By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone’s then-10-month-old daughter Haley, who was
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that descended to just 525 feet above ground as it approached Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, triggering an altitude warning from air traffic control that it was getting too low. Southwest flight 4069
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed first-round pick Ricky Pearsall to a four-year contract worth a fully guaranteed $12.5 million. The deal announced Thursday means all eight players from San Francisco’s draft class are now under contract well before the start of training camp. The Niners took Pearsall 31st overall
Continue ReadingBENONA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was a crazy night at a camp for kids in northern Michigan. Police say a tree crashed onto a cabin with 14 people inside, trapping a counselor in her bed for 90 minutes. The counselor eventually walked away and appears to be fine. Authorities were called around 2 a.m.
Continue ReadingBLUESTEM, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two men died in a helicopter crash in eastern Washington state. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief Brandon Larmer tells KREM-TV that the helicopter had two people aboard when it crashed Wednesday afternoon. The Lincoln County coroner said Thursday that 68-year-old Ryan Sandvig of Spokane and 63-year-old Mark Manteuffel
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 21st homer of the season, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Thursday. Ohtani’s homer was his fourth in five games and Smith
Continue ReadingCOOK, Minn. (AP) — Several small-town tourist meccas in northern Minnesota are inundated in floodwaters after heavy rain earlier this week, while another powerful storm turned a New Mexico village into a lake. The National Weather Service is warning that more rain is possible in already waterlogged areas of Minnesota. In New Mexico, a powerful
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of the July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party. Sunak said on Thursday on the BBC that he was “incredibly angry, incredibly angry” to learn of
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a disaster declaration for parts of southern New Mexico, freeing up funding and more resources as crews worked, under the threat of flooding and lightning, to battle a pair of deadly wildfires that have destroyed
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have shown jurors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial multiple instances when he researched the value of gold as he tried to help a New Jersey businessman who authorities say bribed him with gold and cash. The evidence about the Democrat’s online searches took a central
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after the brutal killings of two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, the FBI says it now knows who was responsible. DNA evidence and a methodical case review helped identify a suspect in the killings, the FBI’s Richmond Field Office said in a
Continue ReadingWTVR, FBI, CNN By Christina Zdanowicz and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after the brutal killings of two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, the FBI says it now knows who was responsible. DNA evidence and a methodical case review helped identify a suspect in the killings, the FBI’s Richmond Field Office
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge on Thursday dismissed trespassing cases against 30 individuals who were among the dozens arrested inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall during a pro-Palestinian protest in April, with prosecutors citing a lack of evidence. Of the 46 initially arrested, 15 defendants still face charges, the Manhattan
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gunfire location and detection system long used by the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies nationwide is sending police officers to respond to loud noises that don’t turn out to be confirmed shootings 87 percent of the time, a city audit released
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of arrests by Border Patrol agents of people illegally crossing into the United States fell in May to the third lowest of any month during the Biden presidency, while preliminary figures released Thursday show encounters with migrants falling even more in the roughly two weeks
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday a review of 1 million claims for the Employee Retention Credit representing $86 billion shows the “vast majority” are at risk of being improper. The ERC was designed to help businesses retain employees during pandemic-era shutdowns, but it became
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Freddy Fermin homered twice and Bobby Witt Jr. hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Fermin also singled for his first three-hit game of the season. “He’s swinging the bat really well,” Royals
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities believe a man who apparently entered a restricted area to retrieve his keys at an Ohio theme park was critically injured when he was struck by a steel roller coaster. Kings Island theme park near Cincinnati said the 38-year-old man apparently entered the restricted area on Wednesday night. Its statement said
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State prosecutors completed an investigation into a deputy-involved shooting in Hemet during which a probationer suspected of selling fentanyl was killed outside a motel, announcing today that there was no indication of criminal misconduct on the part of the deputy who fired the fatal shot. “Loss of life is always a tragedy,” state Attorney General
Continue ReadingSarah Parvini AP Technology writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It all started at a Denny’s in San Jose in 1993. Three engineers — Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem — gathered at the diner in what is now the heart of Silicon Valley to discuss building a computer chip that would make graphics for
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