Before his summit with North Korea's Kim, Putin vows they'll beat sanctions together (2024)

Christopher Bell used a three-wide, last-lap pass on Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race for the fourth straight time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old Bell remained undefeated at New Hampshire in the Xfinity Series and scored another win for Joe Gibbs Racing in the No. 20 Toyota. Sheldon Creed was second and Cole Custer third. Creed has two runner-up finishes this season and 10 overall in the Xfinity Series without a win in 86 career races. He’s tied with Dale Jarrett and Daniel Hemric for most second-place finishes before a victory.

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NEW YORK — Members of the New York City Deputy Sheriffs’ Association are demanding Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s resignation, claiming he has created a “hostile work environment” that has led to an exodus of rank-and-file members.

LOS ANGELES — Six weeks before Tom Girardi's criminal trial in Los Angeles is scheduled to begin, federal prosecutors revealed that they intend to introduce key evidence: that the disgraced former attorney allegedly spent more than $25 million of client and law firm money on the career of hi…

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CHICAGO — Buckingham Fountain is closed “until further notice” after vandals dyed the Grant Park landmark’s pool water red and spray-painted messages opposing the war in Gaza overnight.

Two more South African political parties will join the coalition that’s being formed to govern the country, bringing to nine the members of the next administration.

CHICAGO — After a few weeks of everything going right for the Mets, everything went wrong Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Giving the St. Louis Cardinals the lead with a three-run home run in the fourth inning on Saturday vs. the San Francisco Giants was not enough for Alec Burleson.

Jameson Taillon pitched seven crisp innings, Christopher Morel homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with an 8-1 victory. Taillon struck out a season-high 10 in his first win since May 4. The right-hander allowed one run and six hits. New York averaged 6.6 runs and 10.3 hits while going 12-3 in its previous 15 games, including an 11-1 victory in the series opener on Friday. But it was held in check by Taillon and two relievers on a hot afternoon at Wrigley Field. Francisco Alvarez homered for the second straight day for New York.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly approved new restrictions Friday on how watchdog commissions can investigate state and local officials for suspected public corruption and ethical violations, even as local officials say the move will likely result in less government oversight of…

Emily Engstler scored 10 of her career-high 23 points in the first quarter, Stefanie Dolson had her first double-double since 2022 and the Washington Mystics beat Dallas 97-69, handing the Wings their 10th consecutive loss. Engstler made 7 of 11 from the field, hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and grabbed nine rebounds. Dolson finished with 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. Karlie Samuelson scored 17 points for Washington (3-13), which has won three of four. Natasha Howard led the Wings with 19 points. Rookie Jacy Sheldon scored a season-high 16 points.

Breanna Stewart had 33 points, seven assists and six blocks to help the New York Liberty beat the Los Angeles Sparks 98-88. Sabrina Ionescu added 24 points and Kayla Thornton had 20 for New York, which has won 10 of its last 11 games, including the first meeting between the teams on Thursday 93-80. Stewart made sure they’d sweep the two games. Stewart scored 24 points and five assists to go along with five blocks. She became the first player in WNBA history to have over 20 points, five assists and five blocks in a half. Dearica Hamby scored 20 points to lead Los Angeles.

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Kevin De Bruyne has scored and Belgium has got its Euro 2024 campaign up and running with a 2-0 win against Romania in Cologne. The No. 3-ranked team in the world shook off the shock of losing to Slovakia in its opening game, with a dominant performance in front of the Belgium royal family at Cologne Stadium. Youri Tielemans got Domenico Tedesco’s team off to a flying with a goal from the edge of the area in the second minute. De Bruyne effectively killed the game off in the 80th after converting direct from Belgium goalkeeper Koen Casteels’ long kick.

NEW YORK — The loss of congestion pricing revenue will affect more than just the long-term expansion of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's transit system — it could leave aging subway cars to run on poorly maintained tracks and sideline normal repair and replacement activities for y…

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Florida Panthers find themselves in the unfathomable position of now having to play a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final after having initially mounted a 3-0 lead in the series against the Edmonton Oilers.

In the moment, the Florida Panthers didn’t see it.

The Michigan Supreme Court will consider whether to ban automatic life prison sentences for people who were 19 or 20 years old when they were involved in a major crime. The court took a significant step in 2022 when it said mandatory no-parole sentences for 18-year-olds violated the Michigan Constitution’s prohibition on “cruel or unusual” punishment. Now the court will consider whether to extend that principle to people who were 19 or 20. The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments in the months ahead in cases from Wayne and Oakland counties.