Associated Press stories, Page 612
Rupert Murdoch ties the knot for the 5th time in ceremony at his California vineyard
NEW YORK — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, 93, has married for the fifth time, his corporation, News Corp, confirmed Sunday. Murdoch and Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, wed Saturday in a ceremony at his vineyard estate in Bel Air, California. Photographs of the newly married couple were...
Organizers say record-setting drag queen story time reading kicks off Philadelphia Pride Month
PHILADELPHIA — Organizers of a drag queen storytime reading at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia say several hundred people helped establish a world record for attendance at such an event to kick off Pride Month celebrations in the birthplace of America. The event Saturday, hosted by the Philadelphia Gay...
Oil producers led by Saudis extended supply cuts amid slack prices
FRANKFURT, Germany — Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries on Sunday extended output cuts through next year, a move aimed at supporting slack prices that haven’t risen even amid turmoil in the Middle East and the start of the summer travel season. The OPEC+ alliance, made up of members...
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops who fought from D-Day beaches 80 years ago to Adolf Hitler’s fall, helping free Europe of...
Republicans make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach
TOLEDO, Ohio — Donald Trump says the Biden administration’s policy to promote electric vehicles is a “radical plan” that would kill the economy in automaking states. Republican allies in the petroleum industry have spent millions on ads that say President Joe Biden’s tax credit for EV buyers will cost Americans...
Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province. The shutdowns were in place in all but three regions of Ukraine following Saturday’s drone...
No marathons as Swiatek, Gauff sprint into French Open quarterfinals, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas also win
PARIS — After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a crushing 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova. U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1,...
No one at the French Open loves it when matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solution
PARIS — Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often turn into way-past-midnight sessions. “I just like to sleep normally,” the No. 1-ranked player explained. Catching the right amount of...
Yuka Saso wins another U.S. Women’s Open, this time for Japan
LANCASTER — Yuka Saso became a U.S. Women’s Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote: the first Filipino to win the Women’s Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan to win women’s golf’s biggest event. No matter the...
Panthers back in Stanley Cup Final, top Rangers in 6 games
SUNRISE, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers, 2-1, on Saturday night. The Panthers — who lost the final to Vegas last...
Sabalenka, Rybakina reach French Open 4th round
PARIS — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets Saturday. Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, seeded fourth, beat Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-4, 6-2. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka, seeded second, followed her on Court Philippe Chatrier and won...
Coach Emma Hayes makes successful debut with U.S. women’s national team in 4-0 win over South KoreaVideo
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The new coach had one overriding instruction for her new players: Pay attention to the little things. It’s a message taken to heart. Emma Hayes made a successful debut with the U.S. women’s national team, watching Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson score twice each in a...
Robert MacIntyre eagles 17th, takes 4-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian OpenVideo
HAMILTON, Ontario — Robert MacIntyre made a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th to cap a late surge Saturday and take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the RBC Canadian Open. Tied for the second-round lead with Ryan Fox, MacIntyre shot a 4-under-par 66 to get to...
Minjee Lee with 66 forges a 3-way tie in the US Women’s OpenVideo
LANCASTER — One shot put two-time major champion Minjee Lee right in the mix Saturday in the U.S. Women’s Open, and she surged her way to a 4-under-par 66 that gave her a share of the lead with Stanford alum Andrea Lee and Wichanee Meechai. Andrea Lee overcame a few...
Champions League final: Real Madrid seals 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia DortmundVideo
LONDON — In an explosion of gold and silver confetti, Real Madrid held aloft the Champions League trophy for a record-extending 15th time Saturday. The most familiar sight in the history of European club soccer’s greatest competition felt as fresh as ever after a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in...
As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans ‘I’m so sorry for ever leaving’Video
NEW YORK — 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,” Strawberry said,...
Kyrie Irving said Mavericks were just getting started — He was right
Kyrie Irving was not making a threat, nor was he boasting, nor was he saying anything that would be considered outlandish. It was the final week of the regular season. He and the Dallas Mavericks had just clinched a division title, and Irving was asked to talk about what it...
Oilers 1 victory away from Stanley Cup chance
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins never has been this close to playing for a Stanley Cup since the Edmonton Oilers took him with the first overall draft pick in 2011. It’s been even longer for the franchise that has won the Cup five times. Edmonton was right in the middle of a span...
Stewart-Haas drivers adjusting to uncertain future with NASCAR team planning to foldVideo
MADISON, Ill. — As he’s trying to race his way into the NASCAR Cup series playoffs, Chase Briscoe now faces a fresh challenge with the potential for his Stewart-Haas Racing team to deteriorate around him. Owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced this week that the four-team garage would cease...
From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and likely...
Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
WASHINGTON — Embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign of vengeance and political retribution as the GOP runs to reclaim the White House. Almost no Republican official has stood up to suggest...
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul postponed after Tyson’s health episode
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend. Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Tyson became nauseous and dizzy...
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home
A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran,...
U.S. defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
SINGAPORE — United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his Chinese counterpart in avoiding “miscalculations and...
Hostage families call for cease-fire deal pushed by Biden; Israel says conditions must be met
TEL AVIV, Israel — Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by U.S. President Joe Biden to end the nearly 8-month-long war and bring their relatives home, but Israel’s government said conditions for a cease-fire still must be met. Biden...
