CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson has fired baseball coach Monte Lee after missing the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. The Tigers had made the tournament for 32 straight seasons from 1987 through 2019. Athletic director Graham Neff announced the decision on Tuesday. The Tigers were 35-23 this season and 13-16 in the Atlantic
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, leaving investigators searching to determine why, state police said Tuesday. State police initially said a teacher had
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge has sentenced a former elected Hawaii county official to 20 years in prison for leading a drug-trafficking ring. Arthur Brun pleaded guilty last year to drug trafficking, assaulting a law enforcement officer and other charges. Brun says he sold methamphetamine to support his drug habit while he was a
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms. By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted an emergency request from the tech industry to block a
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Curtis Francois has committed more than $100 million to help revive the old St. Louis International Raceway Park into a world-class motorsports facility. The St. Louis native purchased the abandoned track in 2011 and has steadily brought it back to life. Francois’ reward comes this weekend when World
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed Tuesday to temporarily block a lower court decision that allows the counting of undated ballots in Pennsylvania in a case that could directly tip a judicial race and also impact the commonwealth’s Republican US Senate primary. Alito, who has jurisdiction over
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Jordan Binnington says he threw an empty water bottle at Nazem Kadri after Game 3 of the second-round series between St. Louis and Colorado. The Blues goaltender injured his left knee during a collision with Kadri and teammate Calle Rosen. He did not return, and Colorado won in six
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the two finalists for the principal position at La Pine Middle School during a community forum Wednesday, June 1 at 5 p.m. Attendees will get a chance to see presentations from the candidates and provide feedback about the finalists. Here are the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Iga Swiatek podría estar a punto de batir el récord de victorias de Serena Williams. Swiatek, que cumplió 21 años el martes, ganó su primer título de Grand Slam hace dos años en Roland Garros. Ahora, con una racha de 32 partidos ganados y la mayor racha invicta en el circuito
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily blocking the counting of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. The order Tuesday could affect the tight Republican Senate primary between former hedge fund CEO David McCormick and celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. The order from Justice
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Redmond Mayor George Endicott announced Tuesday afternoon that he won’t seek an eighth two-year term as mayor in this fall’s elections. On Wednesday came word he and others have endorsed Ben Schimmoller in his bid for the office.
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — K-Pop sensation BTS is visiting the White House to discuss combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans with President Joe Biden. Its appearance Tuesday brought superstar sizzle to an otherwise sad and scary topic. Band members J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin joined
Continue ReadingBy Kate Raddatz Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Students marched through downtown Minneapolis Tuesday to protest gun violence and call for change. “We’re very tired of this,” Minnesota Teen Activists co-founder Nyagach Kueth said. One week after 21 people, including 19 students, were killed at an elementary school in
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Khalafi Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A lack of lifeguards across the Denver metro area is forcing many public pools to change their hours, or even close for the season. All six outdoor pools in the City of Aurora opened for the weekend, but because of their lifeguard
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Dramatic video shows flames erupting in a West Oakland furniture store in a broad-daylight arson attack earlier in May with the family-run business now struggling to rebuild. It only took seconds for flames to rip through couches and thick smoke to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Abu Dhabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (CNN) — El CEO de Qatar Airways está defendiendo un plan para operar más de 160 vuelos extra para transportar a los espectadores de la región a Doha y de vuelta cada día, para lo que se ha anunciado como la primera Copa Mundial de la FIFA “neutra
Continue ReadingBY MICHAEL TARM and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Even as the nation reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend in areas both rural and urban. Single-death incidents still accounted for most gun
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PETALUMA, California (KPIX) — An elderly woman was killed after being run over and pinned by her own vehicle in a Petaluma neighborhood, police said. The incident happened on Friday in the area of Glen Eagle Drive and Country Club Drive just east of McNear
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Baker Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Yesterday, the West Sacramento Police Department responded to a social media post about a possible teen shooting. On Monday, at about 4 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in a neighborhood east of Jefferson Boulevard and Linden Road. After
Continue ReadingBy JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada’s government said Tuesday it will allow British Columbia to try a three-year experiment in decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs, seeking to stem a record number of overdose deaths by easing fear of arrest by users in need of help.
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