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Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to her 9th U.S. Championships title

Simone Biles continues Olympic prep by cruising to her 9th U.S. Championships title

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever.
Yuka Saso wins another US Women's Open. This one was for Japan

Yuka Saso wins another US Women's Open. This one was for Japan

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The first Filipina to win the U.S. Women's Open, and now the first from Japan. Sweetest of all for Yuka Saso was sharing the biggest prize in her sport with countries of both her parents.
South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock

South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for South Africa's political parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in its young democracy.
Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring other countries not to attend upcoming Ukraine peace talks

Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring other countries not to attend upcoming Ukraine peace talks

SINGAPORE (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China on Sunday of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organized peace conference on the war in Ukraine.
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops
2 dead, 7 injured after shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh

2 dead, 7 injured after shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh

PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — A shooting at a bar in suburban Pittsburgh has left two people dead and seven others injured, police said Sunday.
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Sunday as a possible candidate for the presidential election , seeking to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed
Triple-A catcher who was hit by a backswing is out of the hospital, resting and recovering

Triple-A catcher who was hit by a backswing is out of the hospital, resting and recovering

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Catcher Payton Henry of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons was released from the hospital on Saturday, a day after he was struck by a batter's backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher.
Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision

Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell has been sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in Idaho.
Voting ends in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power

Voting ends in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s 6 -week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term.
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