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Driver jailed for 22 years for killing 4 Australian police
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A truck driver was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Wednesday for hitting and killing four police officers on an Australian freeway. Mohinder Singh was drug-effected and sleep-deprived when his truck veered into an emergency stopping lane...
Administrator at Australian university picked to lead URI
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A top administrator at an Australian University was named the new president at the University of Rhode Island. Marc B. Parlange, provost and senior vice president of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, who was born in Rhode Island,...
Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97
BERLIN (AP) — The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the Helmut Newton Foundation said Saturday in Berlin. Newton, who was also the wife of the late photographer Helmut Newton, died Friday...
2 kids rescued a mile off Florida's Atlantic Coast
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Two children were rescued off Florida’s Atlantic Coast after being swept more than a mile out to sea, officials said. The swimmers were spotted clinging to a paddleboard Tuesday afternoon about 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) from the coast of...
School board fires Florida teacher for medical marijuana use
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teacher has been fired for using medical marijuana. The Brevard County School Board voted 3-2 on Tuesday to terminate Allison Enright from her position at Space Coast Junior/Senior High School, Florida Today reported. Brevard County is...
Gasparyan retires in final, Kasatkina wins in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Daria Kasatkina won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday when wild card Margarita Gasparyan retired from their all-Russian final with a lower back injury. The eighth-seeded Kasatkina was leading 6-3, 2-1 when Gasparyan’s back...
Sheriff: Man starved 2 dogs to death inside abandoned home
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing animal abuse charges after investigators said two dogs died in his care, sheriff's officials said. David Fritsch, 33, left two dogs locked in a master bedroom with no food for several weeks, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne...
Osaka back to No. 2; Medvedev No. 3; Karatsev jumps 72 spots
Naomi Osaka's Australian Open championship moved her up one spot to No. 2 in the WTA rankings Monday, while men's finalist Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 3 behind winner Novak Djokovic on the ATP list. Jennifer Brady, the 25-year-old...
Police: Man hits priest, barricades self in Florida church
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A man struck a priest and barricaded himself inside a Florida church on Sunday before he was arrested by police, officials said. News outlets say that police officers in Melbourne, Florida, arrived to the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church...
Medvedev recalls long-ago practice session with Djokovic
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev showered Novak Djokovic with praise after losing to him in the Australian Open final, even telling the story of a joint practice session a half-dozen years ago or so in Monte Carlo, where both have homes. Back then, Djokovic...
