RICO CARTY: Beloved fan favorite in Atlanta, and his native Dominican Republic, dies at 85. PHOTO COURTESY OF BASEBALLHALL.ORG Rico Carty, who won the 1970 …

New York (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ lawyers tried for a third time Friday to persuade a judge to let the hiphop mogul out …

New York (AP) — Daniel Penny chose not to testify and defense lawyers rested their case Friday at his trial in the death of an …

The vote allows schools to begin using the material as early as next year. STOCK PHOTO Austin, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday …

STOCK PHOTO Washington (AP) — Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job …

Epworth, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent pitched in a poor …

Jackson, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including …

Trenton, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including using excessive force and making unlawful stops, the Justice …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA The decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister …

Springfield, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against …