Jun 06 Surprise merger announcement ends feud between PGA Tour and LIV Golf By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia's golf venture and now is joining forces with it. Continue reading
Jun 06 Federal judge blocks Florida ban on gender-affirming care for minors in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’ By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The lawsuit challenges the law Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the same week he announced a run for president. The ruling was narrowly focused on the three children whose parents brought the suit. Continue reading
Jun 06 Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case, averting trial right before it would’ve started By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Minutes after jurors were to begin assembling in a courtroom, a calendar entry in the official court record said: “TRIAL OFF.”… Continue reading
Jun 06 Entrepreneur, 2-year-old daughter among victims of Virginia plane crash, family and friends say By Sarah Brumfield, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The plane's erratic flight path directly over the nation's capital prompted the military to scramble fighter jets, causing a sonic boom heard in Washington, Maryland and Virginia. Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: Biden speaks of accomplishments during Cabinet meeting By Josh Boak, Associated Press The White House is launching a website to map and track tens of thousands of infrastructure projects and private manufacturing investments, an effort by the administration to show the positive impact of its policies on the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Jun 06 World War II veterans honored at 79th D-Day anniversary By Sylvie Corbet, Tara Copp, Associated Press Many reenactors came to Omaha Beach at dawn Tuesday to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Continue reading
Jun 06 Officials investigate whether DeSantis was involved with recent flight bringing asylum-seekers to California By Trân Nguyễn, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press They are the latest apparent instances of a Republican-led state transporting migrants to one controlled by Democrats. Continue reading
Jun 06 Atlanta City Council approves project decried as ‘Cop City,’ rejecting activists’ fierce opposition By R.J. Rico, Associated Press For about 14 hours, residents again and again took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds to build the huge facility in a large urban forest in a poor, majority-Black… Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: Biden says Chiefs are ‘building a dynasty’ as he hosts Super Bowl champs at White House By Associated Press Speaking on the South Lawn, Biden praised the team for playing with “the real joy of the game and love for each other and the great city you represent.”… Continue reading
Jun 05 WATCH: When and how are you supposed to tip? By Nicole Ellis, Cecilia Lallmann The pandemic made consumers more generous. But they’re also tipping more because there are more requests for tips. Here’s what you should know. Continue reading