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Kurt Busch squeezes past Larson for NASCAR win at Kansas SpeedwayVideo

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kurt Busch was slowly driving his Jordan Brand-styled ride toward victory lane at Kansas Speedway on Sunday when car owner Denny Hamlin stopped him in his tracks, ducked his head through the window and said, “We did it.” Did they ever. Busch survived a weary day...
Sheriff: 2 dead, 3 hospitalized in Houston market shooting

HOUSTON — Two people were killed and three more were taken to a hospital with injuries after a shooting Sunday at a bustling Houston flea market, authorities. The shooting at the open-air market arose from an “altercation” that involved at least two guns and all five of the people, according...
California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. — A man who opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church on Sunday was detained by parishioners, according to a sheriff’s official who called their intervention an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery.” One person was killed and four others were critically wounded...
Campaign: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman had stroke but is on way to ‘full recovery’Video

LANCASTER — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he had been hospitalized all...
‘Doctor Strange 2’ keeps hold on top spot in 2nd weekend

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” stayed on top of the box office charts during its second weekend in theaters, earning an additional $61 million from North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $688 million in global grosses, it’s already one of the highest grossing films of...
McConnell: Finland, Sweden ‘important additions’ to NATO

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO as he led a delegation of GOP senators to the region in a show of support against Russia’s aggression. McConnell also called on President Joe Biden to designate Russia as state...
Finland, Sweden inch closer to seeking NATO membership

BERLIN — Finland’s government declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden’s governing party on Sunday backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia has long bristled about NATO moving closer to its borders, so...
Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum

KYIV, Ukraine — Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by its wins on and off the battlefield. Finland decided to seek NATO membership as top diplomats from the...
In early primaries, voters favor polling places over mail

ATLANTA — The great vote-by-mail wave appears to be receding just as quickly as it arrived. After tens of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020, voters in early primary states are returning in droves to in-person voting this year....
Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics and arrived in the area a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the “express purpose” of killing as many Black people as possible, officials said Sunday. The chilling...
Capitals out in 1st round for 4th time since winning Cup in 2018

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin thinks it’s pretty messed up that the Washington Capitals haven’t won a playoff series since hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2018. This time, they have only themselves to blame. “We have it, but we just blow it away,” Ovechkin said Friday night after his team’s Game...
Max Domi, Antti Raanta help Hurricanes close out Bruins in Game 7

RALEIGH, N.C. — Max Domi scored twice in the second period, and Antti Raanta had 27 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins, 3-2, on Saturday to win the deciding Game 7 of their first-round playoff series. Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who finally put...
No sea serpents or mobsters, but Tahoe trash divers strike gold

STATELINE, Nev. — They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in concrete shoes or long-lost treasure chests. But scuba divers who spent a year cleaning up Lake Tahoe’s 72-mile shoreline have come away with what they hope will prove much more valuable: tons and...
Muñoz keeps Byron Nelson lead with local star Spieth 1 backVideo

McKINNEY, Texas — Sebastián Muñoz will be the “other” local guy in the final pairing of the final round of the Byron Nelson. It’s cool by the Colombian who now calls the Dallas area home and has at least shared the lead after all three rounds. Muñoz shot a 6-under-par...
From bummer to baby, Kyle Busch heads to Kansas on high noteVideo

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch stalked away from his battered car in controversial fashion last weekend at Darlington, his once-promising run in NASCAR’s throwback race having ended in frustration after Brad Keselowski’s blown front tire sent him spinning. It didn’t take long for Busch’s week to get a whole...
Djokovic back in a big final at Italian Open, vs. TsitsipasVideo

ROME — This is just what Novak Djokovic needed a week before the French Open. The top-ranked Serb beat Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-3, on Saturday at the Italian Open to reach his biggest final of the year. Having missed a big portion of the season because he wasn’t vaccinated against...

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