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Gov. Newsom signs housing bill overhauling California's landmark environmental law
LOS ANGELES (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California's landmark environmental protection ...
Jul 01, 2025

Alex Delvecchio, Hall of Famer and former linemate of Gordie Howe, dies at 93
Alex Delvecchio, the Hockey Hall of Famer and former linemate of Gordie Howe, has died. He was 93. The Detroit Red Wings announced the news on social media Tuesday. The cause of death was unknown. The...
Jul 01, 2025

Springer's grand slam, seven RBIs lifts Blue Jays to 12-5 win over Yankees
TORONTO - George Springer drove in seven runs with a grand slam, a solo homer and a two-run single to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-5 win against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. The Blue Jays (4...
Jul 01, 2025

US won't send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military assistance
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is halting some shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles of such supplies have declined too much, officials sai...
Jul 01, 2025

Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say there were no injuries after a TransLink Bus attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle and instead crashed into a traffic pole in Surrey, B.C. They say of...
Jul 01, 2025

Canada-U.S. citizen in custody in deadly St. Lawrence River human smuggling case
WASHINGTON - A dual Canadian-American citizen that United States authorities allege was part of a deadly human smuggling operation that left migrants drowned in the St. Lawrence River was arrested las...
Jul 01, 2025

Jets sign Cole Koepke, Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forwards Cole Koepke and Tanner Pearson to one-year contracts worth US$1 million apiece. Pearson, 32, had 12 goals and 15 assists in 78 games for the Vegas Gol...
Jul 01, 2025

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas
WASHINGTON (AP) - The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women's sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of f...
Jul 01, 2025

Coco Gauff is out in the first round of Wimbledon with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 loss to Dayana Yastremska
LONDON (AP) - Coco Gauff became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open, eliminated 7-6 (3), 6-1 by unseede...
Jul 01, 2025

Stars hire Oilers assistant Glen Gulutzan as head coach, his second stint with Dallas
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have hired Glen Gulutzan as their head coach 12 years after he was fired from his first stint with them by the general manager who is still there. GM Jim Nill, wh...
Jul 01, 2025

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