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Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior major 07/01/2024 01:05pm • NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) ��� Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and win his second straight senior majo Campaign to get new political mapmaking system on Ohio���s ballot submits more than 700,000 signatures 07/01/2024 12:34pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Backers of a proposal to change Ohio���s troubled political mapmaking system delivered hundreds of thousands of signatures on Monday as they work to qualify for the statewide ballot this fall. Citizens Not Politicians dropped off more than 700,000 petition signatures to Repu Democrat Elissa Slotkin makes massive ad buy in Michigan Senate race in flex of fundraising 07/01/2024 12:07pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin is using her fundraising advantage in the race for Michigan���s coveted open U.S. Senate seat to drop $8 million on advertising in the final weeks leading up to the general election. Slotkin is the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic nom Officials repainting crosswalks in Ocean City with new safer design 07/01/2024 11:53am • For many of us, a getaway to a beach resort means parking the car and doing a lot of walking and biking. Ocean City, Maryland, and state highway officials are looking to make that safer. "It's no secret that in summer months, Ocean City really quickly becomes the second-largest city in the st UK's landmark postwar elections: When Blair won the first of his 3 elections in 1997 07/01/2024 11:52am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country���s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Pres BET Awards 2024: Usher is honored, Will Smith returns, and the election is top of mind 07/01/2024 11:51am • Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards ��� even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits ��� Childish Gambino kicked it off with ���U Don���t Have to Call,��� joined by Keke Palmer, wh The UK will hold its first election in almost 5 years. Here's what to know 07/01/2024 11:04am • LONDON (AP) ��� The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak���s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. The center-right Conserva Home Run Derby issues format change that limits the number of pitches each hitter will see 07/01/2024 10:55am • The Home Run Derby is altering its format. This year���s event, which takes place on July 15 at Arlington, Texas, limits the number of pitches each hitter can face in each round and changes the setup of its opening round. In the first round and the semifinals, each hitter will get either three minut The brutal killing of a Detroit man in 1982 inspires decades of Asian American activism nationwide 07/01/2024 10:47am • Two white autoworkers bludgeoned 27-year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat during his bachelor party in Detroit in 1982, but his loved ones' cries for justice fell on deaf ears. Twelve days passed before any media outlets reported Chin's killing by men who blamed Asian m Book Review: 'Hey, Zoey' uses questions about AI to look at women's autonomy in a new light 07/01/2024 10:18am • Dolores is going through the motions of life when she finds a potentially marriage-ending surprise in her garage: a high-end, lifelike sex doll imbued with artificial intelligence named Zoey. There are a lot of places that author Sarah Crossan can go from here ��� when is it cheating? What makes som In a proud and troubled UK town, voters wonder whether their election choice will make a difference 07/01/2024 10:13am • HARTLEPOOL, England (AP) ��� A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in northeast England. For decades, Labour Party representatives said they would fight for working people, even as well-paid industrial jobs disappeared. Later, Conservatives under Sports on TV for Tuesday, July 2 07/01/2024 10:00am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 2 MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. TBS ��� Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs 10 p.m. MLBN ��� Regional Coverage: Arizona at L.A. Dodgers OR Baltimore at Seattle (9:40 p.m.) SOCCER (MEN���S) Noon FS1 ��� UEFA EURO 2024 Championships: Romania Magic Johnson admires how Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese deal with the hype while uplifting the WNBA 07/01/2024 09:59am • Magic Johnson admires how Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are handling the glaring spotlight of expectations and living up to the moments with record-setting performances while uplifting a league. Johnson knows firsthand what that's like; he and Larry Bird did it 45 years ago. ���Those two, especially Documenting the history of American Express as an in-house historian 07/01/2024 09:50am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ira Galtman is part of a small community of corporate archivists. They are historians, cataloguers and documentarians for large companies. They keep track of how companies change their products over time, while also looking for ways for the company to harken back to its history. Fo Dangerous Hurricane Beryl restrengthens to Category 4 off Grenada 07/01/2024 09:16am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� Beryl has restrengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm was located about 70 miles (125 kilometers) east of Grenada on Monday morning and had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph. THIS IS A