Hundreds of Russians protest destruction of demon sculpture
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — About 500 people have held a protest in Russia's second-largest city over the destruction of a century-old bas-relief of the demon Mephistopheles.
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Fan dies after fall from upper deck at Atlanta Braves game
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Georgia have released the identity of the fan who plunged to his death from an upper deck at Turner Field during a game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.
Hikers behaving badly: Appalachian Trail partying raises ire
BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine (AP) — The sharp rise in the number people using the Appalachian Trail is causing headaches for officials, who say they're dealing with more problems along the more than 2,000-mile footpath than ever.
The Latest: US wins men's 4x400-meter relay at worlds
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest from the IAAF world championships (all times local):
1st African-American actor to play Valjean on Broadway dies
NEW YORK (AP) — The first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean (zhahn val-ZHAHN') on Broadway in "Les Misérables" has died. He was 21.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Waiting Child: Nick
This week's Waiting Child loves cars and sports. He cheers for the Panthers and also looks up to one major athlete who lives in Charlotte.
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Sales of unearthed Atari games total more than $100,000
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A cache of Atari game cartridges dug up in a New Mexico landfill last year has generated more than $100,000 in sales in the last several months.
Here is the latest South Carolina sports news from The Associated Press
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin driver Paul Menard took advantage of a lengthy late-race caution and held off Ryan Blaney to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America on Saturday. Menard, a Sprint Cup regular, made a mid-race pit stop and was informed by his crew that he needed to save two gallons of fuel in order to finish the race without stopping again on the road course. Menard led for nine laps in the 180-mile race on NASCAR's second-tier series.
