Tennis great Pancho Segura dies at age 96

Pancho Segura, who rose from poverty to become one of the world’s greatest tennis players of the 1950s, has died in Southern California. He was 96.

More than 1,000 bicycles found at California homeless camp

Authorities clearing homeless encampments along a Southern California river have found at least two makeshift underground bunkers, including one that contained more than a thousand bicycles.

UCLA fires football coach Jim Mora after loss to rival USC

UCLA fired football coach Jim Mora on Sunday with one regular-season game left in his sixth season. Athletic director Dan Guerrero announced the shocking move one day after rival Southern California’s 28-23 victory over UCLA (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12).

Trump tweets he should have left UCLA players in Chinese jail

President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail. Trump’s tweet Sunday comes after the father of player LiAngelo Ball minimized Trump’s involvement in winning the players’ release in comments to ESPN.

Country music star Mel Tillis was frequent Las Vegas performer

He performed with Brenda Lee at the Golden Nugget in 2015, at Boulder Station in 2011 and 2005, performed solo at the Santa Fe in 2008 and was part of a parade of country musicians performing at then-Las Vegas Hilton in 1999 (the off-Strip hotel-casino is now the Westgate).

Nebraska panel holds fate of controversial Keystone XL pipeline

The Nebraska Public Service Commission’s ruling is on the Nebraska route TransCanada has proposed to complete the $8 billion, 1,179-mile pipeline to deliver oil from Alberta, Canada, to Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

‘Justice League’ falls flat on opening weekend at box office

“Justice League” may be the No. 1 film in North America, but it also has the dubious distinction of being the lowest-opening film of the DC Comics Extended Universe.

 
Country music legend Mel Tillis dead at age 85

Mel Tillis, the affable longtime country star who wrote hits for Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs and many others, and overcame a stutter to sing on dozens of his own singles, has died.

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage

Seven decades on, the couple who would become Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — now 91 and 96, respectively — are still going strong, their marriage a bedrock in British public life amid a world of change.

Secret Service stops jumper from breaching White House fence

The U.S. Secret Service says an individual has been taken into custody after attempting to jump a security barrier on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House.

Judges work overtime at UFC Fight Night 121 in Sydney

Former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum earned a unanimous-decision victory over Marcin Tybura in the headlining bout of a main card that had all six fights go the distance.

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