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The Supreme Court upholds a gun control law intended to protect domestic violence victims 06/21/2024 03:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraini Inmate asks court to block second nitrogen execution in Alabama 06/21/2024 03:09pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Lawyers for an Alabama inmate on Friday asked a judge to block the nation���s second scheduled execution using nitrogen gas, arguing the first was a ���horrific scene��� that violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Alan Eugene Miller, who survived a 2022 lethal i North Carolina governor vetoes masks bill largely because of provision about campaign finance 06/21/2024 02:36pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Despite changes made to North Carolina's masking bill to quell concerns over the removal of a pandemic-era health exemption, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said he vetoed the legislation on Friday mostly for a different reason: a campaign finance provision tacked on to the end dur How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart. 06/21/2024 01:45pm • As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what's happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who pu Biden's 2 steps on immigration could reframe how US voters see a major political problem for him 06/21/2024 01:41pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. The tandem actions �� Euro 2024: Georgia and the Czech Republic yearning to get off the mark 06/21/2024 01:34pm • HAMBURG, Germany (AP) ��� Georgia and the Czech Republic are desperately seeking a win as they meet in their second game of Euro 2024 in Hamburg. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) on Saturday. Turkey and Portugal are the other two teams in Group F and play later Saturday. Here���s what to k Ukraine back on track after comeback win over Slovakia at Euro 2024 06/21/2024 01:07pm • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� It's all about resilience for Ukraine at the European Championship, whether on the field or trying to inspire those at home in wartime. After being blown out by Romania 3-0 in its first match, Ukraine conceded the opening goal to Slovakia on Friday but fought back for a Man accused of killing 7 at suburban Chicago July 4 parade might change not-guilty plea 06/21/2024 01:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will return to court next week for a possible change in his plea of not guilty, a prosecutor said Friday. Robert Crimo III was scheduled to face trial next February Sports on TV for June 22 - 23 06/21/2024 12:45pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, June 22 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 9 p.m. NHLN ��� Calder Cup Finals: Hershey at Coachella Valley, Game 5 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: North Melbourne at Melbourne AUTO RACING 6:25 a.m. ESPN2 ��� Form Youth in Hawaii took on the state government over climate change. A historic settlement has emerged 06/21/2024 12:41pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now they're celebrating a settlement that emphasizes a plan to decarbonize Hawaii's transportation system in the next 20 years. It's the latest example of frustrated yo California man recounts stabbing gay college student during trial for 2018 killing 06/21/2024 12:32pm • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ��� A California man charged with killing a gay University of Pennsylvania student testified that he repeatedly stabbed the college sophomore after trying to grab a cellphone he feared had been used to photograph him. The Orange County Register reports that Samuel Woodward gav Verstappen comfortable in Barcelona as Sainz hopes to showcase his talent in home F1 race 06/21/2024 12:28pm • MONTMELO, Spain (AP) ��� The Spanish Grand Prix is where Max Verstappen broke through as a teenager and has gone on to win the past two years. It's the perfect place to suppress any hopes his Red Bull could be beatable. The race just north of Barcelona this weekend kicks off a run of three grand pri A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave 06/21/2024 12:12pm • PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) ��� A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Montenegrin authorities said that an outage that la Musical 'From Here' explores life before and after the Pulse nightclub massacre 06/21/2024 11:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Playwright Donald Rupe didn't intend to write a musical about the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida. What he wanted to write about was his friends. But the more he dug into it, the more he returned to his hometown's 2016 trauma. ���The Pulse connection really was not pla Takeaways from AP's report on Philippines governor's interest in natural gas 06/21/2024 11:17am • BATANGAS, Philippines (AP) ��� The Philippines is engaged in a major buildout of natural gas power at a time when scientists say the world needs to urgently phase out fossil fuel use because of climate change. Analysts say Filipinos will likely pay more for their electricity and that additional futu