Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year’s All-Star Home Run…
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Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot
Associated Press PAARL, South Africa (AP) — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of…
Continue ReadingSaeed Jalili, a hard-line former negotiator known as a ‘true believer,’ seeks Iran’s presidency
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran’s top nuclear…
Continue ReadingJapan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight…
Continue ReadingTeoscar Hernández singles in go-ahead run in 9th, lifting Dodgers over D-backs, 6-5
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game, and the Los…
Continue ReadingTeoscar Hernández singles in go-ahead run in 9th, lifting Dodgers over D-backs, 6-5
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning for his third RBI of the game, and the Los…
Continue ReadingFrom red wall to King’s Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. Here’s what to know
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elections in the United Kingdom have a distinct vocabulary that draws on traditions of parliamentary democracy as…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico denies film incentive application on ‘Rust’ movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Producers of the western movie “Rust” may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell…
Continue ReadingAn Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor. Now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women’s roles
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Frozan Ahmadzai is one of 200,000 Afghan women who have the Taliban’s permission to work. She should…
Continue ReadingIn the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his…
Continue ReadingBoy accused of stabbing student at Sydney university has faced previous charges, officials say
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — New South Wales Police Minister Yasmin Catley says a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a man at a…
Continue ReadingButler, Rooker go deep and Athletics top Angels 7-5
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit home runs, Mitch Spence gave up one hit over 5 1/3 innings, and the…
Continue ReadingWalker-Kimbrough scores 10 of her 17 in the fourth and the Mystics rally past the Sparks 82-80
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 10 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Mystics rallied past the Los…
Continue ReadingNathaniel Lowe starting to go deep for the Rangers, who are trying to get on track
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe pulled a high 71.3 mph changeup into the seats in right field to quickly put the Texas…
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Local Veteran Home hosts a Fourth of July celebration for its residents
The Arizona State Veteran Home in Yuma hosted its Fourth of July…
Continue ReadingOminous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — There’s plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself…
Continue ReadingIt’s considered the first American novel, but this 1789 book isn’t quite summer beach reading
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president, a…
Continue ReadingDemocrats in Congress are torn between backing Biden for renomination and sounding the alarm
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance is reverberating across the Democratic Party, forcing…
Continue ReadingMigrants pause in the Amazon because getting to the US is harder. Most have no idea what lies ahead
Associated Press ASSIS BRASIL, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of migrants sleep in a mosquito-infested six-bedroom wooden shelter in the Brazilian Amazon,…
Continue ReadingUsher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, spiritual gurus, business movers…
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