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Cavaliers reportedly hiring Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson as coach
CLEVELAND — Just days ahead of the NBA Draft, the Cavaliers picked their coach. Kenny Atkinson, an assistant with Golden State who helped Brooklyn rebuild before a puzzling departure, will be Cleveland’s new coach, a person familiar with decision told the Associated Press on Monday. The Cavs have been looking...
Conservancy that oversees SS United States seeks $500K to help relocate historic ship
The conservancy that oversees the SS United States has launched an urgent $500,000 fundraising campaign to help cover relocation expenses for the historic ship amid its uncertain future. The 1,000-foot ocean liner, which still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago, must leave its berth...
Dearica Hamby replaces Cameron Brink on USA’s 3×3 Olympic basketball team
NEW YORK — Before the season started, Dearica Hamby wrote her goals down on a basketball. On the list was making the U.S. 3x3 Olympic team. She didn’t initially achieve that because she wasn’t one of the four members of the squad chosen earlier this month. Now she can check...
Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes
OREGONIA, Ohio — At the end of their weeklong sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the boisterous kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a treasured annual tradition: after songs and skits around a bonfire, they write down their favorite memories on slips of paper. Most years, they...
Why are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?
All but one of the 30 of the Major League Baseball teams are hosting Pride Nights this season, most during Pride Month, which celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ culture and rights. The Texas Rangers are the only team without a Pride Night. They say they are committed to making everyone feel...
Pennsylvania woman drowns after being swept over waterfall in Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. — A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman drowned after being swept over a waterfall on the east side of Glacier National Park, park officials said. The woman fell into the water above St. Mary Falls at around 5:20 p.m. Sunday. She was washed over the 35-foot (11-meter) tall waterfall...
Man dies after being struck by roller coaster in restricted area of Ohio theme park
MASON, Ohio — A man who was struck by a steel roller coaster at an Ohio theme park last week after he entered a restricted area to retrieve his lost keys has died from his injuries. Arntanaro Nelson, 38, of Wilmington, entered a fenced area at Kings Island on Wednesday...
Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider
NEW YORK — Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector. CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was...
Mets closer Edwin Díaz faces a 10-game suspension after being ejected for foreign substance on hand
CHICAGO — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is facing a 10-game suspension after being ejected from the team’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night for having a foreign substance on his hand. Díaz would be the eighth pitcher suspended for sticky stuff since MLB cracked down...
Supreme Court rejects covid vaccine appeals from nonprofit founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals related to covid-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The justices did not comment in letting stand rulings against the group from the federal appeals courts in New Orleans...
Supreme Court rejects appeal from ex-reality star Josh Duggar
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Josh Duggar, a former reality TV star convicted of downloading child sexual abuse images. Duggar was on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting” with his large family before his 2021 conviction. The court did not elaborate on the...
Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people,...
A look back at the U.S. swimming trials, which were a big hit in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — The crowds were large and raucous. The biggest stars largely lived up to their billing. And plenty of promising young swimmers emerged over nine days in Indiana. The U.S. Olympic swimming trials wrapped up Sunday night with the final two events at Lucas Oil Stadium, rounding out the...
Seoul says North Korea has resumed balloon launches likely to drop trash in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea resumed launches of balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Monday night, South Korea’s military said, in the latest round of a Cold War-style campaign on the Korean Peninsula. The launches came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President...
Janet Yellen announces efforts to boost housing supply as high prices create a crunch
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is announcing new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will promote the new investments on Monday...
Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and a concussion in an ‘incident,’ Buckingham Palace saysVideo
LONDON — Princess Anne sustained minor injuries and a concussion following an incident on an estate in southwest England, the Buckingham Palace said Monday. The 73-year-old sister of King Charles III was hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full recovery, the palace said,...
Railroads must provide details of hazardous cargo immediately after a derailment under new rule
OMAHA, Neb. — A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately. Too often in past disasters like last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,...
‘Inside Out 2’ scores $100M in its 2nd weekend, setting records
NEW YORK — Weekend number two was just as joyous for “Inside Out 2.” The Pixar sequel collected $100 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, setting a new record for an animated movie in its follow-up frame in theaters. The previous best second...
Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Within days of each other, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on...
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal
TEL AVIV, Israel — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza was cast into doubt on Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war, comments...
Can Biden perform and can Trump be boring? Key questions ahead of high-stakes presidential debate
NEW YORK — Rarely, if ever, has one candidate in a presidential debate had so much material to use against the other. Republican Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts with serious charges in three other indictments still pending. As president, Trump nominated three of the justices who...
Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans
WASHINGTON — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump, an effort that dovetails with broader conservative preparations for a new White House. Tom Jones and his American Accountability...
Gunmen kill 15 police officers and several civilians in Russia’s southern Dagestan regionVideo
MOSCOW — More than 15 police officers and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed Sunday by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, its governor Sergei Melikov said in a video statement early Monday. The gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police...
Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark deliver with stars on hand in latest matchup between Sky, Fever
CHICAGO — Angel Reese had just pulled off the best performance of her young career to help the Chicago Sky rally past the Indiana Fever and old college rival Caitlin Clark on Sunday. There was one more thing to do before leaving the court. She shared an embrace with Naismith...
NASCAR masters art of racing on wet-weather tires at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. — After decades of races shortened or delayed by sprinkles or severe storms, NASCAR finally may have mastered the art of racing in the rain. Well, at least on a damp track. Christopher Bell drove the final 86 laps Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the...
