What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Over 1.8 million Muslims are making the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It’s one of the…
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Israel’s Netanyahu briefly freezes Golan wind turbine project that set off rare clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has ordered a brief freeze in construction on a wind turbine project in the Israeli-controlled Golan…
Continue Reading Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community in an overnight attack…
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Salinas-born plays at NPR’s Tiny Desk concert in San Francisco
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) Update June. 23, 2023, at 6:28 p.m.- An artist born and raised in Salinas had the chance of playing at NPR’s Tiny Desk…
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Fire rips through a Carmel home, one person displaced: CAL FIRE
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV) – A house fire on the 24,000 block of Outlook Drive in Carmel had firefighters busy Saturday afternoon. The fire destroyed…
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Adeniran leads St. Louis City over Earthquakes 2-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Samuel Adeniran scored his first two goals of the season, the second on a penalty kick in the second half, and St. Louis…
Continue Reading After blowout win in Denver, Angels acquire Mike Moustakas from Rockies
JACK MAGRUDER ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran corner infielder Mike Moustakas from Colorado moments after…
Continue Reading Whitecaps notch first road win over LAFC with 3-2 victory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defender Ranko Veselinovic scored in the second minute, Ryan Gauld had a goal and two assists and the Vancouver Whitecaps never…
Continue Reading Greece’s conservative New Democracy party wins landslide election victory for second 4-year term
By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos…
Continue Reading With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
By The Associated Press The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow…
Continue Reading BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest…
Continue Reading BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest…
Continue Reading As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program…
Continue Reading Angels have a 13-run inning and set franchise records for runs and hits in 25-1 rout of Rockies
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels got started early and then kept piling on the runs. The only question was…
Continue Reading Drug abuse is soaring in Sao Paulo’s downtown. Users, residents and shop owners are all suffering
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The decline of the downtown area of Sao Paulo, Brazil has accelerated over the last year.…
Continue Reading A law that bans sex toys as obscene and morally harmful is being challenged by women in Zimbabwe
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce,…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Pride Month reaches its grand crescendo on city streets from New York to San Francisco
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as…
Continue Reading With record heat and drought-stricken woods, Spain’s Catalonia faces perfect wildfire conditions
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press SOLSONA, Spain (AP) — Surveying the hills covered with near bone-dry pines stretching to the Pyrenees in the…
Continue Reading Early vote count for Guatemala’s presidential election gives no indication of leaders
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Electoral workers are slowly tallying ballots across Guatemala,…
Continue Reading Rough starts ongoing for Rapids, Galaxy in 0-0 draw
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — William Yarbrough saved three shots for Colorado, Jonathan Bond stopped one for Los Angeles and the Rapids and Galaxy…
Continue Reading Candelario, Thomas homer in the Nationals’ 2-0 victory over the Padres
By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and Lane Thomas homered, Josiah Gray pitched into the sixth inning and the…
Continue Reading Angels Trout, Drury and Thaiss homer on consecutive pitches in 13-run inning against Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Mike Trout, Brandon Drury and Matt Thaiss of the Angels hit home runs on consecutive pitches to open a 13-run third inning for Los…
Continue Reading Dodgers rally to beat Astros 8-7 after Houston reliever Stanek called for balk in 8th
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trailing by two runs in the eighth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers got help from Houston’s…
Continue Reading Trump says US government has ‘vital role’ opposing abortion, won’t say if he backs national ban
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said the federal government should play a…
Continue Reading3 San Antonio officers charged with murder in fatal shooting of woman at her apartment
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three San Antonio police officers were charged with murder on Friday, less than 24 hours after they fatally shot a…
Continue Reading Human remains found in California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared 5 months ago
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Hikers found human remains Saturday in a Southern California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared five…
Continue Reading Human remains found in California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared 5 months ago
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Hikers found human remains Saturday in a Southern California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared five…
Continue Reading Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Assistant Josh Eilert has been selected as the interim coach at West Virginia, punctuating a hectic week after Bob…
Continue Reading Pitcher Chad Kuhl cut by Nationals, who bring up Paolo Espino
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Chad Kuhl was cut by the Washington Nationals on Saturday when the team recalled right-hander Paolo Espino from…
Continue Reading Coyotes acquire defenseman Sean Durzi from Kings for 2024 draft pick
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday for a 2024 second-round draft. The…
Continue Reading Matos hits first career HR to lift Giants past Diamondbacks 7-6 for 12th win in 13 games
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis Matos took a few slow steps toward first base, followed by a pair of quick hops. The…
Continue Reading Guerrero Jr. and Jansen each hit 2-run HRs as the Blue Jays beat the Athletics 7-3
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Danny Jansen each hit two-run homers, José BerrÃos pitched six innings…
Continue Reading Argentine dictatorship’s ‘death flight’ plane returned home for a historical reckoning
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Flying from Florida to Buenos Aires usually takes about 10 hours, but the…
Continue Reading Police identify woman whose body was found at a California construction site in 2001
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades after a woman’s body was found at a construction site near Los Angeles, police have…
Continue Reading Jon Singleton signs minor league deal with Astros after release by Brewers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Houston Astros have signed first baseman Jon Singleton to a minor league contract, three days after he was cut loose by the…
Continue Reading Ford Explorer recall prompts Transportation Department investigation
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a Ford Motor Co.…
Continue Reading Hajj pilgrims perform final rituals in Mecca before heading to Mina
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Pilgrims streamed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Saturday to perform their final rituals…
Continue Reading Mexico imposes 50% tariff on white corn imports amid trade dispute with U.S. and Canada
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is imposing a 50% tariff on white corn imports, a move the Mexican president says is intended to boost national…
Continue Reading In ‘No Hard Feelings,’ Jennifer Lawrence relishes playing a ‘messy and chaotic’ character
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a beloved rom-com trope: an irresponsible, irreverent and seemingly irredeemable man…
Continue Reading In ‘No Hard Feelings,’ Jennifer Lawrence relishes playing a ‘messy and chaotic’ character
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a beloved rom-com trope: an irresponsible, irreverent and seemingly irredeemable man…
Continue Reading California doctor convicted of illegally prescribing opioids, including to one person who overdosed
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California physician who wrote more than 8,200 prescriptions in a one-year span has been convicted on 12 counts of…
Continue Reading2 killed, 15 hurt after fight at large Michigan street party leads to gunshots
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and 15 injured after a fight broke out at a large street party resulting in a shooting in…
Continue ReadingGirlfriend of dentist who killed his wife on their African safari is sentenced to 17 years in prison
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The girlfriend of an American dentist and big-game hunter who was found guilty of murdering his wife on an…
Continue ReadingA group promoting healthy food choices asked a Georgia baseball team to change its name. Here’s how the Macon Bacon responded
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — When will the Macon Bacon baseball team change its name? When pigs fly, according to the central Georgia…
Continue Reading Assault charge dropped against Raiders’ Davante Adams for shoving photographer
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor assault charge filed last October against Las Vegas Raiders’…
Continue ReadingTrain derailment on Montana bridge sends multiple rail cars into the Yellowstone River
By Rebekah Riess and Keith Allen, CNN (CNN) — A train derailment in Montana caused a bridge across the Yellowstone River to collapse and sent…
Continue Reading Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails
By MATTHEW BROWN and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) — A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early…
Continue ReadingMontana legislators receive suspicious packages with white powder
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Montana legislators are the latest lawmakers to receive “anonymous, threatening letters containing white…
Continue Reading Montana Republicans report letters with mysterious powder after similar mailings in 2 other states
By The Associated Press Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate…
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