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Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows 05/16/2024 06:01am • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues — 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 Mbappé farewells the French league when PSG visits Metz in final round 05/16/2024 05:44am • PARIS (AP) — Nine years after his debut, Kylian Mbappé bids farewell to the French league when Paris Saint-Germain visits struggling Metz on Sunday. He has a last chance to add to his club-record tally of 256 goals, including 191 in the league. “A page is turning, a chapter of my life is closi 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) — 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 “Hope, cou Japan's top rugby competition bucks trends, continues to grow as the game faces headwinds elsewhere 05/16/2024 02:49am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As professional rugby teams and tournaments around the world contend with tough financial headwinds, Japan continues to buck the trend with historic growth in teams and crowds. The Japan Rugby League One will add three new clubs next season, growing to 26 teams over NFL schedule: 9 playoff rematches include Ravens-Chiefs and Rams-Lions on opening week 05/16/2024 01:39am • Even though the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not occur until almost the midpoint of the season, NFL fans will be treated to a pair of playoff rematches on the opening weekend. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs begin their quest for an unprecedented thir The Commission on Presidential Debates faces an uncertain future after Biden and Trump bypassed it 05/16/2024 12:13am • PHOENIX (AP) — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has planned presidential faceoffs in every election since 1988, has an uncertain future after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump struck an agreement to meet on their own. The Biden and Trump campaigns annou Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race 05/16/2024 12:11am • WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. “I doubt i 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) — 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 Giants sign veteran catcher Curt Casali to 1-year deal 05/15/2024 11:14pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants signed veteran catcher Curt Casali to a one-year contract on Wednesday amid a growing number of injuries on their roster. Starting catcher Patrick Bailey went back on the seven-day concussion injured list Tuesday after being activated three days earlie Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife 05/15/2024 08:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez blamed the politician’s wife Wednesday for his legal problems, telling a jury at the start of a corruption trial that the Democrat wasn’t aware his spouse had taken gifts from a trio of businessmen and didn't know about cash and gold bars hid What we know, and don't know, about the presidential debates 05/15/2024 08:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of questions about whether general election debates would happen, President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two of them: one in June and one in September. But there are still some nitty-gritty details to be worked out, incl Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship 05/15/2024 08:26pm • Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is coming off two straight victories, one of them with Irish pal Shane Lowry in New Orleans, the other an ex The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing 05/15/2024 08:10pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination. The July 17 closure will clear the way for major renovations and construction Open letter before European Parliament election: Prioritize democracy as authoritarianism grows 05/15/2024 08:08pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Nearly 300 signatories have signed an open 10-point letter before next month's European Parliament election, saying lawmakers should be putting democracy at the top of their agenda in an increasingly authoritarian world. The letter, which was released on Thursday, calls Connor Ingram wins the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication to hockey 05/15/2024 08:00pm • Connor Ingram, the goaltender who shared his battle with an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder that led him to drink to cope with anxiety and has blossomed into a full-time NHL player, has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Ingram