By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Vandals who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for damaging the country’s natural heritage and for the outrage and distress they caused. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers set out with a chainsaw on a dark and
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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania’s closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to declare the current system violates the state constitution’s right to free and fair elections. Four independent voters asked the justices to take up the case directly, arguing
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MERCURY-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Phoenix Mercury visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/16/2025
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MERCURY-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Phoenix Mercury visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/16/2025
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MERCURY-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Phoenix Mercury visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/16/2025
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MERCURY-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Phoenix Mercury visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/16/2025
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s request to cancel some $9 billion in previously approved spending, overcoming concerns from some lawmakers about what the rescissions could mean for impoverished people around the globe and for public radio and television stations in their home states. The
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Surtain II became only the seventh cornerback to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, doing so last season. His shutdown season also helped him earn the top cornerback spot in voting by a panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers who ranked the
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette has kicked off her bid for governor in 2026, highlighting several years of what she considers pushing outgoing Gov. Henry McMaster’s agenda, and an already-formed connection with President Donald Trump. Evette, first elected as McMaster’s running mate in 2018, spoke to hundreds of supporters
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A choreographer and a dancer traveling with Beyoncé for her concerts in Atlanta left their rental car in a parking garage for an hour while grabbing a bite, then returned to find a broken window and both of their suitcases stolen. They lost more than just clothing, sunglasses and headphones.
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Waltz painted an image for lawmakers Tuesday of what the United Nations would look like as the U.S. — its largest donor — reviews its support, opting to go “back to basics” under a Trump administration push to “make the U.N. great again.”
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By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister announced his resignation Tuesday in the first formal step of what is expected to be a significant reshuffle of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government, which could also see the country’s ambassador to Washington replaced. “I am tendering my resignation from the post of the
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL GETACHEW Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — International aid organization Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday released a report describing the gunning-down of three staffers in Ethiopia’s Tigray region four years ago as an “intentional and targeted killing” by members of Ethiopia’s military. Ethiopia’s government hasn’t commented on the new report and didn’t
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By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Malnutrition rates among children in the Gaza Strip have doubled since Israel sharply restricted the entry of food in March, the U.N. said Tuesday. New Israeli strikes killed more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children, according to health officials. Hunger has
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 16 AWARD SHOW 8 p.m. ABC — The 2025 ESPYS Presented by Capital One: From Los Angeles CYCLING 6:30 a.m. PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 11, Toulouse, France 6:30 a.m. (Thursday) PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 14 6 .700 — Atlanta 12 9 .571 2½ Indiana 12 10 .545 3 Washington 11 11 .500 4 Chicago 7 14 .333 7½ Connecticut 3 19 .136 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 19 4 .826 — Phoenix 15 6 .714
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 13 6 3 42 46 30 Minnesota United 11 4 7 40 39 25 Vancouver 11 5 5 38 35 25 Seattle 9 6 6 33 31 28 Portland 9 6 6 33 31 30 Los Angeles FC 9 5 5
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By GIADA ZAMPANO and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during World War II. The artwork was repatriated from Germany through
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By GIADA ZAMPANO and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during World War II. The artwork was repatriated from Germany through
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 55 41 .573 — New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 55 41 .573 — New York 55 42 .567 ½ Miami 44 51 .463 10½ Atlanta 42 53 .442 12½ Washington 38 58 .396 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 57 39 .594 — Milwaukee 56 40 .583 1 St. Louis 51 46
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 55 41 .573 — — 7-3 L-2 32-16 23-25 440 423 17 New York 53 43 .552 2 +2 5-5 L-2 30-19 23-24 501 390 111 Boston 53 45 .541 3 +1 10-0 W-10 32-20
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 55 41 .573 — New York 53 43 .552 2 Boston 53 45 .541 3 Tampa Bay 50 47 .515 5½ Baltimore 43 52 .453 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 38 .608 — Minnesota 47 49 .490 11½ Kansas City 47
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban could target them, the British government revealed Tuesday. The government said it is closing the program, which
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By The Associated Press Royal & Ancient BRITISH OPEN Site: Portrush, Northern Ireland. Course: Royal Portrush GC. Yardage: 7,381, Par: 71. Prize money: $17 million. Winner’s share: $3.1 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Peacock), 4 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (USA Network); Saturday, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network), 7 a.m. to
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By GHAITH ALSAYED and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Syria ‘s defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces, saying it was protecting
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By KEN SWEET AP Banking Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get paid. But, in practice, the bureau has been mostly inoperable for nearly six months. CFPB employees say they essentially spend the workday sitting on
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court on Tuesday rejected a case brought by Yemeni plaintiffs who argued the German government failed in a duty to protect relatives who they say were killed in a 2012 drone strike against an attack controlled with help from a U.S. military base in Germany. Ruling in a case that
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown. Their SpaceX capsule undocked from the I nternational Space Station on Monday and parachuted into the ocean off
Continue ReadingBy SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeking updates — and more action — from Israel on implementing a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday. Foreign ministers from the EU’s 27 member nations were meeting in Brussels in the
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