MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s Republican Party has declared a tie in the primary race for a state Senate seat and says the winner will be chosen by lot. The party’s Candidate Committee held a hearing Saturday and said the District 27 race between Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey and incumbent Tom Whatley was officially
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BORDOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel has been called up by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the minors to start against the Detroit Tigers. The 34-year-old Keuchel was designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox on May 28. The Diamondbacks signed him to a minor league
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Karen Smith, CNN Clarence House said Prince Charles received charitable donations and the correct processes were followed regarding those donations after a British newspaper reported the Prince of Wales once accepted a suitcase containing €1 million ($1.05 million) in cash from a Qatari politician. According to the Sunday Times, the suitcase
Continue ReadingBy FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A bison herd that lives almost exclusively in the northern reaches of Grand Canyon National Park won’t be targeted for lethal removal there this fall. The park used skilled volunteers selected through a highly competitive and controversial lottery last year to kill bison, part of a
Continue ReadingBy FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A bison herd that lives almost exclusively in the northern reaches of Grand Canyon National Park won’t be targeted for lethal removal there this fall. The park used skilled volunteers selected through a highly competitive and controversial lottery last year to kill bison, part of a
Continue ReadingMUNICH (AP) — Li Haotong admitted he had nearly retired from golf a year ago as he achieved his third career European tour win and first since 2018 at the BMW International Open. Li sank to the ground with loud exclamations of joy and relief after beating Thomas Pieters with a 40-foot birdie putt on
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, Tierney Sneed and Jessica Schneider, CNN The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade has raised fears that it could have “far-reaching ramifications” on people looking to get pregnant and the clinics providing services to help them. Experts have previously told CNN that a high court ruling could open
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list after missing 23 games with a right quadriceps strain. The 21-year old was listed as the No. 2 hitter in Sunday’s lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Franco was hitting .270 with nine homers and 19 RBIs in
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but — in a box-office rarity — “Elvis” tied “Top Gun: Maverick,” which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters. Final figures Monday, once Sunday’s
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but — in a box-office rarity — “Elvis” tied “Top Gun: Maverick,” which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters. Final figures Monday, once Sunday’s
Continue ReadingBy Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A 16-year-old is under arrest and a 13-year-old is back with her family following a traffic stop in Cherokee County, according to police. Canton police posted to their Facebook page Wednesday with details of the traffic stop. According to the news release,
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By Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story BYRNES MILL, Missouri (KMOV) — A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed in Byrnes Mill, Mo. late Saturday night. Authorities say the shooting happened at a mobile home in the 3500 block of West Fork Drive. Police tell News 4 they were later called to
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By Lauren Brigman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Local women gathered Saturday, June 25 to learn about how to legally protect themselves and their families. A Justified Use of Force and Self-Defense seminar was held Saturday at an Asheville hotel. The three-hour training included education about laws on
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — Gathered at a cemetery on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, friends and relatives paid their final respects to British journalist Dom Phillips, killed in the Brazilian Amazon while researching for a book about how to save the world’s largest rainforest. Phillips, 57, and Indigenous expert
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats looking to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson are focusing their attacks on him, and not each other, as each of the eight candidates make their case to party activists at the state convention held six weeks before the primary. The Democratic Senate candidates on
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The chaotic mix of record fuel prices and an unending supply chain crisis have retailers considering the unthinkable: Instead of returning your unwanted items, just keep them. In recent weeks, some of the biggest store chains, including Target, Walmart, Gap, American Eagle Outfitters and others have reported in their latest
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from Severodonetsk, effectively ceding the city to Russia and putting the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk almost fully under Russian control following months of grueling and bloody fighting Severodonetsk was one of the last major Ukrainian strongholds in the area. Serhiy Hayday, a
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative ruling party leader has challenged what he described as Western views on LGBTQ rights. Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski spoke at a rally in Grudziadz, a city in northern Poland. He described a theoretical situation in which a person named Wladyslaw, which is traditionally a male name,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia is poised to default on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, further alienating the country from the global financial system following sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine. The country faces a Sunday night deadline to meet a 30-day grace period on interest payments
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia is poised to default on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, further alienating the country from the global financial system following sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine. The country faces a Sunday night deadline to meet a 30-day grace period on interest payments
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