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Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth to perform national anthem before Game 7 of NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY — At 4-foot-11, Kristin Chenoweth is still making it to the NBA Finals. The award-winning actress, singer, Oklahoma native, Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee and unabashed Thunder fan is performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Game 7 of the title series between the Thunder and the Indiana Pacers on...
Kevin Durant is going from the Suns to the Rockets in a blockbuster trade, AP source says
The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The Rockets are giving up Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and six future picks — including...
Iranian missile fired after U.S. strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel — Hours after the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Iran launched more than 40 missiles toward Israel on Sunday, wounding 23 people and destroying apartment buildings and homes in three cities. At an impact site in Tel Aviv, the blast had sheared off the face of...
Here’s how Iran could retaliate after U.S. strikes on its nuclear programVideo
Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it. By entering Israel’s war, the U.S. may have removed the last rationale for holding them in reserve. That could mean a wave...
Vance says Iran has a renewed chance to pursue ‘the path of peace’ after U.S. attack
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington. The...
What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the U.S. intervention
ATHENS, Greece — The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran, bombing three of the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear sites overnight in an attack it dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.” U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the sites were “completely and fully obliterated,” and warned there would be additional...
Transcript of Trump’s speech on U.S. strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON — A transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech on U.S. airstrikes on Iran on Saturday as transcribed by The Associated Press: Thank you very much. A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive, precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime. Fordo, Natanz...
White House photos show rare look inside the Situation Room as Trump authorizes strikes in Iran
WASHINGTON — One image shows President Donald Trump staring straight ahead stone-faced, monitoring the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites on Saturday. In another image, Trump stands as his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, appears to speak. And whenever Trump is pictured, he...
Trump ignites debate on presidential authority with Iran strikes and wins praise from Republicans
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s bombardment of three sites in Iran quickly sparked debate in Congress over his authority to launch the strikes, with Republicans praising Trump for decisive action even as many Democrats warned he should have sought congressional approval. “Well done, President Trump,” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South...
Trump’s big gamble in Iran is a risky moment after his pledges to keep U.S. out of ‘stupid wars’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed certainty his big gamble to directly assist the Israelis delivered a knockout blow to Iran’s nuclear program — even as many supporters and detractors alike were warning that U.S. military action could draw the United States into an expansive regional conflict. Trump, in brief...
New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he signed the bill, which is expected to draw a...
Braves place reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on injured listVideo
MIAMI — The Atlanta Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a fractured left rib cage. “He was doing his exercises (Friday) and felt like something wasn’t right,” manager Brian Snitker said before the Braves’ game Saturday against the...
U.S. strikes 3 Iranian sites, joining Israeli air campaign against nuclear program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel ‘s war aimed at decapitating the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. Addressing the nation from the...
Minjee Lee has 1st bogey-free round, takes Women’s PGA lead
FRISCO, Texas — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee took over the lead with the first bogey-free round for anyone during a windy week at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a 3-under-par 69 in the third round Saturday to move four strokes ahead of Jeeno Thitikul. Lee got to 6-under 210...
Tommy Fleetwood seizes control at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. — Tommy Fleetwood avoided the blunders by Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas, never missing a fairway Saturday and seizing on the good scoring conditions for a 7-under-par 63 for a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Travelers Championship. At stake for Fleetwood is a chance...
Club World Cup crowds swing from empty seats to ‘hostile’ atmospheres
MIAMI — As kickoff approached it was clear — the fans weren’t coming. The Club World Cup, soccer’s shiny, new competition, has been billed as the event to breathe new life into the world’s most popular sport. It began a week ago in the United States, where sports stadiums of...
NBA Finals: 2 teams, 1 game, 1 trophy. Pacers at Thunder will decide a champion
OKLAHOMA CITY — It started with 30 teams, most of them fairly optimistic about their chances when the season began eight months and 1,320 games and 35,543 3-pointers and 299,608 points ago. Only two teams remain. For one game. Game 7. The NBA season ends Sunday night when the Indiana...
Denny Hamlin celebrates new son with top spot for NASCAR race at PoconoVideo
LONG POND — Pocono Raceway paints its signature black rocks outside the garage in gold lettering with a last name and race car number highlighted to honor some of NASCAR’s greats. Jimmie Johnson has one. So does Richard Petty, among others. So where’s the celebratory boulder for Denny Hamlin, who...
Duke’s Cooper Flagg, Rutgers’ Ace Bailey headline NBA Draft’s available forwardsVideo
Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey were the first two names mentioned last summer when it came to college basketball’s top incoming freshmen. Now they’re the headliners among forwards in the NBA Draft. Flagg led Duke to the Final Four and became only the fourth freshman named Associated Press men’s national...
Judge blocks Trump administration’s cuts to National Science Foundation research
BOSTON — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in...
Jury awards $2.25 million to Georgia couple in suit over autopsy images of decapitated baby
ATLANTA — A jury has awarded a Georgia couple $2.25 million in their lawsuit accusing a pathologist of posting graphic videos of an autopsy of their decapitated baby. A Fulton County jury returned the verdict against Dr. Jackson Gates on Wednesday. The couple, Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr.,...
8 killed, 13 injured after hot-air balloon catches fire and falls in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ‘s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurtled toward...
After a senator’s posts about the Minnesota shootings, his incensed colleagues refused to let it go
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Lee has in recent years become one of the Senate’s most prolific social media posters, his presence seen in thousands of posts, often late at night, about politics. Fellow senators have grown accustomed to the Utah Republican’s pugnacious online persona, mostly brushing it off in the...
Man arrested after Utah No Kings rally shooting is released as investigation continues
A man accused of brandishing a rifle at a No Kings rally in Utah — prompting an armed safety volunteer to open fire and accidentally kill a protester — has been released from jail while the investigation continues. Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill’s office said Friday that it was...
Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility and says it’s preparing for possibly long campaign
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s military said Saturday it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks, while emphasizing it was preparing for the possibility that the war could turn into a lengthy campaign. Early Saturday, smoke could be seen rising from...
