By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby of Team Australia rebounded from two poor performances to win the third fleet race and stay in contention in the inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix Halifax on Saturday. The Aussies are sixth overall in the 10-boat fleet of
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Ashley R. Williams, Sara Smart, Raja Razek and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta’s mayor has declared a state of emergency following a massive water main break that left parts of the city’s downtown district without water and prompted a major hospital to transfer patients elsewhere. The significant disruption to water service
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, Zayn Nabbi and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Wembley Stadium (CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police said 53 arrests were made during the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. Five people were arrested for invading the pitch and the “majority of others for attempts to breach security,” the police force
Continue ReadingCNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Few teams have faced down Real Madrid in a Champions League final with as much conviction as Borussia Dortmund displayed at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. In the end, however, the result was the same as it always is. Despite suffering and defending for the vast majority of
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Hanging the United States flag upside down, a move that is supposed to signal distress and that has ensnared Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in controversy, is now being practiced by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the former president’s conviction in his hush money trial. Prominent Trump supporters
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier. “I mean this from the bottom of my heart, I’m so sorry for ever leaving you guys,”
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kelly Maxwell delivered the breakout pitching performance Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso had been waiting for. Maxwell threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts as the three-time defending national champion Sooners beat UCLA 1-0 on Saturday to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals. Maxwell has been
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — It was a historic day for South Africa. The political party that ended the racially divisive era of apartheid and sent global hopes soaring with a vibrant new democracy has lost its three-decade grip on power, according to election results Saturday. For the first
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to lawmakers Saturday that he was appalled by the humanitarian devastation in Gaza, especially against women and children. He accused the Israeli
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister faced growing pressure Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging Benjamin Netanyahu to embrace the deal but far-right allies threatening to collapse his government if he
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma is threatening legal action to stop the announcement of the country’s election results scheduled for Sunday. He wants authorities to first address allegations of vote-rigging that his political party has made. Zuma spoke Saturday after his party announced that it was
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Catcher Payton Henry of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons was released from the hospital on Saturday, a day after he was struck by a batter’s backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher. “I’m doing pretty good and hoping to recover as quick as possible,” Henry posted Saturday on the social
Continue ReadingDENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Park officials say a Malaysian climber likely died of exposure and altitude-related illness as he sheltered in a snow cave at the top of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain in Alaska. Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska on Saturday identified the climber as 36-year-old Zulkifli Bin
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed left-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove on the 15-day injured list Saturday. The 37-year-old Darvish (4-3) has a strained left groin. He left after three innings Wednesday against Miami, staying in San Diego to receive treatment. Musgrove (3-4) was set to start Saturday at Kansas
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed left-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove on the 15-day injured list Saturday. The 37-year-old Darvish (4-3) has a strained left groin. He left after three innings Wednesday against Miami, staying in San Diego to receive treatment. Musgrove (3-4) was set to start Saturday at Kansas
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican volunteer searcher criticized in the past by the government has found more human remains in Mexico City and officials have attacked her for it — again. The existence of clandestine body dumping grounds is sensitive for Mexico’s ruling Morena party. Morena, which is running the former Mexico City mayor
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks. WHO said Saturday that countries agreed to amend the International Health Regulations such as by defining a “pandemic emergency” and helping developing countries better access financing
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting in southern Arizona early Saturday morning. Five people were also injured, including another officer, during the incident. The shooting took place around 2 a.m. local time when officers were dispatched to a “disturbance at a home,” according to
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say they took 34 people into custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum. Hundreds of protesters marched on the museum Friday afternoon, set up tents in the lobby and unfurled a “Free Palestine” banner over the building. Museum officials say there was damage to artwork
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