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Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials report 27 aid-seekers killed in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A far-right Israeli minister visited and prayed at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, triggering regional condemnation and fears that the provocative move could further escalate tensions. The visit came as hospitals in Gaza reported that 27 more Palestinians seeking food aid were killed...
Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations
WASHINGTON — The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can “GO TO HELL!” Without...
Magnitude-3.0 earthquake shakes N.Y. area, USGS says
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles west of Central Park, at a depth of about...
Cameron Young builds 5-shot lead at Wyndham Championship in search of first win
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Young ran off four straight birdies on the front nine and stretched his lead to eight shots Saturday before he settled into a series of pars for a 5-under 65, giving him a five-shot lead in the Wyndham Championship as he goes for his first PGA...
Yamashita struggles and sees her Women’s British Open lead shrink to 1 shot over Kim
PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita was crooked off the tee and struggled on the greens, a rough combination that led to a hard-fought round of 2-over 74 on Saturday that shrunk her lead to one shot over A Lim Kim in the Women’s British Open. Yamashita, who led by three...
Chiefs’ Rashee Rice says he’s ‘completely changed’ after causing dangerous crash
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has “completely changed” after causing a chain-reaction crash last year on a Dallas highway that left multiple people injured, cost him more than $1 million in a settlement to victims and resulted in a 30-day jail sentence that he...
Luka Doncic agrees to 3-year, $165M contract extension with LakersVideo
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Luka Doncic’s first six months with the Los Angeles Lakers were more than enough to give him a vision of a glittering long-term future with his new team. He sees championship banners, trophies and team success while living in a cosmopolitan city and playing for a...
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones dismisses Micah Parsons’ trade request as negotiation talkVideo
OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones does not intend to trade Micah Parsons after the star defensive end said he wants to leave the team amid a breakdown in negotiating a contract extension. “Surely you guys have been around this stuff and know how to...
Sterling Sharpe gives fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame brother Shannon his gold jacket
Sterling Sharpe stood at the podium a few feet from his bronze bust, took off his new gold jacket and gave it to his fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame brother. Shannon Sharpe had given Sterling his first Super Bowl ring and now big brother was returning the favor on...
Pope thrills hundreds of thousands of young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival
ROME — Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of thousands of young people on Saturday to have the courage to make radical choices to do good, as he presided over his first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics during the highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year. Leo encountered...
Watchdog agency investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-candidate Donald Trump before his election to the White House last year. The...
Chase Briscoe in familiar spot in Iowa after claiming 6th pole position of season
NEWTON, Iowa — Chase Briscoe is starting on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. Finishing up front on a regular basis is his next goal. Briscoe won his sixth pole position of the season during Saturday’s qualifying, running a lap of 136.933 mph. Despite his...
Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-U.S. soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting
Authorities were scouring a mountainous area of western Montana on Saturday for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people. Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled The Owl Bar in the small town of Anaconda in a white pickup truck but ditched it at some...
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as U.S. envoy meets with hostages’ families
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and health workers said Saturday — a day after U.S. officials visited a GHF site...
Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds, covid-19 and more
Summer heat, outdoor fun … and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer. But it is possible to get the sniffles —...
What to know if you’re at risk of having your wages garnished over student loan debt
NEW YORK — Millions of student borrowers could begin having their wages garnished as soon as this summer, according to estimates from credit bureau TransUnion. The company predicts that by August roughly 3 million borrowers could move into default, meaning they’re 270 days past due on payments. At that point,...
It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs
WASHINGTON — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus. Job gains are dwindling. Inflation is ticking upward. Growth has slowed compared to last...
Chicago’s Wrigley Field chosen to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game
CHICAGO — The Friendly Confines are set to host The Midsummer Classic. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made it official, announcing during a news conference Friday at home plate that the 2027 All-Star Game will be held at Wrigley Field. Baseball’s second-oldest ballpark hasn’t hosted an All-Star Game since 1990. Chicago...
Bristol Motor Speedway set to host Tennessee’s first MLB game with record crowdVideo
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Bristol Motor Speedway is ready to make history by hosting the first MLB game in Tennessee. The stage, or in this case the racetrack, has been set for the biggest crowd for a regular-season baseball game at Saturday night’s MLB Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and...
Cameron Young in the lead when Wyndham Championship halted by storms
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cameron Young made two straight birdies to move ahead of defending champion Aaron Rai and then stuffed his tee shot on the par-3 16th into 6 feet when storm clouds gathered and halted play Friday in the Wyndham Championship. The second round was to resume at 7:30...
Analysis: Padres make waves at trade deadline again by dealing away top prospectVideo
For the second time in four years, A.J. Preller turned the San Diego Padres into the biggest stars of baseball’s trade deadline. In 2022, the San Diego general manager snagged slugger Juan Soto, sending James Wood, MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams and three others to Washington in an eight-player blockbuster. Then...
Sterling Sharpe hasn’t fully embraced his selection into the Hall of Fame because of an eye issue
CANTON, Ohio — Maybe the magnitude of the accomplishment will hit Sterling Sharpe when he walks on stage Saturday and sees his bronze bust that will be displayed permanently in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Green Bay Packers star wide receiver will be enshrined into football immortality...
Browns QB Kenny Pickett returns to practice field after hamstring injuryVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Quarterback Kenny Pickett returned to the field for the Cleveland Browns on Friday after missing three practices because of a hamstring injury. Pickett, the former Pitt star and Steelers first-round pick, did only individual work and did not participate in any team drills. It was still a...
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita and Rio Takeda pull away from the field at Women’s British Open
PORTHCAWL, Wales — Miyu Yamashita started and finished with short birdie putts and was flawless in between as she posted a 7-under-par 65 on Friday to build a three-shot lead over Rio Takeda going into the weekend of the Women’s British Open. The Japanese players, both among the top 15...
Trump injects a new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public. But when Trump signed the order Thursday night imposing new tariffs, the start date of the punishing import...
