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12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, when record 13 accomplished feat

12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, when record 13 accomplished feat

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Three games ended 11-10 on the same day for the first time.
Adrift for months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued them

Adrift for months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued them

MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — Lost at sea for months on a disabled catamaran, with no way to cook and no source of fresh water but the rain, Australian Timothy Shaddock said he expected to die. There was a lot to like about the experience, he said.
Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town.
No winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million

No winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold — again. It’s now one of two national lotteries with enormous jackpots but equally enormous odds against winning them.
Mothers hope for answers as authorities announce 'person of interest' in deaths of 4 women in Oregon

Mothers hope for answers as authorities announce 'person of interest' in deaths of 4 women in Oregon

SALEM, Ore.
Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where 'restorative justice' has boosted safety

Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where 'restorative justice' has boosted safety

TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is giving officials hope that a different approach to living conditions will reduce violence behind bars.
Israeli president's speech to Congress highlights 'unbreakable bond' despite US unease

Israeli president's speech to Congress highlights 'unbreakable bond' despite US unease

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s figurehead president speaks to Congress in an appearance Wednesday aimed at demonstrating what he calls the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the United States, despite U.S.
A key part of Biden's strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing

A key part of Biden's strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that is a key part of the Biden administration’s immigration policy.
DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation

DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For Ron DeSantis, it was supposed to be an important opportunity to help reset his stagnant Republican presidential campaign. But yet again, the moment was overshadowed by Donald Trump.
Honduras wants to build West's only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

Honduras wants to build West's only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there, tearing a page from neighboring El Salvador's unforgiving approach to murder, robbery, rape and ext
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