Oregon’s Swastika Mountain is officially renamed after Indigenous chief
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Oregon’s Swastika Mountain has been officially renamed after an Indigenous chief. The US Board on Geographic Names…
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Marte homers in D-Backs’ 9-1 win, Rockies fall to 8-19
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Ketel Marte hit an early homer, Josh Rojas drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat…
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Facing revolt, GOP spares ethanol in drive to cut spending
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal…
Continue Reading Raiders trade up to select Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders traded up three spots to select Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer…
Continue Reading Jack Nicholson returns to courtside for Lakers’ playoff game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack is back. Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson was watching at courtside for the…
Continue Reading Ravens draft Clemson LB Trenton Simpson in 3rd round
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have picked linebacker Trenton Simpson of Clemson in the third round…
Continue Reading Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses
By MATTHEW BROWN and SAM METZ Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s…
Continue Reading Stars bounce Wild in 6 with 4-1 win behind Hintz, Oettinger
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Roope Hintz scored his fifth goal of the series, Jake Oettinger stonewalled his home-state…
Continue Reading Seahawks add edge Derick Hall, RB Zach Charbonnet in draft
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks added depth to their defensive front by selecting Auburn edge rusher Derick Hall with the 37th pick of…
Continue Reading Broncos focus on position versatility on Day 2 of NFL draft
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — With only a handful of picks in this year’s NFL draft, the Denver Broncos…
Continue Reading Nola pitches Phils past Astros 3-1 in World Series rematch
HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched eight smooth innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 in a…
Continue Reading Georgia’s Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on
By JEFF AMY Associated Press BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — A slate of Georgia Republicans led by Gov. Brian Kemp handily won reelection last year over…
Continue Reading Presidential battleground states weigh more election funding
By JAMES POLLARD and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, officials in several…
Continue Reading Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that…
Continue Reading GOP split dooms scaled-back Kansas ‘school choice’ plan
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas who say parents need alternatives to public schools couldn’t…
Continue Reading Russian pilots tried to ‘dogfight’ US jets over Syria, US Central Command says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Russian pilots tried to “dogfight” US jets over Syria, according to a spokesman for US Central Command, part of a…
Continue Reading Political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American…
Continue Reading Biden commutes sentences of 31 convicted of drug crimes
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 31 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes…
Continue Reading Global Citizen NOW summit yields commitments, big and small
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Evans highlighted a staggering new statistic to explain why this year’s Global Citizen…
Continue Reading Jack Nicholson returns to courtside for Lakers’ playoff game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack is back. Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson was watching at courtside for the…
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