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By Associated Press NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since his 59 in the Sony Open seven years ago. Rory McIlroy was three shots behind with a 65 that he

By Associated Press JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday acknowledged a string of errors in its response to the deadly Hamas attacks last Oct. 7, including slow response times and disorganization, as it released the results of its first investigation into failures during the assault that triggered the war in Gaza. The report focused

By Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires amid a protracted heat wave that has dried out the landscape while setting temperature records and putting lives at risk. Forecasters, meanwhile, said Thursday that some relief was due by the weekend. California’s top fire official said Wednesday

By Associated Press LONDON — Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what would become the longest Wimbledon women’s semifinal on record — after dropping the opening set, after being two games from defeat in each of the last two sets, after twice trailing by a break

By Metro Creative While hot dogs and hamburgers garner the bulk of the backyard barbecue attention, side dishes are also staples at such gatherings. One summertime favorite is potato salad, a filling side that’s ideal for informal gatherings like barbecues and picnics. Many people rely on store-bought potato salad, but home cooks can expand their

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday rejected a GOP effort to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case as a handful of Republicans resisted taking an aggressive step against a sitting Cabinet official. Even if the

By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Stephen Curry drove to the basket, laid the ball in, got fouled and ended up on the floor after drawing the contact. He noticed he was near the on-court photographers. So, he decided to go viral. Curry posed for a few seconds — one hand on his hip, the

By Associated Press The U.S. women’s basketball team is on a historic run, winning seven straight Olympic gold medals. While no one has come close to ending that streak, the rest of the world is getting better. The Americans, who haven’t lost an Olympic contest since 1992, won by an average of 16 points in

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embraced the support Thursday of allies who in the past two days have provided substantial new aid and a path to joining NATO, even as he emphatically pushed for the help to arrive faster and for restrictions to be lifted on the use of U.S. weapons

By Associated Press BERLIN — The Women’s World Cup final. Now the men’s European Championship final. For two pre-eminent soccer countries, Spain against England is hardly a classic and deep-rooted international rivalry but back-to-back title matches in the space of 11 months at major tournaments could yet usher in the start of one. For some,

By Associated Press HOUSTON — About 500,000 customers still won’t have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl persist and frustration mounts over the pace of restoration, an official with Houston’s biggest power utility said Thursday. Jason Ryan, executive vice president of CenterPoint Energy, said power has been restored to more than

By Associated Press JOANETES, Spain | Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. Clang-clong! Clang-clong! Clang-CLONG! The swinging bronze bell resonates with each strike of the clapper, filling the small stone tower

By Metro Creative According to the National Institutes of Health, exercise is an effective way for individuals to reduce their risk for heart disease. Exercise strengthens the heart and improves circulation, an increase in blood flow that raises oxygen levels in the body. That’s a significant side effect, as it helps lower an individual’s risk

By Metro Creative Fans of hot foods that tend to test the palate’s ability to survive some spice may appreciate the following recipe for “Grilled Oyster Mushrooms on Mascarpone Toast With Hot Giardiniera” from Kevin Gillespie and David Joachim’s “Fire In My Belly” (Andrews McMeel). While the giardiniera packs a potent punch, the mascarpone mellows

By Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Salvador Perez homered in both games and MJ Melendez added a solo shot in the nightcap to help the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 for a sweep of the day-night doubleheader Wednesday. Kansas City took the opener 6-4. The Royals have won three in a

By Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip | The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. The stepped-up military activity came as

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | The 32-members of NATO on Wednesday formally declared Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a bare but more binding assurance of protection once its war with Russia ends. NATO member countries individually and in Wednesday’s joint statement from their summit in Washington announced

By Associated Press NEW YORK — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani ‘s bankruptcy case after lawyers for the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his biggest creditors — two ex-Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him — agreed this was the best

By Associated Press BALTIMORE — The only person who survived falling from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths. In an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday evening, Julio Cervantes Suarez described fighting for his life

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s imperiled reelection campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cited patriotism as a reason to acquit his client Wednesday, telling a federal jury that it would be a “win for this country” if it rejects the government’s bribery case against the Democrat. “This case, it dies here today,” attorney Adam Fee told the Manhattan

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking point even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare. The legislation, approved largely along partisan lines but with five Democrats voting in