Opera house in Ukrainian rebel city raises spirits
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Death and drama play out on the streets in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk almost daily.
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Woman Dead After Albemarle Road Crash
Officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating after they say a woman died in a single-car accident saturday morning
Bielema extended...Wieberger moves ahead...Lots of college hoops
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas has signed football coach Bret Bielema (BEE'-lah-mah) to a two-year contract extension and a raise, theoretically keeping the coach at the school through the 2020 season. Bielema led to the Razorbacks to a 7-6 season and their first bowl game in three seasons last year. The former Wisconsin coach was 3-9 in his first year in Arkansas in 2013, inheriting the fallout from the Bobby Petrino scandal and one season under interim coach John L. Smith.
Parker loses to A's in arbitration and will make $850,000
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Oakland Athletics pitcher Jarrod Parker has lost his salary arbitration case after missing the entire 2014 season.
Bobbi Kristina Foul Play Criminal Investigation Underway Boyfriend Targeted
There is an active criminal investigation underway in Georgia in the Bobbi Kristina case ... it centers on possible foul play and the target is her boyfriend ... TMZ has learned.
Putin marks 1 year since Sochi Olympics
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Arkansas extends Bielema's contract through 2020
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has announced the signing of Bret Bielema to a two-year contract extension and raise, keeping the coach at the school through the 2020 season.
Illinois town mocked by Letterman in '99 plots cold revenge
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois city that David Letterman lampooned as an awful place to live is plotting its revenge, more than 15 years later.
South African novelist Andre Brink dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The publishers of one of South Africa's most prolific authors have confirmed that novelist Andre Brink has died.
Slovakia holds referendum on gay rights in catholic country
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovaks are voting in a nationwide a referendum that would bar gay marriages and adoptions, and allow parents to decide whether their children attend sex education classes.
