Braves acquire Canó in minor league trade for $1
The Atlanta Braves have acquired veteran second baseman Robinson Canó for $1 in a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres.
Author: Associated Press
St. Andrews still packs appeal and a test through centuries
Jack Nicklaus posed atop the Swilcan Bridge, birdied the last hole he ever played in a major championship and had no intention of ever returning to St. Andrews, not wanting anything to dilute from such a powerful ending to an incomparable career.
Griner’s name permeates WNBA All-Star Game, Team Wilson wins
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars wore Griner’s name and her No. 42 on the back of their jerseys for the second half of Team Wilson’s 134-112 victory over Team Stewart.
Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44B Twitter buyout deal
By Barbara Ortutay (AP)
Elon Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapse, after the Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter’s board Friday saying he is terminating the acquisition.
Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
By Mari Yamaguchi, Chisato Tanaka and Foster Klug (AP)
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned a nation with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.
Biden signs order on abortion access after high court ruling
By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and Chris Megerian (AP)
The actions he outlined are intended to mitigate some potential penalties women seeking abortion may face after the ruling but are limited in their ability to safeguard access to abortion nationwide. Biden acknowledged the limitations facing his office, saying it would require an act of Congress to restore access to abortion in the more than a dozen states where strict limits or total bans have gone into effect in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience
By Christopher Rugaber (AP)
America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to try to cool the economy and slow price increases.
Clemson’s Spencer Strider shines in Braves’ loss to Cardinals
Dylan Carlson hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the 11th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Thursday night to snap their four-game losing streak.
Trump White House counsel Cipollone to testify to 1/6 panel
By Farnoush Amiri (AP)
Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Chauvin gets 21 years for violating Floyd’s civil rights
By Steve Karnowski (AP)
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”
