Former Olympic heptathlon champ Jessica Ennis-Hill retires

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) - Former Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has announced her retirement from track and field.

The 30-year-old British athlete and current world champion says in a post on Twitter and Instagram that "this has been one of the toughest decisions I've had to make but I know ...
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Se Ri Pak ends Hall of Fame career in front of home fans

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - Se Ri Pak ended her Hall of Fame career Thursday in front of her adoring home fans in the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship.

Pak retired in a brief ceremony after shooting an 8-over 80, a result that mattered little to her or the many fans ...
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Richard Nixon museum makeover puts visitors in his shoes

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) - Gone are the long rows of wood-framed display cases sprinkled with campaign paraphernalia and lengthy narratives about President Richard Nixon.

Instead, the renovated Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum tells the former president's story through larger-than-life photographs, interactive touchscreens and video of Nixon's speeches and ...
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Watching 'House of Cards' in Tehran, to hard-liners' delight

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's government has long tried to keep out American pop culture, but it seems happy to let Iranians watch the backstabbing, deceitful machinations of fictional U.S. politician Frank Underwood in "House of Cards."

Iran's hard-liners point to the show and say: This is what America is ...
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Miley Cyrus slams "Supergirl," says title character is woman

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Miley Cyrus is taking issue with the CW series, "Supergirl," because she says having a show with a gender attached to it is "weird."

The pop singer tells Variety the actress who plays the title character, Melissa Benoist, is a woman, "not a little girl." She ...
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Mississippi coach on trial for molestation

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - Jury selection is underway for a teacher-student sex scandal trial involving a basketball coach, accused in the sexual abuse of a student at Hancock High School.

Danielle DeWitt is charged with two counts of sexual battery while in a position of trust, and three ...
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Contractors on arena face fines for lack of Detroit workers

DETROIT (AP) - Detroit officials say an estimated half-million dollars in fines have been levied on contractors working on the new Red Wings arena because the companies haven't hired enough Detroit residents.

Little Caesars Arena's developer, Olympia Development of Michigan, is required to ensure at least 51 percent of the ...
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