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Michael Jackson's elephant escapes enclosure at Florida zoo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — An elephant that once lived at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch briefly escaped its enclosure at a Florida zoo. The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens posted on Facebook that Ali the bull elephant wandered through a gate that was accidentally left open and wound up in a courtyard. The...
Authorities: Woman leaves 3-year-old in vehicle overnight
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida woman left a 3-year-old girl in a vehicle overnight, where she was overheated and drifted in and out of consciousness. A Seminole County Sheriff's Office news release says investigators learned 33-year-old Casey Dyan Keller traveled to a liquor store Saturday...
Texas Tech stuns Gators 6-3 in College World Series opener
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Texas Tech cleared the hurdle of winning a College World Series opener. It was a high one, too. Gabe Holt hit a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning and drove in an insurance run in the ninth, leading the Red Raiders to a stunning 6-3 win over defending national champion Florida on...
Orioles snap 9-game skid with 10-4 win over Marlins
BALTIMORE (AP) — For the first time in more than a month, there was music playing in the Baltimore Orioles' clubhouse following a game. The team still faces an uphill battle to turn the season around, but it was admittedly just nice to get a win. Jace Peterson and Mark Trumbo homered and the Orioles...
Parkland students, activists registering voters in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago anti-violence activists and a group of Florida high school shooting survivors fanned out across the city's South Side on Saturday, knocking on doors and registering people to vote in a bid to build support for changing the nation's gun laws. Ryan Deitsch, 18, from Marjory Stoneman...
Cooling towers imploded at Florida power plant
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two cooling towers - both well over the length of a football field - came tumbling down in seconds on Saturday in Florida as part of an effort to dismantle a power plant. The identical, 462-foot towers were imploded at St. Johns River Power Park in Jacksonville. After counting...
Parkland students begin nationwide tour at Chicago rally
CHICAGO (AP) — A group of Florida high school shooting survivors started their nationwide bus tour registering young voters to help accomplish their vision for stricter gun laws at a rally on Chicago's South Side. Kyrah Simon from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where 17 people died on...
Radio reporter regains a voice with new technology
ATLANTA (AP) — Two years ago, longtime radio reporter Jamie Dupree encountered what others in his profession might see as an insurmountable challenge: He lost his voice. The 54-year-old veteran political newsman for Cox media found a workaround: He focused on text-based reporting and communicated with...
Marlins extend Orioles' skid to 8 games with 2-0 victory
BALTIMORE (AP) — In an interleague matchup between two offensively challenged last-place teams, a pair of runs was plenty for the Miami Marlins against the light-hitting Baltimore Orioles. Jose Urena became the latest pitcher to raise his win total and lower his ERA against the Orioles, pitching eight...
Parkland mom: 'Shooter may as well have just shot us'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Helena Ramsay was wise beyond her years, shy until you got to know her and discovered she had a wicked wit. She dreamed of seeing the pink dolphins in the Brazilian rainforest — a dream her mother said was cut short by the gunman who killed Ramsay and 16 others at...
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