By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Using wheelchairs, they formed a parade
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has discussed upgrading partnership with India, a major arms buyer, and set a roadmap for cooperation for the next five years as both countries grapple with China’s economic rise and increased belligerence. Austin’s visit comes as India strengthens its domestic defense
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El secretario de Seguridad Ciudadana del estado Bolívar, en Venezuela, Edgar Colina Reyes, informó este sábado que 12 mineros artesanales fallecieron el miércoles 31 de mayo debido a “insuficiencia respiratoria” mientras trabajaban en una mina y tras registrarse fuertes lluvias en el municipio El Callao, sin dar mayores detalles del
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A broken thumb, a back injury, dabbling with drugs and dating girls. No event in the life of a young Prince Harry was too trivial or private for the journalists of Mirror Group Newspapers to resist, and the demand for such scoops led to
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers who last year demanded Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards testify about whether he was complicit in a cover-up over state troopers’ deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings.
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Elizabeth Wolfe, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Brian Todd and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of the unresponsive private jet that triggered an interception by supersonic military fighter jets protecting Washington, DC, was observed slumped over in his seat, a source familiar with the response told CNN. The lone pilot and
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jacob McNairy had 11 strikeouts over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, Mac Guscette hit a two-RBI single to cap a four-run first inning and Alabama beat Boston College 8-0 to win the Tuscaloosa Regional and advance to the Crimson Tide’s first super regional since 2010. Andrew Pinckney drew a two-out walk on
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall, run
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — Al menos cinco personas murieron y ocho más resultaron heridas este domingo luego de que sujetos abrieran fuego en una vivienda ubicada en la Isla Trinitaria de Guayaquil, Ecuador, informó a medios de comunicación el comandante regional de la Policía Nacional, Fabary Montalvo Calderón. Montalvo dijo que entre los fallecidos
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drew Cowley hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as Oregon beat Xavier for the second time in three games, 11-2 Sunday night to win the Nashville Regional and earn its first berth in the super regionals in 11 years. The Ducks (40-20) were in their third straight
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drew Cowley hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as Oregon beat Xavier for the second time in three games, 11-2 Sunday night to win the Nashville Regional and earn its first berth in the super regionals in 11 years. The Ducks (40-20) were in their third straight
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Giants said the team
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Giants said the team
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aiden Jimenez and Ryan Brown combined to pitch seven scoreless innings of relief, Brady Kasper’s two-run single gave Oregon State the lead for good and the Beavers beat Sam Houston 3-1 Sunday night in an elimination game at the Baton Rouge Regional. Oregon State (41-19), which lost 6-5 to LSU
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aiden Jimenez and Ryan Brown combined to pitch seven scoreless innings of relief, Brady Kasper’s two-run single gave Oregon State the lead for good and the Beavers beat Sam Houston 3-1 Sunday night in an elimination game at the Baton Rouge Regional. Oregon State (41-19), which lost 6-5 to LSU
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Norma Hunt, the second wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and the only woman to attend every Super Bowl, has died. She was 85. The Hunt family, which still owns the franchise, announced the passing of the Chiefs’ matriarch in a statement released by the
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down from her post earlier this year, has been made a dame in one of the country’s highest honors. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced the appointment on Monday to mark the King’s Birthday public holiday, with Ardern among 182 recipients receiving
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of state troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings. Lawmakers involved
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los Miami Heat aguantaron los 41 puntos de Nikola Jokic y se animaron en el último cuarto para derrotar por 111-108 a los Denver Nuggets este domingo en el segundo partido de las finales de la NBA y empatar 1-1 la serie. Miami tuvo un comienzo arrollador en el segundo partido,
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Malcolm Moore hit a two-run home run and Tommy Troy belted a grand slam, both in the seventh inning, as Stanford beat Texas A&M 13-5 to force a winner-take-all showdown for the Stanford Regional championship and a berth in the super regionals. The Aggies knocked Stanford into Sunday’s elimination rounds with
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