Michigan wildfire burns more than 3 square miles, emergency evacuation suspended
GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A wildfire in Michigan has burned more than 3 square miles but an emergency evacuation has been halted. The…
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Vegas Golden Knights come back to beat Florida Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers…
Continue Reading China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
By DAVID RISING Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American…
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Chicago Cubs place LHP Justin Steele on 15-day IL with forearm strain
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Justin Steele on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with strained left forearm. Steele, who…
Continue Reading 16 South American migrants who entered US through Texas flown to California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered…
Continue Reading 16 South American migrants who entered US through Texas flown to California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered…
Continue Reading Yankees’ Judge knocks open bullpen door while making running catch
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge knocked open the door of the visiting bullpen at Dodger Stadium while…
Continue Reading North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push…
Continue Reading Evacuation orders lifted, I-75 reopens in Northern Michigan as wildfire continues to burn
By Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Evacuation orders have been lifted and Interstate 75 has reopened near Grayling Township in…
Continue Reading Florida woman charged with child neglect after her car catches fire as she was allegedly shoplifting
OVIEDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman faces charges of aggravated child neglect and arson after her car became engulfed in flames while she was…
Continue Reading Hoskin seeks second term as leader of powerful Cherokee Nation
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The largest Native American tribe in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation, is set to elect a new…
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Mastodon tooth found in Aptos on display at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A historical find along the Rio Del Mar State Beach has many people thinking about prehistoric life on the central…
Continue Reading Spectacular debut: Rose Zhang shoots 66 to take lead into Mizuho Americas Open finale
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Much was expected of Rose Zhang when she turned professional last week, and she is already…
Continue Reading Bregman hits grand slam, Astros beat Angels 9-6
HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a grand slam and Chas McCormick homered to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 on Saturday. The…
Continue Reading Arraez has career-high 5 hits, 5 RBIs to lead Marlins to 12-1 rout over Athletics
MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez had a career-high five hits and five RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 12-1 on Saturday. The major…
Continue Reading Connor’s 4 RBI carry Cal State Fullerton past San Jose State, 9-5 in Stanford Regional
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Caden Connor drove in four runs and Cal State Fullerton outlasted San Jose State, 9-5 in an elimination game at the…
Continue Reading 4 kids drown, man missing after Quebec fishing accident
MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec provincial police say a fishing excursion ended in tragedy when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec.…
Continue Reading Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Bear destroys 60 cupcakes after breaking into Connecticut bakery
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut bakery suffered some property damage after a bear-y unexpected guest made a surprise visit. Taste by…
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Monterey Bay F.C. returns with dominant 4-1 win over Loudoun United F.C.
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) – Monterey Bay F.C. (4-4-5, 17 points) returned to action with the second of two matches in four days. Thanks to a dominant…
Continue Reading Haley says US forces ‘need to align’ with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States…
Continue Reading Texas bans gender-affirming care for minors after governor signs bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on…
Continue Reading A Utah school district removed the Bible from some school libraries. Now it’s received a request to review the Book of Mormon
By Zoe Sottile and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Utah school district that recently pulled the King James Bible from elementary and middle…
Continue Reading Florida police arrest man, search for 2 others in Memorial Day beach shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened…
Continue Reading Son and 8-year old grandson of former Red Sox star George ‘Boomer’ Scott found dead in apparent murder-suicide
By Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The son and 8-year-old grandson of a former Boston Red Sox player were found dead in an apparent…
Continue Reading Alaska police find 3 bodies on vessel, cite controlled substances as possible contributing factor
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Police in Juneau, Alaska, say three people were found dead over the course of three days on board a vessel anchored offshore.…
Continue Reading Body of woman who was reportedly going to make a Facebook Marketplace purchase found burning, police say
By Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered the burning body of an Alabama woman who went missing while…
Continue Reading Week after Iowa building collapse, Minnesota condo evacuated over stability concerns
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — More than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota amid concerns that the building was unstable. The…
Continue Reading Five Greek police officers in custody pending trial for assisting illegal migrant crossings
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate…
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Untapping Gonzales’ potential with Fourth Street Tap House
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- South Monterey County has spent the past several years trying to turn around a negative perception of having nothing to…
Continue Reading Milwaukee school bus goes up in flames seconds after driver safely evacuates all 37 students
By Jillian Sykes (CNN) — School bus driver Imunek Williams was just two blocks away from dropping a group of students off at the Milwaukee…
Continue Reading Forte, Tapit Trice, Angel of Empire have final workouts ahead of Belmont Stakes next weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — Forte, the Kentucky Derby favorite who was scratched the morning of the race because of a foot injury, had his final workout…
Continue Reading Federal court reinstates death penalty order for Missouri inmate convicted of killing jailers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution granted to a Missouri inmate who was convicted of killing two jailers. The…
Continue Reading Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied for a fifth time in a month after two mass shootings…
Continue Reading Coco Gauff, 19, comes back to beat Russia’s Mirra Andreeva, 16, at the French Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Not all that long ago, Coco Gauff was always the kid on the court, the unknown underdog, younger…
Continue Reading Israelis rally against proposed judiciary overhaul continue for 22nd week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting judicial overhaul plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling…
Continue Reading Wildfire in Canadian province contained, while another burns out of control
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia…
Continue Reading Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained eight people on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s…
Continue Reading Key suspect in Natalee Holloway’s case moved to new prison ahead of extradition to US
By MAURICIO MUÑOZ and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student…
Continue Reading Cardinal performs rite to restore Vatican altar desecrated by man’s naked protest
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of St. Peter’s Basilica performed a special rite Saturday after a man stripped naked and hopped on the main altar…
Continue Reading DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ event in Iowa
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making…
Continue Reading Official: 1 dead, 14 rescued after overloaded boat capsizes near southern Haiti
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officials say one person has died and 14 were rescued after an overloaded boat…
Continue Reading Man City beats Man United 2-1 in FA Cup final to complete second leg of treble bid
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The second leg of Manchester City’s treble mission is secure. Add the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win…
Continue Reading Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after…
Continue Reading Connecticut governor poised to sign state’s most sweeping gun measure since post-Sandy Hook laws
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A slate of gun control measures is headed to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk. The state Senate debated through the…
Continue Reading Russia bans ‘unfriendly’ countries’ journalists from showpiece economic gathering
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Saturday that journalists from countries that Russia regards as unfriendly have…
Continue Reading Gadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven…
Continue Reading A 4-year-old was found dead along a canal after going missing from family’s Florida rental home
By Rebekah Riess and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A 4-year-old girl, who wandered away from the Florida rental home her family had been staying…
Continue Reading Two humpback whales found dead off coast of New York had sustained ‘blunt force trauma’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Two humpback whales were found dead off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, according to local officials. The…
Continue Reading Austria’s Social Democrats choose Doskozil as new leader, looking to elections expected next year
BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s center-left Social Democrats have elected Hans Peter Doskozil as their new party leader Saturday, hoping to turn around…
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