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RUNAWAY BAY, Texas (AP) — A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday. Emergency responders worked through Saturday night and Sunday in the town of Runaway Bay to clear debris in order to reach damaged homes and provide medical care where needed, Wise County Judge J.D. Clark, who serves as the […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. A second officer was wounded in the Saturday […]

The Boston Bruins said forward Viktor Arvidsson won’t return to Game 4 of the team’s Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Arvidsson appeared to be hurt after receiving a hard check from Buffalo defenseman Mattias Samuelsson in his left arm during the first period. Arvidsson, 33, had 54 points (25 goals, 29 assists) in 69 regular-season games in his first season with Boston. He […]

Nine-year veteran offensive tackle Donovan Smith announced his retirement from football on Sunday. Smith played 136 games in his NFL career. He was a second-round pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was immediately plugged into the starting lineup and was a PFWA All-Rookie selection. He would go on to play eight seasons for the Buccaneers. Most notably, he was a starter on the team […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is available to play Sunday in Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers after clearing the NBA’s concussion protocol. Wembanyama, the league’s first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, missed Game 3 on Friday in Portland while going through the league’s concussion protocol. The Spurs won 120-108 to go up 2-1 in the series. […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long-delayed presidential election in the territories and eventual statehood. The Palestinian Authority, which administers semiautonomous areas of the West Bank but is left out of the U.S.-drafted ceasefire plan for Gaza, has described Saturday’s local election in central Gaza’s Deir […]

The Athletics activated two-time All-Star Brent Rooker from the 10-day injured list on Sunday and designated infielder Andy Ibanez for assignment. Rooker was sidelined with an oblique injury. He was injured during a game against the New York Yankees on April 9. Rooker is batting fourth and serving as the designated hitter in Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers. He was hitting .146 (6 for 41) with two home runs […]

Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for roughing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker. The date and time of the hearing has yet to be determined. Per the Ottawa Citizen, the hearing will transpire over the phone, therefore Greig cannot be suspended for more than five games. The incident occurred during a stoppage in play midway through the second period of […]

Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida animal import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a report from state wildlife authorities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation inspection report from August found that 21 sloths imported from Guyana died at an Orlando facility called Sanctuary World Imports in December 2024 when temperatures dropped into the 40-to-55 degree Fahrenheit (4.4 to 12.8 degrees Celsius) range. Sloths […]