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September 26, 2020

APNewsBreak: Informant in top Venezuela case lied to feds

A key informant against one of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s closest aides has been accused of lying to his law ...

September 26, 2020

Marlins clinch 1st playoff berth since 2003, beat Yanks 4-3

Forced from the field by COVID-19, the Miami Marlins returned with enough force to reach the playoffs for the first time ...

September 26, 2020

Today in History for September 26th

Highlights of this day in history: JFK and Nixon participate in TV's first presidential debate; Cuba ends Mariel boatlift; ...

September 26, 2020

LEADING OFF: 2 NL playoff spots still open with 2 days left

A look at what's happening around the majors on Saturday: PLAYOFF CHASE After manager Don Mattingly’s Marlins and the ...

September 26, 2020

NYPD should stop making traffic stops, attorney general says

New York's attorney general on Friday recommended the New York Police Department get out of the business of routine traffic ...

September 25, 2020

Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns — again

A federal appeals court tested the waters on a potential compromise, but didn't immediately rule Friday after arguments in ...

September 25, 2020

Dodgers' Betts unseats Yankees' Judge for MLB's top jersey

Dodgers star Mookie Betts supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge on Friday for baseball's top-selling jersey in his first ...

September 25, 2020

Biden's Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class

Joe Biden stood on the floor of a Wisconsin aluminum plant this week, shed the trappings of his decades in national politics ...

September 25, 2020

Blue Jays clinch 1st playoff spot since 2016, beat Yanks 4-1

Barred from playing in their own ballpark this year because of COVID-19, the vagabond Toronto Blue Jays have found a home in ...

September 25, 2020

Judge dismisses suit against Fox over Trump affair story

A Manhattan judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by the former Playboy model who took a ...

September 25, 2020

Trump lawyers: DA's fight for tax returns built on innuendo

A New York prosecutor engaged in a long-running battle to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns is resorting to “speculation and ...

September 25, 2020

Innocent Madoff investors must pay back profits, court rules

Investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme even though they knew nothing of it must still pay back ...

September 24, 2020

Inspections found nursing home lapses as COVID-19 raged

Health inspectors found safety shortcomings at 77 New York nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, including basic ...

September 24, 2020

Champs done: Time to look toward 2021 for eliminated Nats

When Yan Gomes was asked about the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals essentially playing out the string over ...

September 24, 2020

Dear Donald, Dear Mr. President: A Trump-Nixon '80s tale

They were two men in Manhattan who craved the same thing: validation. One was a brash, young real estate developer looking ...

September 24, 2020

The Latest: Black women address rally in downtown Portland

The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's ...

September 24, 2020

Rays beat Mets 8-5, clinch 1st AL East title in 10 years

Confetti instead of champagne. Silly string instead of beer. The Tampa Bay Rays, long accustomed to doing more with less, ...

September 24, 2020

Harper's 2 HRs help Phils top Nats 12-3, eliminate champs

Bryce Harper showed up to Nationals Park, his old stomping grounds, about six hours before Wednesday night’s first pitch to ...

September 24, 2020

Today in History for September 24th

Highlights of this day in history: Patricia Hearst gets prison time; Author F. Scott Fitzgerald born; '60 Minutes' premieres; ...