Quran burnings have Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities
By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Quran burning and a string of requests to approve protests involving the…
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Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB’s domestic violence policy
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred for…
Continue ReadingAmid Mbappé contract standoff, PSG president says club cannot let France star leave as a free agent
PARIS (AP) — The high-stakes game between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain about the superstar France forward’s future has been ramped up.…
Continue ReadingA fiery plane crash in a South Carolina resort town killed all 5 people on board
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Five people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed over the weekend in a South Carolina coastal resort town.…
Continue ReadingEx-NCAA gymnastics champion Trinity Thomas eyes Paris Olympics with gas still in the tank
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Former NCAA gymnastics champion Trinity Thomas is making a push toward the 2024 Olympics. The 22-year-old Thomas says…
Continue ReadingCardinals place Adam Wainwright, Andrew Knizner on injured list
MIAMI (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Adam Wainwright and catcher Andrew Knizner on the injured list ahead of Wednesday’s game…
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Oregon Parks now offers same-day online coastal camping reservations for available sites
Visitors hoping to camp last-minute at the coast can now check online to view and book same-day openings when sites are available, the Oregon Parks…
Continue ReadingUkraine warns Russia might attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. How worried should we be?
CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Continue ReadingUkraine warns Russia might attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. How worried should we be?
CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Continue ReadingUkraine warns Russia might attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. How worried should we be?
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Continue ReadingUkraine warns Russia might attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. How worried should we be?
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Continue ReadingThis futuristic entertainment venue in Las Vegas is the world’s largest spherical structure
By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — It squats on the Las Vegas skyline like an enormous spaceship, black and mysterious – until night falls, when…
Continue ReadingVegas Golden Knights are the first team to get the Stanley Cup engraved before their summer parties
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Vegas Golden Knights are the first NHL team to have the Stanley Cup engraved before the summer days when…
Continue ReadingElie Saab captivates Paris couture with a fusion of past and present
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — In the stone cloisters of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, adjoining the palatial Louvre, Elie Saab…
Continue ReadingRip currents prompted 200 rescues in Virginia and North Carolina over the July Fourth weekend
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Strong rip currents prompted lifeguards to pull about 200 swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and North…
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Boat goes up in flames on Prineville Reservoir; no injuries reported
A fire that put up tall black smoke visible for miles destroyed a boat on Prineville Reservoir on Saturday, but the occupants escaped uninjured,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s Democratic governor guts Republican tax cut, increases school funding for 400 years
By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a two-year spending plan after…
Continue ReadingJust Stop Oil protesters disrupt two matches at Wimbledon
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Just Stop Oil activists disrupted two matches at Wimbledon on Wednesday after running onto Court 18 and sprinkling…
Continue ReadingFinnish populist party picks economy minister to replace Cabinet member who quit over far-right ties
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A populist party that is part of Finland’s recently installed right-wing coalition government on…
Continue ReadingLab tests show substance found at White House was cocaine
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Lab testing for the substance found at the White House on Sunday has come back positive for…
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