By The Associated Press Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Seattle Mariners reliever Trent Thornton got sick Saturday while playing in the extreme heat that covered much of the United States. De La Cruz vomited on the field with two outs in the fourth inning of Cincinnati’s extra-inning loss at the St. Louis
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
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By The Associated Press Saturday At Virginia Motorsports Park Dinwiddie, Va. Sunday’s Pairings Top Fuel 1. Brittany Force, 3.839 seconds, 327.98 mph vs. 14. Tony Stewart, 8.979, 79.59; 2. Clay Millican, 3.864, 324.90 vs. 13. Smax Smith, 5.979, 107.70; 3. Steve Torrence, 3.877, 324.28 vs. 12. Josh Hart, 5.956, 108.41; 4. Shawn Reed, 3.885, 323.74
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By HOLLY RAMER and ARON RANEN Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Palestinian activist who was detained for more than three months pushed his infant son’s stroller with one hand and cheered as he was welcomed home Saturday by supporters including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 44 32 .579 — Tampa Bay 43 34 .558 1½ Toronto 41 35 .539 3 Boston 40 38 .513 5 Baltimore 33 43 .434 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 48 30 .615 — Cleveland 38 37 .507 8½ Kansas City 38
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press Former Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, has died. He was 63. He died in a Corpus Christi hospital and suffered heart and liver problems in recent years, Steve Ray, his former longtime political consultant, said. Farenthold’s wife, Debbie Farenthold, confirmed that
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By SETH WENIG and MATTHEW HINTON Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and Palestinian activist, has returned to the Northeast U.S. after spending 104 days in federal immigration detention. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday. Tsikhanouski, a popular blogger and activist who was
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump ‘s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in research funding. The
Continue Reading By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon, which was in flames as
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats seemed to remain at odds over policy toward Iran. Progressives demanded unified opposition before President Donald Trump announced U.S. strikes against Tehran’s nuclear program but party leaders were treading
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By SALVATORE CAVALLI and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press PORTICELLO, Italy (AP) — A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted from the water Saturday as salvage recovery crews completed the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation. The white top
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years. The orange ball crested the northeast horizon behind
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By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse – sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent processes” to create a culture of prevention across the church. Leo made his first public
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Dolce & Gabbana beckoned the warm weather with crumpled, take-me-anywhere comfort in their menswear collection for spring-summer 2026, previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Saturday. The show opened and closed with a relaxed pajama silhouette — deliberately rumpled and effortless — in a clash of stripes,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, June 22 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Brembo Grand Prix of Italy, Tuscany, Italy 10 a.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. 11 a.m. FS1 — NXT IndyCar Series: The Grand Prix
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 10 2 .833 — Atlanta 9 4 .692 1½ Indiana 6 6 .500 4 Washington 5 8 .385 5½ Chicago 3 9 .250 7 Connecticut 2 11 .154 8½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 11 1 .917 — Phoenix 11 4 .733
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21
Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 10 2 5 35 31 14 San Diego FC 10 5 3 33 33 20 Minnesota United 8 4 6 30 28 20 Portland 8 4 6 30 28 24 Los Angeles FC 7 4 5 26 30 23 Seattle 7 6 5
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 44 32 .579 — Tampa Bay 43 34 .558 1½ Toronto 41 35 .539 3 Boston 40 38 .513 5 Baltimore 33 43 .434 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 48 30 .615 — Cleveland 38 37 .507 8½ Kansas City 38
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 46 31 .597 — Philadelphia 46 31 .597 — Atlanta 35 40 .467 10 Washington 32 45 .416 14 Miami 30 45 .400 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 46 30 .605 — Milwaukee 42 35 .545 4½ St. Louis 42 35
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 44 32 .579 — — 3-7 W-1 23-16 21-16 391 283 108 Tampa Bay 43 34 .558 1½ +3½ 7-3 W-2 27-22 16-12 368 292 76 Toronto 41 35 .539 3 +2 5-5 W-1
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president said that Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges with Ukraine, describing it as a result of Moscow’s disorganization in carrying out large swaps of wounded POWs and remains of troops. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that an Israeli citizen
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs on Saturday warned of persisting threats in the city as a China-imposed national security law approaches its fifth anniversary, while seeking to allay concerns about the law’s impact on the financial hub’s openness. Speaking at a forum about
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Milwaukee 9 Minnesota 0 Final Chicago Cubs 10 Seattle 7 Final San Francisco 3 Boston 2 Final Texas 3 Pittsburgh 2 Final San Diego 5 Kansas City 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 8 Detroit 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Baltimore 0 Final Toronto 7 Chicago White Sox
Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Jun. 21. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Jun. 21. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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