By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police say the death toll has risen to eight in a mass shooting at a men’s hostel near the eastern city of Durban. Seven men were declared dead immediately after the shooting in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday in the Umlazi township.
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Joe Redfield and Justin Wishkoski hit three-run home runs and Sam Houston defeated Tulane 10-2 in the completion of a suspended game at the Baton Rouge Regional. The game was completed Sunday after a long lightning delay on Saturday led to its suspension. Redfield’s three-run home run in the third
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies say a 79-year-old La Pine-area woman who left her home in her SUV early Sunday morning and was reported missing by her family has been found.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Paul Maurice walked away from coaching in the middle of last season. Bruce Cassidy was fired from his previous job despite making the playoffs six years in a row. Now Maurice’s Florida Panthers and Cassidy’s Vegas Golden Knights are in the final, with one of
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rich Hill kept the St. Louis Cardinals off balance in his longest start of the season and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep with a 2-1 victory. The 43-year-old Hill (5-5) allowed just four hits in 6 2/3 innings, walking three and striking out six.
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended manager Torey Lovullo’s contract through the 2024 season. The deal is the third straight one-year extension for the longest-tenured manager in team history. Lovullo is 446-483 in seven seasons, with one playoff appearance. He led the Diamondbacks to the 2017 National League division series his first season
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson and Michelle Toh, CNN London/Hong Kong (CNN) — Oil prices rose Monday after Saudi Arabia said it would slash output by another one million barrels per day for at least a month starting in July as part of an effort by OPEC+ producers to shore up crude prices. At 5.30 a.m. ET,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — A soccer fan died on Saturday after falling from a stand during a match at River Plate’s Mas Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the club announced. The game, which was being played between River Plate and Defensa y Justicia, was suspended after 26 minutes and the players did
Continue ReadingDUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa is out of the Memorial. The two-time major champion was two shots out of the lead but felt back spasms during a pre-round exercise routine. Morikawa says he tried to hit about 10 balls on the range but could barely hit a 9-iron some 95 yards. Morikawa says he’s
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays’ shortstop Wander Franco is out of the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with a sore left hamstring. Rays manager Kevin Cash said Franco wanted to play but they decided to “buy him an extra day.” Franco trotted into third slowly in the opening game of
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift kicked off the Chicago leg of her “Eras Tour” Friday night with a powerful Pride month message in support of the LGBTQ community. “I’m looking out tonight and I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully,” Swift said at Chicago’s Soldier Field, adding
Continue ReadingVIENNA, Austria (AP) — The U.S. beat France 16-12 to win the gold medal at the 3-on-3 women’s World Cup on Sunday, while Serbia prevented an American sweep by rallying to beat the U.S. 21-19 in the men’s title game. It was the third World Cup title for the American women and their first since
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — The prospect of Fernando Alonso ending a decade-long wait for his 33rd Formula One win in front of thousands of fans at his home race proved too good to be true. Alonso turned in his worst performance of the season on Sunday when the two-time former
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer has closed its doors for the final time. The national art and history museum of the Netherlands is hailing the show as its most successful ever. The Rijksmuseum said Sunday that the exhibition that brought together 28 of the 37 paintings generally
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An education official in northern Afghanistan says nearly 80 girls at two primary schools have been poisoned in a targeted campaign. It’s the first time such an attack has happened since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021 and started cracking down on the rights of Afghan females. Girls
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Directors Guild of America reached a “historic” tentative deal for wages, work hours, residuals and even artificial intelligence Saturday night as the writers’ strike continues. The pact was reached to set the terms of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture
Continue ReadingGRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles amid hot, dry conditions was sparked by a campfire. The state Department of Natural Resources said Sunday that the Wilderness Trail Fire in Crawford County began about 1 p.m. Saturday near Staley Lake in Grayling Township and was
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Millman and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Sunday that he is “seriously considering” a bid for Senate and expects to announce a decision before July 4. “I have not decided,” Raskin told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked if he would
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Mercedes secured its first double podium of the year as Lewis Hamilton finished second and George Russell third at the Spanish Grand Prix, another race once again won by a dominant Max Verstappen. “What a result for our team,” Hamilton told Sky Sports afterwards. “We definitely didn’t expect to
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said although he is relieved lawmakers reached a resolution for the debt ceiling, it is “not good for the United States to go through this.” The resolution “provided momentary momentum in the markets and allows us to face the real economic
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