NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati right-hander Hunter Greene and Baltimore infielder Jordan Westburg became first-time All-Stars on Tuesday when they were picked as injury replacements. Greene was selected by Major League Baseball to fill the spot of Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow, placed on the 15-day injured list because of back tightness in a
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed next week is requesting that the state not perform an autopsy on his body because of his Muslim faith. Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, is scheduled to be executed July 18 by lethal injection. Gavin filed a lawsuit last month asking a judge to stop
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to travel to Milwaukee to deliver a eulogy for a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground by hotel security guards. Announced Tuesday, the visit by Sharpton will come just days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the new chant in Washington politics: “Get a cognitive test!” Political opponents, armchair pundits and even nervous supporters are demanding that President Joe Biden undergo such testing after his dismal debate performance – even though his physician says he gets, and passes, an annual neurologic exam. Former President
Continue ReadingRUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A southern New Mexico mountain village that was recently ravaged by wildfire is getting another pounding, this time by floodwaters. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency Tuesday for Ruidoso. Storms have dropped about 1.5 inches of rain on mountainsides that were charred just weeks earlier. With no vegetation
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden awarded the United States’ highest civilian honor to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in remarks marking the alliance’s 75th anniversary Tuesday evening, gifting the Norwegian diplomat with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a surprise ceremony kicking off this week’s NATO summit.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Close calls on airport runways this year have alarmed the flying public and aviation experts alike. This week, a United Airlines plane lost a wheel during takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport while two planes in upstate New York almost used the same runway, spurring an investigation. Here’s what
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A judge today confirmed an upcoming trial date for a man accused of gunning down a 17-year-old boy in Cathedral City. Juan Landeros-Garcia, 25, is scheduled to be tried for murder on Sept. 17. He was arrested April 6, 2020, two days after fellow Cathedral City resident Isaiah Guerra was found suffering from at
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was a surprise guest at the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team’s practice Tuesday, and her message was clear. “Bring back the gold,” Harris said. Harris — who flew to Las Vegas on Tuesday for campaign appearances — addressed the team briefly at the end
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s security detail shot an armed man during an attempted carjacking in the early morning hours, according to court documents. It happened as two deputy U.S. Marshals were on duty in a government car in Washington, D.C., about 1 a.m. on July 5.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson remembers telling Luka Doncic he thought the Dallas superstar was on a path to greatness after Golden State beat the Mavericks in the Western Conference finals two years ago. Now that Thompson has left the only NBA team he has known in 13 years to join Doncic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia has joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public schools. Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order Tuesday to establish state guidance for local school systems. The governor cited concerns over students’ academic achievement and mental health. He pointed to an
Continue ReadingWTMJ, CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — D’Vontaye Mitchell was his mother’s “big teddy bear,” who enjoyed music, cooking and art, and was a beloved brother, uncle and father of two. Mitchell, 43, died on June 30, after he was pinned down by hotel security guards outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee in an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons to pick up bullets along with a gallon of milk. American Rounds said their machines use an identification scanner and facial recognition software to verify the purchaser’s age and
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score at the European Championship when the 16-year-old netted a stunning goal for Spain in its European Championship semifinal 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday. Yamal will turn 17 on Saturday, a day before the final in Berlin against either England
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has been desperately seeking to help fight off Russian advances in the war. That’s according to a new
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan fans who want to relive his memorable 1974 concert tour with The Band will soon have the opportunity to own most of it. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings announced it would release a CD box set in September that will contain full recordings of 27 of that tour’s 40
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to pretend she was gravely ill, announced Tuesday that she is pregnant and hopes to give her child everything she lacked growing up. Blanchard said in a YouTube video that the baby is due in January,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Russian operatives and propagandists are planning to “covertly use social media” in an attempt to sway public opinion and undermine support for Ukraine in swing states during the 2024 US elections, US intelligence officials said on Tuesday. “We are beginning to see Russia target specific voter demographics, promote divisive
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A deputy US marshal shot an 18-year-old who attempted to carjack him while he was on duty near the house of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Washington, DC, according to law enforcement officials. The attempted carjacking appears to be random, a person familiar with the investigation told CNN,
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