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Nasa Hataoka turns in prime-time show to lead U.S. Women's Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Neither the wind at Pebble Beach nor the stage of a U.S. Women’s Open could stop Nasa Hataoka, who delivered the best round in the toughest conditions Saturday for a 6-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead. Hataoka not only posted the low score of the championship,...
Chase Elliott looking for 1st 2023 win as he returns to home track in Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. — Chase Elliott says he can’t rely on repeating last summer’s success, starting with his home track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as his path to NASCAR’s playoffs. Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, has endured too much adversity in 2023 to assume he’ll extend his streak of seven...
At rainy Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz among those playing day after day — and winning
WIMBLEDON, England — Carlos Alcaraz played for the second straight day at Wimbledon and won again. So did Christopher Eubanks, Aryna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova. Stefanos Tsitsipas also won a match for the second day in a row, but on his fifth consecutive day on court. The rain early in...
3 Tigers pitchers combine to no-hit Blue Jays in 2-0 victory
DETROIT — Three Detroit Tigers pitchers combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays in a 2-0 win on Saturday. It was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers history. Matt Manning (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings and Jason Foley got four straight outs. Tigers closer Alex Lange came in for the...
Iowa GOP schedules leadoff presidential caucuses for Martin Luther King Day
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Republicans have scheduled the party’s presidential nominating caucuses for Jan. 15, 2024, putting the first votes of the next election a little more than six months away. The Iowa Republican Party’s state central committee voted unanimously Saturday to hold the leadoff contests on the third...
Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states
A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia,...
Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas began rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande on Friday in the latest escalation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar effort to secure the U.S. border with Mexico, which already has included bussing migrants to liberal states...
Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations involving Trump have cost more than $9 million
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations of former President Donald Trump’s retention of classified records and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election have cost more than $9 million over the first several months, according to documents released Friday. The special counsel’s office spent more than $5.4 million on...
Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth can go into effect — at least for now — after a federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily reversed a lower court ruling. Last month, a district court judge in Tennessee found that the state’s new law banning...
U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season
CHICAGO — Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she’ll retire at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement on Twitter, saying she “never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life...
Cameron Young leads John Deere Classic by 2
SILVIS, Ill. — Cameron Young shot a 7-under-par 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead halfway through the John Deere Classic and put himself into position to erase an unwelcome distinction from his PGA Tour resume. Young was at 13-under 129 at TPC Deere Run, with Garrick Higgo (66),...
Jay Monahan to return to PGA Tour commissioner role after month break
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work just over a month after he stepped away for a “medical situation” during a tumultuous time of working out a surprise commercial agreement with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. Monahan informed the PGA Tour’s policy board, players and staff that...
Judge: Lawyers can gather evidence for $40M lawsuit filed by teacher who was shot by 6-year-old
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy’s disciplinary files and accessing other records for a $40 million lawsuit against the school system, a judge ruled Friday. But the judge is...
With Griffey's help, MLB hosts HBCU All-Star Game hoping to create opportunity for Black players 
SEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. holds a plethora of titles, especially in this part of the country. Hall of Famer. Cultural icon. The guy who made baseball in the Pacific Northwest relevant. Arguably, the greatest of his generation. He even holds a title in association with MLB as a special...
Authorities charge 5 more in probe of child sexual abuse among Jehovah's Witnesses in Pennsylvania 
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4, the latest developments in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, at a Friday news...
Texas gunman in Walmart shooting that killed 23 gets 90 consecutive life sentences
EL PASO, Texas — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier...
Photos: Russia's war in Ukraine reaches the 500-day mark
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s war in Ukraine is set to reach the 500-day mark this weekend, a grim milestone for a conflict that rages with no end in sight. While the fighting had fallen largely into a stalemate, Ukraine’s government and its Western supporters hope a broad counteroffensive launched last...
'Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)' is here. Here's how to reconsider Taylor Swift's transformative album
LOS ANGELES — In 2010, newly anointed as a Grammy winner, Taylor Swift released “Speak Now,” her third studio album and her first without a single songwriting collaboration. Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008’s “Fearless” had inspired both acclaim and criticism for her bold bridges and keen lyricism — these...
Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France Pyrenees big stage; Jonas Vingegaard claims yellow jersey
CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE, France — Tadej Pogacar was not done yet. Just 24 hours after losing more than a minute to his biggest rival at the Tour de France — defending champion Jonas Vingegaard — Pogacar showed he was not ready to give up and revived the suspense at cycling’s biggest race....
Jonas Blixt gets hot on back 9 at John Deere Classic, takes 1st-round lead with 62 
SILVIS, Ill. — Jonas Blixt heated up on the back nine at TPC Deere Run on Thursday, playing his last six holes in 6-under-par for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead over Grayson Murray in the first round of the John Deere Classic. Murray was 8-under through 13 holes...
Xiyu Janet Lin takes early lead at U.S. Women's Open 
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Xiyu Janet Lin soaked up the views of Pebble Beach while letting her putter do the work Thursday for a 4-under-par 68, giving her the early lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open held at one of America’s most famous courses. With only mild wind and...
Britney Spears says Victor Wembanyama's security struck her; Spurs rookie says he was grabbed
LAS VEGA — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. Wembanyama said he wasn’t told Spears...
Pennsylvania governor calls on divided Legislature to finalize budget past deadline
HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro called on the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday to return to the Pennsylvania Capitol to finalize a state spending plan, as the state government neared a week without full spending authority. He disputed Republican accusations that he went back on his word about the $45...
OceanGate suspends operations after its Titan submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic 
The company that owned a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations. OceanGate announced the action in a brief statement posted atop its website. Contacted for additional information, a spokesperson declined to comment further....
Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case 
MIAMI — Donald Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he helped the former president hide classified documents from federal authorities, appearing with a new Florida-based lawyer to represent him as the case moves forward. Nauta was charged alongside Trump in June in a 38-count indictment...


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