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Surprising Evansville has a winning hand in getting to the super regional against No. 1 Tennessee 06/06/2024 07:13pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Evansville was an afterthought in the college baseball discussion two weeks ago. It entered the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed, a decided underdog to regular-season champ and rival Indiana State. The Purple Aces were relying on a true freshman pitcher A Texas county removed 17 books from its libraries. An appeals court says eight must be returned. 06/06/2024 07:12pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Eight books dealing with subjects including racism and transgender issues must be returned to library shelves in a rural Texas county that had removed them in an ongoing book banning controversy, a divided panel of three federal appeals court judges ruled Thursday. It was a part DC Council primary results: Felder wins crowded Ward 7 race, incumbents easily win Democratic nomination 06/06/2024 07:00pm • Visit��WTOP���s Election 2024 page��for comprehensive coverage. Stay with WTOP for the latest��D.C. primary election��updates. Wendell Felder emerged with the Democratic nomination for Ward 7's D.C. Council seat in a crowded primary with 10 candidates,��while incumbents in Ward 4 and 8 and one at Court ruling will allow student housing at UC Berkeley���s People���s Park, a counterculture landmark 06/06/2024 06:56pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� People���s Park in Berkeley, which since the Vietnam War has been a site for protests and counterculture movements, can be converted into student housing for the University of California, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, capping a yearslong legal fight over the landmark Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over 06/06/2024 06:40pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ��� Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that's far from over, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. The number of fatal overdoses statewide dropped below 2,000, as officials credi Bloomberg joins Lore-Rodriguez group for in-dispute purchase of Timberwolves, AP source says 06/06/2024 06:33pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media magnate and former New York City mayor, has agreed to partner with Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez for their in-dispute attempt to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The North Carolina GOP lawmakers agree to add a health exemption to a bill that limits masking 06/06/2024 05:59pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Republican lawmakers in North Carolina struck a compromise on a bill that now maintains a health exemption for masking in public while preventing the use of masks during criminal activity, but only one chamber chose to vote on it Thursday. The state Senate passed the new maski US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say. 06/06/2024 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv���s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault. The officials said the a North Carolina driver's license backlog may soon end, DMV commissioner says 06/06/2024 05:54pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Thousands of North Carolinians waiting to receive their driver���s license could get their new cards by the end of the month, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles announced Thursday. More than 350,000 physical licenses and identification cards have recently been delay Europe Central Bank jumps ahead of the Fed in lowering rates. But future cuts may be limited 06/06/2024 05:36pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point, moving ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve as central banks around the world lean toward lowering borrowing costs ��� a shift with far-reaching consequences for home buyers, savers and investor Charges against warden and guards at Wisconsin's Shawshank-like prison renew calls to close it 06/06/2024 05:19pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� With a ���Shawshank Redemption���-style stone exterior and high castle-like guard towers, Wisconsin's oldest prison, built in the 1850s, has long been a target for closure amid concerns about deterioration, extended lockdowns and staffing shortfalls. The charges brought Wednes Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens 06/06/2024 05:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Jonathan Dekel-Chen dreams of the moment when his abducted 35-year-old son, Sagui, is reunited with his wife and three young children, including a daughter born two months after the devastating attack on Israel that initiated the war. Ruby Chen longs to recover the remains of hi Dutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and center left in EU election 06/06/2024 05:06pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� European Union parliamentary elections kicked off in the Netherlands on Thursday with an exit poll suggesting that Geert Wilders��� far-right party made big gains and was in a tight race with an alliance of social democrats and greens to emerge as the biggest party. Former MGM National Harbor blackjack dealer charged with conspiring with players to cheat 06/06/2024 05:05pm • A former MGM National Harbor employee is facing theft and embezzlement charges after being accused of conspiring with at least three people to cheat during her time working there as a blackjack dealer. During a news conference Thursday, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy said Sports on TV for Friday, June 7 06/06/2024 04:40pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, June 7 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Brisbane at Western AUTO RACING 1:25 p.m. ESPNU ��� Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 4 p.m. FS1 ��� NASCAR Xfinity Series: Practice, Sonom