KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday to call for the release of her former Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it’s been 114 days since the seven-time WNBA All-Star was detained in Russia. “BG is our family,” Taylor said […]
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9 arrested after vicious assault on women in north China
HONG KONG — Chinese authorities arrested nine people on suspicion of violently assaulting several women at a restaurant after surveillance footage of the attack sparked widespread outrage. Footage from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time stamped 2:40 a.m. Friday, showed one of the men approaching a […]
Tony Awards has stars — and those usually far from spotlight
NEW YORK — Darren Criss’ favorite night of the year has arrived. It’s the Tony Awards. “I’ll never shut up about the Tonys. I love the Tonys,” he says. Criss will not only be watching the Tonys on Sunday, he’ll also be working. He’s co-host with Julianne Hough of a […]
Pair’s disappearance in Brazil’s Amazon tied to ‘fish mafia’
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil — A main line of police investigation into the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous official in the Amazon points to an international network that pays poor fishermen to fish illegally in Brazil’s second-largest Indigenous territory, authorities said. Freelance journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous […]
5 injured in shooting near Big Four Bridge in Kentucky
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated after the police initially said there was a fatality but later corrected themselves and said no one died from the shooting. Five teenagers were left injured after they were shot Saturday near the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, the The Louisville Metro Police […]
Texas massacre spurs Oregon gun-safety ballot initiative
SALEM, Ore. — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid that’s […]
Dozens of masked men arrested near Idaho pride event
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige […]
Mexico issues 7,000 temporary documents to migrants in south
HUIXTLA, Mexico — Mexico’s migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico. Hundreds of people were heading north in buses while others were spread out over various […]
Teen charged in shooting that injured 3 people at NC mall
GASTONIA, N.C. — A 17-year-old boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded three people at a North Carolina mall, police said. Two men and a woman were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening after they were shot in the parking lot of the Eastridge […]
Wisconsin judge finds GOP election investigator in contempt
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday found the investigator hired by Republicans to look into former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in the battleground state in contempt because of how his office responded to open records requests related to the probe. The ruling against the office led by […]