By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer implored a jury on Friday to acquit the hip-hop mogul, arguing overzealous federal prosecutors twisted his drug use and swinger lifestyle into a sex trafficking and racketeering case that could put him behind bars for life. “He is
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To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Minnesota Lawmakers Shot-Dog Honored A slain Minnesota lawmaker’s beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state SUMMARY: Minnesota
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Minnesota Lawmakers Shot-Dog Honored A slain Minnesota lawmaker’s beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state SUMMARY: Minnesota
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday over alleged defamation, saying the network knowingly aired false information about a phone call he had with President Donald Trump around the time the National Guard was sent Los Angeles. The lawsuit alleges Fox News anchor
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By KATE PAYNE and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades. The lawsuit seeks to halt the project until it undergoes a stringent
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By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Security forces faced off with crowds Friday at the headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the government sought to arrest a clergyman in the latest move against outspoken critics of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The tense confrontation in Etchmiadzin, outside the capital of Yerevan, ended
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it would house immigration detainees in a facility being built in a Florida swamp. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department has been looking to expand
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PARIS (AP) — Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and actor-director Guillaume Canet announced their separation Friday after 18 years and two children together, breaking up a power relationship of French cinema. Cotillard won an Academy Award in 2008 for her performance as the legendary French singer Edith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose” and is one
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-PIRATES DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Pittsburgh at PNC Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 06/30/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-PIRATES DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Pittsburgh at PNC Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 06/30/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-PIRATES DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Pittsburgh at PNC Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 06/30/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-PIRATES DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays Pittsburgh at PNC Park. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 06/30/2025
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is taking steps toward enacting a ban on the use of “deepfake” imagery online, saying such digital manipulations can stir doubts about reality and foster misinformation. The government said in a statement published Thursday that a “broad cross section” of parties in parliament support greater protections against deepfakes and a
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By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — World-famous chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa has been tantalizing foodies for decades as he built his empire to include more than 50 upscale restaurants and several luxury hotels. The new documentary, “Nobu,” reveals the man behind the cuisine in an intimate look at how he found success, despite
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — EXT JUNGLE NIGHT An eyeball, big, yellowish, distinctly inhuman, stares raptly between wooden slats, part of a large crate. The eye darts from side to side quickly, alert as hell. So begins David Koepp’s script to 1993’s “Jurassic Park.” Like much of Koepp’s writing, it’s
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re going to let dinosaurs run amok, it’s good to have some ground rules. That’s how screenwriter David Koepp saw it, anyway, in penning the script for “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which opens in theaters July 2. Koepp wrote the original “Jurassic Park and its
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started released its final report Friday, reaching an unsatisfying conclusion: Scientists still aren’t sure how the worst health emergency in a century began. At a press briefing on Friday, Marietjie Venter,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall. The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March several of the court’s conservative justices suggested they could vote to throw out the map and make
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Friday a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for low-income adult immigrants without legal status, to close a $12 billion deficit. It’s the third year in a row the nation’s most
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man armed with a samurai sword who murdered a London boy on his way to school during a rampage that seriously injured five other people was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Marcus Arduini Monzo was condemned as “wicked” by Daniel Anjorin’s father, who described the
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By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press LUND, Sweden (AP) — After nine years scurrying in the shadows, the two-person Swedish street art collective known as “Anonymouse” — dubbed “Banksy Mouse” by Swedish media — has finally stepped out of the dark and into a museum exhibition. The mystery began in late 2016 when miniature homes and
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CAIRO (AP) — A truck and a microbus collided on a road in Egypt on Friday, killing 19 people, officials said. The microbus was carrying workers on a regional road in the city of Ashmoun, in the Nile Delta governorate of Menoufia, as they were heading to their jobs, according to a statement by the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, June 28 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at Richmond AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 8:55 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Motul Grand Prix of the
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 11 4 .733 — Atlanta 10 6 .625 1½ Indiana 8 8 .500 3½ Washington 8 8 .500 3½ Chicago 4 11 .267 7 Connecticut 2 14 .125 9½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 13 2 .867 — Phoenix 12 4 .750
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 11 5 3 36 38 23 Vancouver 10 3 5 35 34 19 Minnesota United 9 4 6 33 31 21 Portland 8 4 6 30 28 24 San Jose 7 7 5 26 39 31 Los Angeles FC 7 4
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” Trump, in a post on his social media network on Friday, said that the Canadians had just informed
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 47 34 .580 — Tampa Bay 46 36 .561 1½ Toronto 44 37 .543 3 Boston 40 43 .482 8 Baltimore 35 46 .432 12 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 51 32 .614 — Cleveland 40 40 .500 9½ Minnesota 40 42
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 48 34 .585 — New York 48 35 .578 ½ Atlanta 37 44 .457 10½ Miami 35 45 .438 12 Washington 34 48 .415 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 48 34 .585 — Milwaukee 46 36 .561 2 St. Louis 45 38
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 47 34 .580 — — 5-5 W-2 25-16 22-18 410 297 113 Tampa Bay 46 36 .561 1½ +3½ 6-4 L-1 27-23 19-13 391 324 67 Toronto 44 37 .543 3 +2 6-4 W-2
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