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Who will win Tony Awards? The Associated Press’ drama critic handicaps the Broadway race
NEW YORK, N.Y. – There’s “Follies” and then there’s folly. The first is a winning revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical that wowed Broadway this season. The other is how you can characterize any attempt to handicap Sunday’s Tony Awards. But here goes.
Antonio Di Natale and Cesc Fabregas trade goals as Italy and Spain draw 1-1 at Euro 2012
GDANSK, Poland – Spain was held to a 1-1 draw by scandal-ridden Italy on Sunday at the European Championship.
In 2011 affidavit, RFK Jr. says estranged wife Mary Kennedy was abusive, threatened suicide
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a newly revealed legal filing that his estranged wife, Mary, was abusive toward his children from an earlier marriage and asked the court to prohibit her from threatening suicide in front of their kids.
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Sunday’s Scores
Powerful quake shakes areas of Greece and Turkey, no deaths or serious damage
ATHENS, Greece – A powerful earthquake shook Greece’s island of Rhodes and southwestern Turkey on Sunday. No deaths or serious damage were reported, but officials said six people were hurt in Turkey by jumping out of buildings.
‘Madagascar 3’ earns $60.4M, ‘Prometheus’ hauls in $50M to combine for big weekend
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Circus animals and space beasts have lifted Hollywood to a huge weekend.
Wallenda to confront wind, mist, raging Niagara Falls during walk across on 2-inch tightrope
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – Nik Wallenda can’t visit a new place without envisioning a wire strung high above his head: Linking buildings, landmarks, nations. Even as a 6-year-old at Niagara Falls with his parents, he pictured walking a tightrope over the raging, whitewater maw.
Stanley Cup shifts to L.A. with both Kings and Devils chasing history
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles Kings have entered uncharted territory.
Powerful earthquake shakes areas of Greece and Turkey; no deaths or damage reported
ATHENS, Greece – A powerful earthquake shook Greece’s island of Rhodes and southwestern Turkey on Sunday, but no deaths or damage were immediately reported.
Soul survivor: ‘Screaming eagle’ Charles Bradley gives his heart to Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER, Tenn. – When fiery singer Charles Bradley — “the original screaming eagle of soul” — jogs on stage and grabs the microphone, he’s looking for a real connection.
Pete Cosey, innovative blues, R&B and jazz guitarist who played with Miles Davis, dies at 68
CHICAGO – Pete Cosey, an innovative guitarist who brought his distinctive distorted sound to recordings with Miles Davis, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, has died, his daughter said. He was 68.
One problem technology has yet to solve: distracted driving
NEW YORK, N.Y. – When does a smartphone make you dumb?
Powerful quake shakes western Turkey, no immediate casualties reported
ANKARA, Turkey – Officials says a quake with preliminary magnitude of 6.1 has shaken southwestern Turkey.
Canadian Filip Peliwo loses to Coppejans in French Open boys final
PARIS – Canadian Filip Peliwo came up short in his second straight junior Grand Slam final, suffering a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Belgian Kimmer Coppejans on Sunday at the French Open.
Helicopter crash kills Kenyan gov’t minister, 5 others outside capital of Nairobi
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s internal security minister was killed with five other people in a helicopter crash near the Kenyan capital on Sunday, the vice-president said.