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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency. The World Cup returns to the U.S. on Friday for the first time in 32 years after Trump threw himself into winning the bid to co-host the soccer tourney during his first term. He’ll be feted Sunday, his 80th birthday, during a UFC fight night that’s expected to draw […]

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Republican political candidates routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump. But in upstate New York, Anthony Constantino is taking it to another level. Constantino, a political newcomer and candidate in the June 23 Republican primary to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, boasts a giant “Vote for Trump” sign atop his successful sticker business in the city of Amsterdam. He recorded a hip-hop album titled “Thank you […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — William Karlsson left the ice, and the Vegas Golden Knights’ night went south. With Karlsson knocked out of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final because of injury, the Golden Knights took four penalties that turned into two power-play goals against. Carter Hart allowed four goals for a fifth consecutive game in the series, and now his team is on the brink of elimination after losing […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defense minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home. The full version of the Seoul Central District Court’s ruling was not immediately available. The same court earlier sentenced Yoon […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the iconic performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday. The board voted Thursday to seek a stay of U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper’s May 29 ruling that said Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center, according to a […]

By John Irish PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups will meet in France on Friday to urge the international community not to abandon a two-state solution, as Paris seeks to keep the issue alive amid the Middle East war. The meeting, attended by foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries, marks one year since the U.N.-backed New York Declaration, which set out a […]

HONG KONG, June 12 – China warned communities in its northwestern Xinjiang and nearby regions on Friday to prepare for “extreme floods” this summer, driven by abnormally high temperatures, heavy rainfall, and rapid glacier melt. Xinjiang’s Taklamakan Desert, China’s largest, experienced its first flood of the year in early June, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday, showing footage of water filling the typically arid dunes. While the Taklamakan has experienced […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night’s game against Pittsburgh due to left knee inflammation. The reigning NL MVP hit his 13th homer of the season, a solo shot, in the third inning. He also had a single and walked twice, reaching base in all four of his at-bats. It was not immediately clear […]

Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the case of his girlfriend’s death earlier this year. A grand jury returned the indictment on Tuesday, USA Today and others reported. Hamilton County (Tenn.) District Attorney Coty Wamp told local outlet WTVC that prosecutors dismissed a charge of tampering with evidence and “will focus solely on the murder.” Wamp also said that the death […]