls the “annual bathroom selfie” on Instagram Monday night . The photo includes her sisters Kendall Jenner and Kim Kardashian as well as Sean “Diddy” Combs, Frank Ocean, A$AP Rocky and

RIO DE JANEIRO — Several public buses were torched in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday in what Brazilian military police said was likely gang retaliation for a large anti-drug operation. Images on Globo News showed buses burning alongside a highway in the northern part of the city. Traffic was snarled for a few hours and

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Schoolchildren who visit the First White House of the Confederacy learn that its famous former resident, President Jefferson Davis, was leader of a “heroic resistance” who was “held by his Negroes in genuine affection as well as highest esteem.” Such ideas, once mainstream Southern thought, have largely been abandoned by historians. But

NEW YORK — A New York City man is on a mission to flush the cremated remains of his lifelong friend — a plumber — down ballpark toilets around the country. Tom McDonald tells The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/2qodwCS ) that it’s a fitting tribute for Roy Riegel. The two baseball fans were childhood friends

LOS ANGELES — Carol Burnett typically spends her mornings doing crossword puzzles with her husband, but the comedy legend could return to a full-time work schedule if the pilot she recently shot for ABC becomes a regular series. In “Household Name,” produced by Amy Poehler, Burnett plays an eccentric, aging movie star who arranged to

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has announced its 24-member class of 2018 , which includes media members who plan on studying sexual violence, minority populations and the effects of technology on the industry. The Nieman fellows, 12 from the U.S. and 12 from overseas, include writers, editors, broadcast producers, a photographer and

TAMPA, Fla. — Police have arrested a 22-year-old University of South Florida football player on charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment hours after he allegedly assaulted a female student in her dorm room. USF police announced Tuesday that they arrested LaDarrius Divonta Jackson at 10:30 p.m. Monday night. According to the police statement, Jackson

DAKAR, Senegal — Pirate attacks off West Africa almost doubled in 2016, with the majority of incidents occurring off Nigeria’s coast, a new report said Tuesday. Incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea off West Africa increased from 54 in 2015 to 95 in 2016, according to the Oceans Beyond Piracy maritime project. Pirates

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are slightly higher Tuesday as industrial companies including engine maker Cummins rise after posting strong first-quarter results. Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler are falling after they said their sales shrank in April and energy companies are down after oil fell to its lowest price in almost six months.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Uruguay is beginning to register people who want to legally buy marijuana at pharmacies as part of the world’s first government-regulated national marketplace for pot. Authorities announced the registry’s launch Tuesday. Uruguay legalized the cultivation and sale of marijuana in 2013. The law allows the growing of pot by licensed individuals,

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday accused UNESCO of diminishing Jewish ties to Jerusalem after the U.N. cultural agency passed a resolution criticizing Israeli excavations in the city’s Israeli-annexed eastern sector as a violation of international law. Israel considers the entire city to be its capital, including east Jerusalem, which it captured in the