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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un congratulates Queen Elizabeth II
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says its leader, Kim Jong Un, sent a letter congratulating Queen Elizabeth II as Britain began a four-day celebration marking her 70 years on the throne. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on its website Thursday that Kim sent a letter congratulating the queen and...
Sea turtle delivers eggs, endures surgery after shark attack
MIAMI — A loggerhead turtle whose left fin was destroyed in a shark attack is rehabbing at Zoo Miami’s new Sea Turtle Hospital, where veterinarians were able to save more than 100 of her eggs after she was rescued. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent the turtle to...
Indian officials hold 1st talks with Taliban in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI — Indian officials held talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan for the first time Thursday since the group took control of the country last year to discuss the distribution of humanitarian assistance, the External Affairs Ministry said. India has no formal diplomatic ties with the Taliban government, but...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian during West Bank fighting
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian during fighting in the occupied West Bank early Thursday. He was the third Palestinian to be killed in a little over 24 hours at a time of heightened Mideast tensions. The Israeli military said forces operating in the Dheisheh...
Trump election probe grand jury to hear from Raffensperger
ATLANTA — Georgia’s top elections official was expected to appear Thursday before a special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 election in the state. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was summoned to the Fulton County courthouse where the special...
UN says Yemen’s warring parties agree to renew truce
CAIRO — The United Nations said Thursday that Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew a nationwide truce for another two months. The announcement is a glimmer of hope for the country, plagued by eight years of civil war, though significant obstacles remain to lasting peace. The cease-fire between Yemen’s...
OPEC+ alliance boosts oil production as energy prices soar
LONDON — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries including Russia will raise production by 648,000 barrels per day in July and August, offering modest relief for a global economy suffering from soaring energy prices and the resulting inflation. The decision Thursday steps up the pace by the alliance,...
Rangers rout Lightning, take Game 1 of Eastern Conference finalsVideo
NEW YORK — Filip Chytil scored twice in the second period, and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and...
U.S. men’s team cruises past Morocco; Christian Pulisic critical of fan supportVideo
CINCINNATI — U.S. captain Christian Pulisic was critical of the level of American support from the crowd of 19,512 at TQL Stadium during a 3-0 victory over Morocco on Wednesday night in the first of four World Cup warmup matches in June. “For whatever reason, I’m not super happy with...
NBA finalists Warriors, Celtics built teams through draftVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — When Steve Kerr looks at the way the Boston Celtics built a championship-caliber team, he sees plenty of similarities to how his Golden State Warriors got to the NBA Finals in 2015. Boston built a core through the draft by taking Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson...
Jon Rahm ready to start over and get another chance at MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jon Rahm is ready to start over at the Memorial as tempting as it is to look back. That last shot he hit at Muirfield Village was tapping in for par on the 18th hole that gave him a six-shot lead and a place in the tournament...
Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, a move that aims to bring closure to one of the most notorious cases of fraud in American higher education. Under the new...
Dog days: Coach K enjoying family, ‘at peace’ with coaching retirementVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski is savoring the first taste of life after a Hall of Fame coaching career at Duke. The 75-year-old has spent time with family, travel and a new puppy in the two months since his coaching retirement. The magnitude of that change hit home during his...
Gunman kills 4 in mass shooting at Tulsa medical building
TULSA, Okla. — A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent weeks. Wednesday’s shooting on the campus of Saint Francis Health System...
Names listed for Saudi golf league, battle lines drawn
DUBLIN, Ohio — The first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational has Dustin Johnson and 12 other PGA Tour members as part of its 48-man field next week outside London. The next move falls to the PGA Tour, which must decide whether to allow them to come back. The first fallout after...
Ex-Philadelphia detective guilty of work-linked sex assault
PHILADELPHIA — A veteran Philadelphia homicide detective was convicted of sexually assaulting or exploiting three male witnesses in a case that has led prosecutors to review dozens of homicide convictions. Former detective Philip Nordo, 56, was taken into custody after the jury verdict Wednesday. A 2019 grand jury report accused...
Stocks slide as strong economic data raises rate worriesVideo
NEW YORK — A swift jump in Treasury yields rattled Wall Street on Wednesday, pulling stocks broadly lower at the start of another month in what’s been a turbulent year for the market. The S&P 500 ended 0.7% lower after an early morning gain quickly gave way to choppy trading....
Amelie Mauresmo: Women’s tennis has less ‘appeal’ than men’sVideo
PARIS — Amelie Mauresmo, a former No. 1 player who is in her first year as the French Open’s first female tournament director, said Wednesday that nine of the 10 night sessions at Roland Garros involved men’s matches because women’s tennis currently has less “appeal.” Speaking at the traditional second-week...
2 candidates for Michigan governor lose key ballot ruling
DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals kept two Republican candidates off the Aug. 2 primary ballot Wednesday, declaring that election officials suspecting signature fraud had no obligation to examine campaign petitions line by line. The court first ruled against Perry Johnson, a wealthy businessman considered to be a leading...
Buffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The white 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday by a grand jury with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder. Payton Gendron, who has been in custody since the May 14 shooting, is...
Biden cites strain on families from infant formula shortageVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday acknowledged the strain on families from nationwide shortages of infant formula as he met with manufacturers while his administration tries to address the situation by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production. The White House said a...
U.S. Women’s Open’s $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equalityVideo
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Dottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line. Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that tournament and...
Sheryl Sandberg, longtime No. 2 executive at Facebook, steps down
SAN FRANCISCO — Sheryl Sandberg, the No. 2 executive at Facebook owner Meta, is stepping down, according to a post Wednesday on her Facebook page. Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined from Google in 2008, four years before Facebook...
Bison gores Ohio woman in Yellowstone National Park
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A bison gored a 25-year-old woman in Yellowstone National Park. The bison was walking near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, just north of Old Faithful, when the woman approached it on Monday, according to a park statement. She got within 10 feet before the...
Johnny Depp awarded $10M, Amber Heard $2M in split libel lawsuit verdictVideo
A jury awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million on Wednesday in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp before and during their brief marriage. The jury also found Heard was defamed by a lawyer for Depp...
