By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire caused by suspected arson spread through an office building in South Korea’s Daegu city, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others. Dozens of firefighters and vehicles quickly put out the blaze late Thursday morning on the second of a seven-floor
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth homered, doubled, singled and had five RBIs, and Sean Manaea outpitched former teammate Chris Bassitt to lead the San Diego Padres to a 13-2 rout of the New York Mets. Cronenworth fell a triple shy of his second career cycle. He collected the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Donovan Walton scored on a fielding error by Charlie Blackmon in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Walton began the inning at second base and stayed there after pinch-hitter Brandon Crawford popped out.
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EL PASO, Texas — Deputies from the El Paso Sheriff’s Office held active-shooter training for students interested in a law enforcement career. The Explorer Post is a group of high schoolers who have an interest in a law enforcement career and get to train with actual deputies who provide real-life training. On Wednesday, students got
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UVALDE, Texas — A Texas House Investigative Committee will hold its first public hearing Thursday morning regarding the events of the shooting at Robb Elementary. House Speaker Dade Phelan announced the creation of the committee on June 3. The committee is being led by a Lubbock Republican, state Rep. Dustin Burrows. El Paso Democrat Joe Moody, a
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Notre Dame junior Dylan Jacobs overcame a fall to win the 10,000 meters at the opening day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Wednesday. Jacobs took the lead on the final lap and held off runner-up Alex Maier of Oklahoma State to cross the finish line in 28 minutes,
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Golden State Warriors’ last chance at pulling out a comeback victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals ended during a scramble that went Boston’s way with 3½ minutes left that went Boston’s way. Marcus Smart emerged with the ball, and the Celtics held on
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Al menos 14 personas murieron luego de enfrentamientos entre mineros que se disputan terrenos en el distrito de Atico, provincia de Caravelí, en la región Arequipa, Perú, informó la agencia estatal de noticias Andina este miércoles. Las hostilidades se iniciaron el pasado 2 de junio. Según la agencia
Continue Reading BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about three foreign fighters who were sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of Britain’s foreign secretary. Her name is Liz Truss.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade growth rebounded in May after anti-virus restrictions that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers began to ease. The customs agency said exports surged 17% over a year earlier to $308.3 billion, up from April’s 3.7% growth. Imports rose 4% to $229.5 billion, accelerating
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By Sanyo Fylyppov and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When Ukrainian forces regained control of Katyuzhanka, a village north of Kyiv that had been under Russian occupation for more than a month in March, they found the local school wrecked. Any equipment that hadn’t been stolen was smashed, there was a makeshift cemetery in the school yard
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings fueled Oklahoma’s record-setting offensive burst to help the Sooners move a victory away from successfully defending their Women’s College World Series title. Each hit two home runs and top-seeded Oklahoma set a World Series record with six home runs, rolling
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings fueled Oklahoma’s record-setting offensive burst to help the Sooners move a victory away from successfully defending their Women’s College World Series title. Each hit two home runs and top-seeded Oklahoma set a World Series record with six home runs, rolling
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children’s privacy online. The ongoing work will include toughened enforcement of a long-standing law governing kids’ online privacy and eyeing the algorithms used by
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Throughout the postseason, the Boston Celtics had played their best basketball away from home. Not anymore. Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Celtics rode the energy of a raucous TD Garden crowd to beat back another third-quarter onslaught by Golden State
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Hasta el momento no se ha establecido ningún vínculo entre el sospechoso bajo custodia policial y la desaparición del experto en asuntos indígenas Bruno Pereira y el periodista británico Dom Phillips, según dijo este miércoles el secretario general de Seguridad del Estado de Amazonas, Carlos Alberto Mansur, en una conferencia de
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Merrill Kelly allowed one hit over six innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks hit three homers to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0, snapping a four-game skid. Christian Walker hit a two-run homer and Josh Rojas and Jordan Luplow added solo shots for the Diamondbacks, who stopped a 26-inning scoreless streak with a five-run
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a run-scoring double to tie for the major league lead in RBIs, Shane Bieber pitched neatly into the fifth inning before a long rain delay and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 Wednesday night. Ramírez went 2 for 4 with a stolen
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a run-scoring double to tie for the major league lead in RBIs, Shane Bieber pitched neatly into the fifth inning before a long rain delay and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 Wednesday night. Ramírez went 2 for 4 with a stolen
Continue Reading By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched eight sharp innings and the surging Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs to rout the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers 10-0. The Phillies won their season-high sixth in a row, five of them since interim manager Rob Thomson took over when Joe Girardi was fired on
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tony Gonsolin improved to 7-0, tossing three-hit ball over six innings, and Will Smith and Cody Bellinger homered early to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Smith hit a two-run drive in the first inning, and Bellinger made
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins cruised to an 8-1 victory that stopped the Yankees’ seven-game winning streak. Byron Buxton and Ryan Jeffers each hit home runs in the fifth inning off Nestor Cortes to send the New York left-hander to an early exit. Cortes allowed season highs in
Continue Reading By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick delivered by the legendary Thai Stick variety. The public health minister’s plan to distribute 1 million
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena had three hits and four RBIs against his original team to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3. Arozarena, the 2021 AL Rookie of the Year, was a St. Louis prospect with 19 games of major league experience
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By Steve Almasy, CNN An Arizona man is suing American Airlines, claiming the airline’s negligence led to him spending 17 days in jail after he was misidentified to police investigating a burglary at a duty-free shop in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in 2020, according to court documents. The 26-page lawsuit, filed Monday in a
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched nine scoreless innings, Jesús Aguilar hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1. Alcantara extended his scoreless string to 18 innings and has completed at least eight innings in four of his past five starts. The 26-year-old allowed six hits
Continue Reading Associated Press TIPP CITY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a Meijer distribution center in western Ohio was heavily damaged as employees inside heeded tornado warnings and sought shelter. Joel Smith, director of the Miami County Emergency Management Agency, said nobody was injured at the facility and there have been no reports of injuries from the
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have placed Kiké Hernández on the 10-day injured list with a right hip flexor strain. Boston made the move Wednesday night before facing the Los Angeles Angels. The versatile Hernández has been Boston’s leadoff hitter and starting center fielder lately, but he has been dogged by pain
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Michael Harris gave Atlanta the lead with a two-run triple in the fifth inning that spoiled Jared Koenig’s major league debut, and the surging Braves beat the skidding Oakland Athletics 13-2. Ian Anderson pitched six solid innings and the Braves rallied from a 2-0 deficit
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Ariel Atkins scored 19 points, Natasha Cloud made two free throws with six seconds left and the Washington Mystics held off the Chicago Sky 84-82 to avenge a series loss Sunday. Washington closed the first half on an 11-3 run to take a 45-40 lead and extended it to 57-42 after scoring
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