By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Phil Mickelson’s chances at the U.S. Open all but evaporated on the sixth green, where he four-putted for an ugly double bogey. It was the low point of a round of 8-over 78 that left him in a tie for 144th place. This marked the
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Cheers and sighs met FIFA’s announcement of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. There were a number of no-brainers among the 16 World Cup sites, like the Los Angeles area, Mexico City and Toronto. But for some of the cities that were on the bubble, the
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States. “By 2026, soccer — or futbol
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill that extends security protections to Supreme Court justices’ immediate family members. The bill — the Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 — was passed by the House earlier this week and the Senate passed the measure last month. It allows the families
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Sydney Harbour is set to host SailGP racing for the next three years including the ninth event of the international series’ third season next February. SailGP said the Australian Sail Grand Prix would be held from Feb. 18-19. An estimated 20,000 people turned out to watch Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP team win
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican immigration authorities said they found a veritable United Nations of migrants aboard a freight truck. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said the truck was carrying migrants from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Yemen, Uzbekistan and South Africa. There were also people aboard from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia, Peru, Nicaragua,
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri, Taylor Ward and Tara Subramaniam, CNN As countries across Europe contend with a potentially lethal heatwave this week, one area in France has set a new record. On Thursday afternoon, the town of St-Jean-de-Minervois in southern France reached 40° C (104° F), the earliest that the country (excluding Corsica) has ever reached
Continue ReadingBELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Two people have died after a commercially-operated raft flipped on the North Fork of the Nooksack River in northwestern Washington. Four customers and a guide were on the raft Tuesday afternoon when it flipped in rapids near the town of Glacier, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. The guide
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer might be back in the New York Mets’ rotation before long. The three-time Cy Young Award winner threw 50 pitches in a simulated game Thursday at Citi Field as he recovers from a left oblique strain. If he keeps feeling good, the right-hander
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob presented a series of significant revelations during a hearing on Thursday about conservative Trump attorney John Eastman. The revelations provide new insight into Eastman’s role as a central figure
Continue ReadingBy WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont transportation officials say the long-awaited return of passenger rail service to Burlington is set for July 29. That’s the date Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express will begin offering service to New York City from downtown Burlington. The train will make stops in Vergennes and Middlebury before
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms. Democratic state Sen. Nancy Skinner said Thursday that she wants to follow the example by the Silicon Valley city of San Jose,
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt change of course, the White House is now declining to comment on the frequency of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 testing regimen. The White House does say it would inform the public if Biden were ever to test positive for the coronavirus.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season. Cancellations were especially high Thursday in the New York City area, where forecasts called for a chance of storms late in the day. At least one-fourth of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Airlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season. Cancellations were especially high Thursday in the New York City area, where forecasts called for a chance of storms late in the day. At least one-fourth of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 65 millones de personas en más de una docena de estados están bajo alerta de calor este jueves. Desde los valles de Ohio y del Mississippi hasta el sureste, las temperaturas estarán por encima de los 32 °C, con niveles de índice de calor que superarán los 37 °C.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Source Weekly and Central Oregon Gives announced Thursday that a new foundation has been created to support the major end-of-year giving campaign, which has raised more than $1.9 million for area nonprofits since 2019. “This is a huge step forward for Central Oregon Gives,” said Aaron Switzer, founder of the microdonation campaign that has evolved into
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy says becoming the third coach of the Vegas Golden Knights in the franchise’s sixth year was a “no-brainer” from a hockey perspective. After all, Vegas has been one of the NHL’s most successful teams since entering the league in 2017, making the playoffs four
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City transit official says a subway rider has died after getting trapped in the space between the train and the platform in Brooklyn. New York City Transit President Richard Davey said Thursday that the doors of the Q train had closed when rider Marcus Bryant became trapped between
Continue ReadingBELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday at windy Blythefield Country Club for the lowest score of her LPGA Tour career and the first-round lead in the LPGA Meijer Classic. With steady wind at 12-18 mph and gusts to 30 mph with the temperature in the mid-80s, Kupcho eagled the
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