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The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. 3862v

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryce Elder, right, and catcher Drake Baldwin walk to the dugout after...

Bryce Elder’s masterful outing spoiled after Braves blow another lead to Giants 494a5r

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By The Associated Press
Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.

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Jockey Junior Alvarado reacts aboard Sovereignty (2), after crossing the finish line to win...

Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga 4t1a3q

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The Triple Crown concludes Saturday with the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes.

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Border Patrol personnel deploy tear gas during a demonstration over the dozens detained in an...

Immigration authorities extend activity in Los Angeles area amid street protests 4q3i4i

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By The Associated Press
U.S. immigration authorities extended activity in Los Angeles area on Saturday in the wake of protests at a federal detention facility.

National
This combo of images released by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows the recapture of...

Former police chief, convicted killer known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ captured after escaping prison 613i4a

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and JEFF MARTIN and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press
A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured.

National
FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, from left, Republican presidential nominee former...

Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates 4k5jv

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk.

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Coco Gauff of the U.S. plays a shot against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their final...

Coco Gauff becomes first American since Serena Williams to win French Open 3d2c11

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Coco Gauff has won the French Open for the first time.

National
A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven...

Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states 5v5e42

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest.

Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald, center left, is mobbed by teammates after scoring the...

Giants beat the slumping Braves 5-4 in 10 innings on a wild pitch 4d495k

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Tyler Fitzgerald scored on a wild pitch by Pierce Johnson with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Friday night for their third straight win.

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Spending has become a flashpoint since it comes as the Trump istration is slashing...

Leaders defend spending as much as $45 million for Army’s 250th anniversary parade 3t264

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press
Spending for the parade has become a flashpoint since it comes at a time when the Trump istration is slashing funding for personnel and programs across the federal government.

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Police are asking the public for help locating 32-year-old Travis Decker.

Search expands for former Army soldier accused of killing his 3 young daughters in Washington state 6dr4o

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a man wanted for murder.

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FILE - In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, Wichita State's Ron Baker runs during...

Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions 3s637

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer
A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday.

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FILE - A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge,...

Judge puts temporary hold on Trump’s latest ban on Harvard’s foreign students o2r14

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and CHRISSIE THOMPSON and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writers
If Trump’s measure were to survive this court challenge, it would block thousands of students who are scheduled to come to Harvard's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the summer and fall .

National
A jury convicted Maxwell Anderson of first-degree intentional homicide, dismembering a corpse,...

Jury finds man guilty of killing and dismembering 19-year-old woman on first date 5k2554

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
A jury found a Milwaukee man guilty Friday of killing and dismembering a 19-year-old college student on the night of their first date.

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FILE - Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference...

Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft t3049

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Elon Musk is threatening to decommission a capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station for NASA.

National
FILE- In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo a lone voter fills out a ballot alongside a row of...

Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump’s election overhaul executive order 224n1d

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Democratic state attorneys general are seeking to block President Donald Trump’s proposal for an overhaul of U.S. elections in a case that tests a constitutional bedrock — the separation of powers.

National
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and his wife Jennifer Rauchet, right, meet American WWII...

D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings 6w2p1g

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings.

National
The U.S. Supreme Court, is seen Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP...

Trump istration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place a691w

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The Trump istration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

National
FILE - A help wanted sign is posted in Lansdale, Pa., Friday, April 28, 2023.

Hiring in the US slows, yet employers added a solid 139,000 jobs in May 2s3y4o

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs.

National
The world’s most powerful man and its wealthiest began attacking each other in a spectacle...

Trump and Musk break up, and Washington holds its breath 4n1622

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press
The world’s most powerful man and its wealthiest began attacking each other in a spectacle that left Washington breathless.

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Nancy Wilson said the value of the instruments to her and her sister is "immeasurable."

Authorities arrest man accused of stealing instruments from rock band Heart 3c1q6r

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Nancy Wilson said the value of the instruments to her and her sister is "immeasurable."

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FILE - New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) smiles and points during an NFL football...

Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal 123qg

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press and WILL GRAVES
A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

National
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reaches for the ball against the Oklahoma City...

NBA Finals: Haliburton caps huge rally with winning jumper as Pacers stun Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 5l4ol

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
The Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

National
Authorities arrested Daniel Park, 32, of Washington state on Tuesday after he was extradited...

Man charged with supplying explosive chemicals to bomber of Palm Springs fertility clinic 6i6e5a

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and JAIMIE DING, OLGA RODRIGUEZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Federal authorities say they have arrested a Washington man who provided chemicals to make explosives used to bomb a California fertility clinic in May.

National
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed into law a measure banning transgender students from girls’...

Nebraska is the latest state to ban transgender students from girls’ sports 1i4s4w

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and MARGERY A. BECK
Republicans behind the effort say it protects women and their ability to fairly compete in sports.

National
Harvey Weinstein appears in state court in Manhattan as jury selection continues in his...

Jury deliberations begin in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial 4w2p2m

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and JENNIFER PELTZ and CEDAR ATTANASIO
Jurors have begun deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial, ending the first day without reaching a verdict.

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An Afghan man es in front of an air travel agency in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 5,...

Governments denounce Trump’s travel ban and vow to push back against US e3m2z

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and CHRIS MEGERIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Officials in some of the 12 countries whose citizens will be soon banned from visiting the United States vowed to push back against the U.S.

National
A homeowner around a sign ing Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, who was arrested on his way to...

A Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released 6t2j17

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A Massachusetts high school student who was arrested by immigration agents on his way to volleyball practice has been released from custody after a judge granted him bond Thursday.

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Trump ordena investigar acciones de Biden en la presidencia

Trump suggests Biden aides acted without then-president’s knowledge, but says he has no evidence 385e3a

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN
President Donald Trump is alleging that officials in Joe Biden’s istration might have in effect forged their boss's signature and taken broad actions he wasn’t aware of.

National
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss Russia's war on Ukraine...

Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’ 161nf

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and SEUNG MIN KIM, KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and GEIR MOULSON
President Donald Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.

Atlanta Braves
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (4) celebrates his solo homer against the...

Braves blow 6-run lead in 9th as Diamondbacks complete sweep 4l5w6o

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead, two-run double off Raisel Iglesias to cap a seven-run ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stunned the Atlanta Braves 11-10 on Thursday to sweep a three-game series.

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The U.S. Supreme Court, is seen Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP...

Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case over unemployment taxes f2h

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The Supreme Court decided Thursday that a Catholic charity doesn’t have to pay Wisconsin unemployment taxes.

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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, handguns are displayed at the Shooting, Hunting and...

Supreme Court blocks Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit alleging US gunmakers have fueled cartel violence 4l4t5p

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S.

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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024.

Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment, in a case from Ohio 6l5o60

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A unanimous Supreme Court has made it easier to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination.

National
President Donald Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House,...

Here are the 12 countries Trump placed under travel bans, and the 7 newly under travel restrictions 283973

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A proclamation Trump signed bans travelers from 12 countries and restricts those from seven others.

National
FILE - The Ford logo is seen above the entrance to the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck...

Ford recalls nearly half a million Explorers due to door trim that can detach while driving 6q6l4

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A remedy to fix the faulty part has not yet been determined.

National
Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl, from left to right, Evan Bouchard, Evander Kane, Ryan...

Draisaitl scores in OT, Oilers beat Panthers in overtime in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final 502u5m

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
Game 2 is Friday night in Edmonton before the series shifts to Florida for Games 3 and 4.

Atlanta Braves
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly delivers in the second inning of a baseball game...

Merrill Kelly outduels Chris Sale and Diamondbacks hold off Braves 2-1 26t5f

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
After walking three batters in the ninth to force in a run, Arizona reliever Justin Martinez struck out Michael Harris II with the bases loaded to end it.

National
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sept....

Trump orders investigation into Biden’s actions as president 586v3e

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and MATT BROWN
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his istration to investigate Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline” and raising questions about his use of the autopen to sign pardons and other documents.

National
Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces federal hate crime charges and state charges of attempted murder...

Judge halts the deportation of the family of the Boulder firebombing suspect a4873

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and REBECCA SANTANA
Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces federal hate crime charges and state charges of attempted murder in the Sunday attack in downtown Boulder.

National
President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at t Base...

Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday 1szo

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and CHRIS MEGERIAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI
President Donald Trump announced a full travel ban on people from 12 countries, and partial restriction for another seven countries is set to go into effect Monday.

National
FILE - Prisoners look out of their cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the...

Judge says migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get a chance to challenge their removals c91a

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST and NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump istration must give more than 100 migrants sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador a chance to challenge their deportations.

National
Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli airstrike as Palestinians fleeing Jabaliya move...

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire 286jr

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press and EDITH M. LEDERER
The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it’s not linked to the release of hostages.

National
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cabinet meeting via videoconference at Novo-Ogaryovo...

Trump says Putin told him that Russia will respond to Ukrainian attack on airfields 101k31

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.

National
Law enforcement investigate a vehicle after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Palm...

FBI arrests a man in New York linked to explosion at a California fertility clinic, officials say 1e3a53

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The FBI has arrested a man on charges linked to last month’s car bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.

National
This combo of images provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows an actual photo...

Arkansas authorities release photo rendering of ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ as manhunt continues j3c68

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Arkansas authorities have released a photo rendering of a convicted murderer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” who escaped from prison.

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Police are asking the public for help locating 32-year-old Travis Decker.

Authorities are searching for a Washington state father of 3 dead girls 4fh3j

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.

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Wake Forest head coach Tom Walter looks on prior to an NCAA college baseball tournament super...

Wake Forest baseball coach apologizes for apparent homophobic slur at NCAA regional vs. Tennessee 3b6t3x

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against Tennessee.

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Demetric D. Scott was charged with felony witness intimidation, identity theft and two counts...

Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump 4j3b21

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
A man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening Trump’s life in an effort to get another man who was a potential witness against him in a criminal case deported.

National
FILE - Minnesota Vikings' Jim Marshall is shown, Dec. 30, 1978, after practice for their NFC...

Vikings’ Purple People Eater Jim Marshall, the ‘all-time iron man,’ dies at 87 66412

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press and DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer
Marshall was one of the four of the famed Purple People Eaters front that formed the backbone of four Super Bowl teams.

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Harvey Milk (left), who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in...

Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship h3i15

Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth's objectives to “re-establish the warrior culture.”

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