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Monthly Archives: June, 2023

Biden to host outgoing NATO secretary-general Stoltenberg as competition to replace him heats up

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is welcoming outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to the White House for talks on Monday as the competition to find his successor...

Trump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday night in North Carolina that he would endorse Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson for governor in...

No script at Tony Awards, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history-making wins

There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all due...

Long commutes start after part of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia following tanker truck fire

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a...

Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team’s first title

DENVER (AP) — Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on...

Elvis Presley’s cousin lifts Democrats’ hopes in Mississippi governor’s race

GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — Conservative Mississippi is tough territory for Democrats, but the party sees an unusual opportunity this year to unseat first-term Republican Gov....

Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department...

60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love,...

Sabally sisters to play against each other for 1st time Sunday in WNBA game on ABC

NEW YORK (AP) — Satou and Nyara Sabally were never competitive with each other growing up in Germany. Their mom made sure of that. The...

Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him...

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have...

New York lawmakers pass bill that considers reparations for slavery

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill...

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