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Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 2nd 6 RBI game is one for the Cubs’ history books
No matter where Craig Counsell puts Pete Crow-Armstrong in the Chicago Cubs lineup, the center fielder is producing at a record rate. Crow-Armstrong’s first career grand ...
Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo vividly remembers receiving a call around midnight from a community activist. The caller told him to watch a video spreading on ...
President Donald Trump is set to give the commencement address to West Point graduates
President Donald Trump is delivering his first military commencement address since returning to office. The Republican president is set to speak to West Point’s graduating class ...
What keeps the safety director of the most vulnerable spot in US up at night before hurricane season
No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys. The chain of islands celebrated by singer Jimmy Buffett in his odes to tropical escapism ...
At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer
It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump’s top priority in Congress, his “big, beautiful bill.” House Speaker Mike Johnson ...
Cannes prepares to award the Palme d’Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak
Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies? That’s one of the big questions heading into the presentation of the Palme d’Or on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. The past ...
12 injured when tree falls at Diablo Valley College graduation ceremony
Diablo Valley College says a tree fell during a graduation ceremony on Friday evening and injured 12 attendees. The school says the incident happened at 6:54 p.m. toward the end of ...
‘Upset,’ drunk San Francisco man punched bar’s window over closing time: police
A 50-year-old San Francisco man was found with bloodied knuckles while drunk driving after he had just punched and “completely shattered” a glass window of a popular ...
Oilers get even with 3-0 win over Stars in Game 2 of the West final
Connor Brown scored after getting hit in the mouth by a skate, Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the ...
Friends of Oakland Animal Services reach out to community amid budget cuts
Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) is reaching out to the community for support for, what it calls, “catastrophic” budget cuts. OAS — the animal shelter for the ...
Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in 114-109 victory
Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Myles ...
Judge denies stay request, lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down peace institute
A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the U.S. Institute of Peace back to its acting ...