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50 years ago, Muhammad Ali 'shook up the world' in Miami BeachOn Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) defeated Sonny Liston for pro boxing's heavyweight championship in South Florida.
NY Knicks' Raymond Felton arrested on gun chargesThe point guard of the preeminent NBA franchise is facing three counts of possessing a weapon not registered to him.
- How will $3 million save the honeybees?
Five Midwestern states will get $3 million in federal funds to help ranchers and farmers make their pastures more habitable for honeybees. Why these states? Sixty-five percent of the 30,000 commercial beekeepers bring hives there for at least part of the year.
- Why Arizona governor is under pressure to veto anti-gay bill
Apple and American Airlines have asked Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer to veto a bill that would allow business owners with strong religious beliefs to deny services to gays and lesbians.
- Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight honored for courage
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight received Ohio Gov. John Kasich's annual courage awards on Monday night. Amanda Berry and her six-year old escaped from 10-years captivity in a Cleveland house.
California lawmaker pleads not guilty to corruption chargesCalifornia State Senator Ron Calderon (D) faces two dozen counts of bribery, fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. A 28-page federal grand jury indictment accuses Calderon of taking cash and favors in exchange for influencing legislation.
Why is Bill Clinton back on the campaign trail?Fundraiser-in-chief? Bill Clinton is reprising his role as a super-surrogate for Democrats, especially for battleground seats south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Anti-gay laws don't need defending, says US attorney generalAny state attorney general who believes that a law banning same-sex marriage is discriminatory is not obligated to defend them, said Attorney General Eric Holder.
As first openly gay NBA player, Jason Collins finds acceptance in Nets locker roomThe NBA's Brooklyn Nets signed free agent center Jason Collins, who came out last year, to a ten-day contract. Collins played his first game for Brooklyn Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Major League Baseball adopts home plate collision banThe new rule, being used on a trial basis in 2014, attempts to keep base runners from going out of the base path to disrupt a possible play at the plate.
Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. shows patience in winningDaytona 500: The son of the legendary NASCAR champion won the stock car racing series' biggest race. But the Daytona 500 took a little longer than usual to determine a champion.
Why Kansas lawmaker seeks citizenship status of school kidsRepublican lawmaker, Rep. Allan Rothlisberg, wants to calculate how much Kansas is spending to educate children who are in the US illegally.
- Good combo? Marijuana and Girl Scout Thin Mints
In Phoenix, Ariz., and San Francisco, Girl Scouts have sold cookies outside marijuana dispensaries. Is this good business and good parenting?
- 82nd Airborne paratrooper dies in howitzer explosion at Fort Bragg
82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in a howitzer explosion during training in North Carolina. Two other 82nd Airborne paratroopers were seriously injured.
- To correct racial and religious bias, Medal of Honor awarded to 24 vets
President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Honor 24 veterans, after a review of minorities (mostly Jews and Hispanics) who may have been passed over for the U.S. military's highest honor because of long-held prejudices.
- Ole Miss frat suspended over noose on statue of black student
Ole Miss frat Sigma Phi Epsilon was suspended at the University of Mississippi. The frat expelled three students suspected of putting a noose around the statue of James Meredith, the first black student at Ole Miss.
Buccaneers new logo: Raise the flag, boys!Buccaneers new logo includes a bigger and bolder pirate flag. The Buccaneers new logo will continue to reside on a pewter-colored helmet, but with a chrome-colored face mask.
Arizona 'religious freedom' bill angers gay rights supportersSimilar legislation has been introduced in Ohio, Mississippi, Idaho, Kansas, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, but Arizona's plan is the only one that has passed.
Train derailment inspires train fleet to upgradeTexas-based BNSF Railway will buy 5,000 strengthened tank cars, setting a new safety standard in an industry plagued by accidents, including a major train derailment in Quebec last July.
Why 27 liberal groups are fighting Obama's judge nominationTwenty-seven liberal groups are strongly opposed to Michael Boggs serving on the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The groups cited Boggs' positions on abortion, the Confederate flag, and LGBT rights.
