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Israel’s strikes against Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel appeared to be expanding its air campaign against Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear program, as U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message warning residents of the capital to evacuate. “IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,”...
At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — At least 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital. Palestinian witnesses told The Associated Press...
Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would “waste time.” One lawmaker and her husband were killed, and the second legislator and his wife sustained serious injuries in the shootings...
Jalen Williams scores 40 as Thunder beat Pacers to move 1 win away from NBA title
OKLAHOMA CITY — Game 5 was starting to look like Game 1 all over again. Oklahoma City, at home, takes a huge lead. Indiana comes roaring back in the fourth quarter. Indiana won that one. This time, the Thunder crafted a different ending — and a 3-2 lead in the...
New Jersey can have grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course. The Diocese of Camden previously had argued that a court rule...
Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts, lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday proposed deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent in draft legislation unveiled for his “big, beautiful bill.” The proposals from Republicans keep in place...
Oilers coach still not naming starting goalie for Stanley Cup Final Game 6Video
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s anyone’s guess who starts in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Coach Kris Knoblauch did not say Monday whether it would be Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard....
Christian McCaffrey hopes longer offseason leads to better health in 2025 for 49ersVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The biggest beneficiary of an extended offseason for the San Francisco 49ers just might have been star running back Christian McCaffrey. A year after he was limited to just four games because of injuries to his Achilles tendon and knee, the engine of San Francisco’s high-powered...
Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company
DENVER — A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, was awarded $2.3 million in damages. He...
Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination. U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts said the administration’s process was “arbitrary and capricious” and that it did not...
Officers who cover their faces could be charged with a misdemeanor under California proposal
SAN FRANCISCO — Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday. The bill would require all law enforcement officials show their faces and be identifiable by their uniform, which should...
Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut to return to Coney Island hotdog eating contest after contract dispute
The champ is coming back to chomp. Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut announced Monday he will return to compete in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping last year’s gastronomic battle for the coveted Mustard Belt. “This event means the world to me,” Chestnut,...
Doctor charged with supplying Matthew Perry ketamine will plead guilty to distributing the drug
LOS ANGELES — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a...
Doctor who helped supply Matthew Perry ketamine to plead guilty to drug charges
LOS ANGELES — A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the months leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a...
‘Dialed in’ from October, the Panthers are a win away from repeating as Stanley Cup championsVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The banner commemorating the first Stanley Cup title in Florida Panthers history had not been raised to the rafters yet when a newcomer realized just what it was like to join the champions on a title defense. It was their final exhibition game in Quebec City...
Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitches 3rd no-hitter in CWS history, strikes out 19 against Murray StateVideo
OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years on Monday, striking out a record 19 and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory. Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas in...
U.S. and U.K. announce trade deal, but steel imports still being negotiated
BANFF, Alberta — U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that they had signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on U.K. auto and aerospace industry imports — but they are still discussing how to handle steel production. The pair spoke to reporters at...
Leonard Lauder, who globalized family cosmetic business, dies at 92
NEW YORK — Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at 92. Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a release Sunday and said he died Saturday surrounded by family. Lauder, the eldest son of Estee and Joseph H. Lauder,...
Donald Trump is the 1st president in 116 years to not be invited to NAACP convention
The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history. NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the move at an...
Wall Street recovers from Friday’s shock as stocks rise, oil prices ease
NEW YORK — Calm returned to Wall Street on Monday as U.S. stocks rose and oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to reclaim most of its drop...
‘Mother Nature at its worst:’ Death toll from flash floods climbs to 6 in West VirginiaVideo
WHEELING, W.Va. — The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia rose to six as residents tried to clean up with the threat of more rain on the way. At least two people remained missing in the state’s northern panhandle after torrential downpours Saturday night, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said...
Trump to depart the G7 early as conflict between Israel, Iran shows signs of intensifying
KANANASKIS, Alberta — President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U.S. leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.” World leaders had gathered in Canada with the specific goal of...
Death toll from attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say
DAKAR, Senegal — The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 150, survivors said Monday as the villagers were still digging through burned homes, counting their dead and looking for dozens of people still missing. Assailants stormed Benue state’s Yelewata community...
Midway along the Appalachian Trail, weary thru-hikers find refuge and an ice cream challenge
GARDNERS, Pa. — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream challenge. Nearly 40 minutes and 2,500 calories later, the dairy farmer from Chapel Hill, Tennessee,...
A look at the first artificial solar eclipses created by 2 European satellites
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand totality for scientists. The European Space Agency released the eclipse pictures at the Paris Air Show on Monday. Launched late last year, the...
