By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — William Byron has driven past North Wilkesboro Speedway on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. So has Brad Keselowski and many other North Carolina-based NASCAR drivers. But not many had been inside the track before this week. None have run a Cup Series
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said he doesn’t want his team to make a habit of being in this situation. But the Stars have shown an amazing ability during the NHL playoffs to respond to early adversity. The Stars have opened all three playoff series with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter and poet Pete Brown, who co-wrote “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room” for the short-lived rock supergroup Cream in the 1960s, has died. He was 82. The London-based Brown died of cancer late Friday, according to a post on his Facebook page. A poet who worked in the same
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni has rejected criticism of her government’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights, delivered publicly at the G7 summit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. On television Friday, Trudeau told Meloni that Canada is “concerned about some of the positions Italy is taking on in terms of LGBT rights.” Meloni
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are protesting against contentious plans by their hard-line government to overhaul the judiciary, as the protest campaign showed no signs of abating nearly five months on. The main protest took place Saturday in Tel Aviv city, with other smaller rallies across the country. Last Saturday, organizers of the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Most people aren’t lucky enough to win a $50,000 lottery prize, but a Pennsylvania man did it twice in a matter of weeks. Both wins were in Maryland, where he purchased $20 scratch-offs while doing construction work, the state’s lottery said in a news release. “I buy a ticket
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story SYLVA, North Carolina (WLOS) — A senior prank at Smoky Mountain High School has led to a criminal investigation. According to an investigator with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, about 20 high school seniors are under investigation after entering the school during a senior prank.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City’s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running. The first was secured without City even playing as the team clinched a third successive English Premier League title and a ninth top-flight crown in its 143-year history thanks to another slip-up by second-placed Arsenal. Arsenal
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans have selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term at a convention where some of the party’s 2024 presidential hopefuls made pitches to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state. McKissick has led the party since 2017 in a state where the
Continue ReadingNOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Manchester City has clinched a third straight English Premier League title after second-placed Arsenal lost at Nottingham Forest 1-0 to cap its end-of-season collapse. City holds an unassailable four-point lead with Arsenal having only one game remaining. It is City’s seventh league crown in a 12-season period during which the Abu
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Murrow and Meghan Packer Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers tasked with inspecting international cargo at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport uncovered nearly 100 pounds of ketamine. Ketamine Hydrochloride, also known as “Special K,” is a Schedule III non-narcotic compound commonly used as a
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Brad Ryan and his grandmother Joy Ryan set out on a journey to visit all 63 national parks seven and a half years ago. This week they completed their goal when they arrived at the National Park of American Samoa. “The National Park of American Samoa is the only
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas and Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A 52-year-old California man made his first court appearance Friday to face charges related to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 north of Albany that killed seven people and injured four others on Thursday. According to police,
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — A horse trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized on the track because of a leg injury during the undercard at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, several hours before another one of the Hall of Famer’s 3-year-old colts, National Treasure, won the Preakness Stakes. On the same
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Seven years ago, the chance to walk at graduation was stripped from Khalil Watson, a Virginia man who was paralyzed from the neck down after being shot weeks before finishing high school. But with help from physical therapists and a robotic exoskeleton, Watson, 25, rose
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Olivier Giroud netted his first hat trick in Serie A to help AC Milan bounce back from Champions League disappointment by beating already-relegated Sampdoria 5-1 in Serie A. Rafael Leão and Brahim Díaz also scored for Milan. The Rossoneri moved to within one point of fourth-placed
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MORFITT Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Every year since 1947 there has been an O’Neill on the police force in Denver. “She gave me a big hug and said thank you for being here, thank god you are here,” Mike O’Neill Sr. said, remembering a call. He says
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish league and Sevilla have denounced an apparent hate act by unknown persons against Sevilla player Joan Jordán the day before the Seville city derby with Real Betis. A dummy wearing a Sevilla shirt of Jordán was found on Saturday hung from an overpass in
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — She’s one of the most celebrated actors of her generation, but Cate Blanchett wants to branch out even more into other filmmaking pursuits. “I’m always trying to get out of acting,” she said at the Cannes Film Festival this week during a conversation with Variety’s Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister.
Continue ReadingSUMMERLAND Key, Fla. (AP) — A shark in the Florida Keys bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. The 35-year-old man was fishing off a dock in Summerland Key when he caught the shark Friday night. While it
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