A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark lead WNBA All-Star fan vote
By Doug Feinberg
38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. Some fishermen had quite a catch
BY JEFF MARTIN
U.S. NEWS
- By the time fishermen spotted them, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive.
- The hound dogs had plunged into a large Mississippi lake while chasing a deer, a diversion during a fox hunt.
- They weren’t going to survive — unless someone acted right away.
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Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final
By Stephen Whyno
ENTERTAINMENT
Prince William takes selfie with Taylor Swift at London Eras Tour
BY LISA LEFF
- Taylor Swift brings her blockbuster Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium this weekend.
- Some Swifties are wondering if they are witnessing the beginning of an extended goodbye.
- Swift posted a selfie with Prince William and Travis Kelce on Friday night.
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New Mexico judge rejects request to compel new testimony from movie armorer in Alec Baldwin trial
By Morgan Lee
Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field
By Alanis Thames
SPORTS
The Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach, an AP source says
BY GREG BEACHAM
BASKETBALL
- JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the L.A. Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells AP.
- The Lakers haven't yet publicly announced the decision to hire the former guard for his first coaching job.
- With no coaching experience, Redick was a proficient outside shooter for six teams before his retirement.
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New York moves to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
By Anthony Izaguirre
ENTERTAINMENT
Donald Sutherland, whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
BY JAKE COYLE
OBITUARY
- Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose career spanned from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died at 88.
- Son Kiefer Sutherland confirmed the death Thursday. No details were immediately available.
- He was known for offbeat characters like Hawkeye Pierce in “M.A.S.H." or the stoned professor in “Animal House.”
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Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It's clean and ready to rock the solstice
By Brian Melley
Issey Miyake's wind-inspired show takes flight at Paris Fashion Week
By Thomas T Adamson-Coumbousis
MUSIC
After Drake battle, Kendrick Lamar turns victory lap concert into LA unity celebration
BY RYAN PEARSON
ENTERTAINMENT
- Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert into a cathartic livestreamed celebration of Los Angeles unity.
- Lamar curated a three-hour concert at the Forum featuring a mix of up-and-coming LA rappers and stars.
- He performed his Drake diss songs “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA" and "Not Like Us," which he rapped in full four times.
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Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California
By Olga R Rodriguez
WEATHER
Tropical Storm Alberto forms in southwest Gulf, 1st named storm of hurricane season
BY ALFREDO PEÑA, MARIANA MARTÍNEZ BARBA
U.S. NEWS
- Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
- It's the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season.
- Alberto, which is bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and some flooding along the coasts of Texas and Mexico, is expected to make landfall in northern Mexico on Thursday.
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Detroit Pistons fire coach Monty Williams after one season that ended with NBA's worst record
By Tim Reynolds
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Birmingham's historic Rickwood Field welcomes the MLB
By Alanis Thames