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PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people....

TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict, breaking a week of silence over reports of a video purportedly showing him using the drug. Critics were not appeased, with one city councilor questioning whether the mayor told "the whole truth" and another calling on him to resign....

MIAMI (AP) -- David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air....

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs....

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date....

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:...

Seventh and eighth inning Louisiana Lafayette home runs nearly spelled doom for the Michigan softball team on Friday in its NCAA Super Regional game at Alumni Field. Not to be outdone, senior Ashley Lane provided the last bit of heroics with a walk off home run of her own to give Michigan a 4-3 win in extra innings.

Continue reading Images from Michigan softball's eighth inning Super Regional win over Louisiana Lafayette...

A 21-year-old New York man has been released after a month in custody on cyberstalking charges filed in Detroit.

Continue reading NY man is granted bond in Michigan cyberstalking case...

CANNES, France (AP) -- Academy award-winner Marion Cotillard gave her all and even learned another language to play a Polish woman struggling with the realities of 1920s New York in James Gray's terse offering, "The Immigrant."...

A Taylor police officer was found dead from a gunshot wound Thursday in an Ypsilanti Township parking lot, but there was no indication of foul play, a Washtenaw County sheriff’s spokesman said.

Continue reading Taylor police officer found dead in apparent suicide in Ypsilanti Township...

PHOENIX (AP) -- Judge finds Arizona sheriff's office racially profiles Latinos in immigration patrols....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday....

NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday....