With NBA Finals tied at 2, Celtics try to stop Stephen Curry
Whether the Celtics can do a better job containing the two-time MVP will be a major key as the best-of-seven series resumes at Chase Center on Monday night with the teams tied 2-2.
Author: Associated Press
McIlroy defends Canadian Open title in strong LIV response
McIlroy has been one of the strongest opponents of the LIV Golf series and spoke out against the money being paid to players like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.
Braves beat Pirates 4-2, extend NL-best winning streak to 9
Clemson’s Spencer Strider outpitched Roansy Contreras in a matchup of hard-throwing rookies, Dansby Swanson had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves stretched their winning streak to nine games with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
3 wounded in shooting at North Carolina mall food court
Associated Press (AP)
Three people were being treated for wounds that were not life-threatening after a shooting Friday at a mall in North Carolina, police said.
Income tax cuts, rebates centerpiece of SC’s $13.8B budget
By Jeffrey Collins (AP)
Many South Carolina taxpayers may soon be getting several hundred dollars in tax rebates on top of a cut in their regular tax rates after a group of powerful lawmakers from the House and Senate agreed Friday to a compromise on the state budget.
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
By Zeke Miller (AP)
The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
US inflation hit a new 40-year high last month of 8.6%
By Christopher Rugaber (AP)
The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs.
Griner’s fate tangled up with other American held in Russia
Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. But the WNBA star’s case is tangled up with that of a lesser-known American also imprisoned in Russia.
Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting
By John Flesher and Ed White (AP)
The Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder.
PGA Tour says Saudi-paid players no longer eligible for tour
Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and other PGA Tour members who teed off in the Saudi-funded golf league Thursday are no longer eligible for PGA Tour events under penalties Commissioner Jay Monahan shared soon after the first tee shot was struck.
