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Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows 05/16/2024 06:01am • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) â In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues â three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to data the Cook County sheriff will present Thursday. Sheriff Tom Dart is seeking $10 million PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Looking back at Tiger Woods and key anniversaries 05/16/2024 06:00am • A look at some of the anniversaries this year at the PGA Championship: 100 years ago (1924) One year after losing to Gene Sarazen in the championship match, Walter Hagen captured the second of his five PGA Championship titles with a 2-up victory over Jim Barnes in Indiana. He also defeated Barnes in 'Stepchild' of the Triple Crown? Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness 'Stepchild' of the Triple Crown? Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness 05/16/2024 06:00am • BALTIMORE (AP) â D. Wayne Lukas sat in his corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and pointed several stalls down. âœThank God the Derby horse came,â Lukas said, referring to Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan running in the Preakness. âœIt isnât always a cinch.â The NFL schedule-makers have the Chiefs playing on every day but Tuesday next season The NFL schedule-makers have the Chiefs playing on every day but Tuesday next season 05/16/2024 06:00am • With their record-setting quarterback and pop-star dating tight end, the Kansas City Chiefs were the NFL's version of the Beatles last season. This season Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs will be as close to matching the Beatles' âœEight Days a Weekâ as any NFL team in nearly 100 year The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders 05/16/2024 04:50am • THE HAGUE (AP) â Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear who would become prime minister. The âœHope, cou Asian soccer body scraps 12-year limit for senior officials and lets Sheikh Salman stay beyond 2027 05/16/2024 04:27am • Asian soccer leaders can have unlimited years in power after their governing body voted to scrap a key pillar of reforms passed after the corruption crisis that rocked FIFA in 2015. Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among four of the 47 Asian Football Confederation members who put the proposal to their an Doncic posts 31-point triple-double as Mavericks top Thunder to take 3-2 series lead Doncic posts 31-point triple-double as Mavericks top Thunder to take 3-2 series lead 05/16/2024 12:59am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) â Luka Doncic stopped worrying about calls and just played. It worked. He scored 31 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Doncic didn't voice his Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs 05/16/2024 12:53am • DALLAS (AP) â Colorado finally got to play with the lead against the Dallas Stars, though the Avalanche are still behind in the series. Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadtâs go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers 05/16/2024 12:11am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) â The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of a case that struck down segregated education. âœI like broccoli. Do you like broccoli?â Marie Carter, a Black school library worker, asked broccoli-hating librari Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race 05/16/2024 12:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) â In 2020, the top enlisted leader of the Air Force went public with his fear of waking up to the news that a Black airman had been killed by a white police officer. Then four years later, a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson in his apartment. âœI doubt i Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers 05/16/2024 12:08am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) â The lesson on diversity started slowly in a first-grade classroom in Topeka, where schools were at the center of the case that struck down segregated education. âœI like broccoli. Do you like broccoli?â Marie Carter, a Black school library worker, asked broccoli-hating libra The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat 05/15/2024 11:35pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) â Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat. Though Miche Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms 05/15/2024 11:22pm • The threat from a wildfire near Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing on Wednesday, a day after it forced thousands of residents to evacuate and stirred memories of a damaging blaze nearly a decade earlier. Favorable winds were expected to push the fire away from th Harper homers in return, Suárez improves to MLB-best 8-0 as streaking Phillies beat Mets 10-5 05/15/2024 10:26pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) â Bryce Harper homered, doubled and drove in three runs, unbeaten Ranger Suárez became the first eight-game winner in the majors and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 10-5 on Wednesday night. Cristian Pache added two RBIs for Philadelphia, which has Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem 05/15/2024 10:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) â The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact, according to new figures obtained by The Associated Pres
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