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Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned 'M.A.S.H.' to 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88 06/20/2024 11:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence spanned more than half a century of films from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, according to a statement fro Rain helps 1,000 firefighters slow big New Mexico blazes as Biden approves disaster relief 06/20/2024 11:09pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — More than 1,000 firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of a break in the weather on Thursday to get the upper hand — for now — on a pair of wildfires that have killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. President Joe Biden issued a dis 7 Best Natural Gas Stocks and Funds to Buy 06/20/2024 08:00pm • The U.S. natural gas industry has become an important global supplier amid a shifting global energy landscape. Because of constraints in transporting gas by pipeline, the global natural gas market has historically been fragmented into regions. But the emerging industry of liquefied natural gas, or L 7 Drone Stocks to Watch in 2024 06/20/2024 08:00pm • The worldwide drone market continues to elevate, with the commercial drone realm expected to grow from $43.4 billion to $60.4 billion by the end of 2024, according to Precedent Research. By 2033, that market should crest at $1.2 trillion, which translates to a 39.1% compound annual growth rate, Prec Signs of Heat Stroke and Hot Weather Safety Tips 06/20/2024 08:00pm • More than 2,300 people died from excessive heat in 2023, which is a new record, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by the Associated Press. With extreme heat reaching more parts of the country, heat illnesses like heat stroke, which can be fatal, will affect What Is a Good Interest Rate on a Savings Account? 06/20/2024 08:00pm • Thanks to a spike in interest rates the past few years, Americans have become more savvy when it comes to finding attractive rates. But what is a good interest rate on a savings account? And how can you get one? What Is a Good Interest Rate on a Savings Account?In 2024, you'll typically find the bes Family of Black man shot while holding cellphone want murder trial for SWAT officer 06/20/2024 07:59pm • DENVER (AP) — The family of a Black man holding a cellphone when he was fatally shot by a SWAT officer called Thursday for a murder trial for the officer following the public release of portions of body camera footage of the shooting. Kilyn (KAI-lin) Lewis, 37, was shot as officers moved in to arr Floodwaters inundate Minnesota towns while another storm transformed New Mexico village into a lake 06/20/2024 07:58pm • COOK, Minn. (AP) — Several small-town tourist meccas in northern Minnesota have been inundated by floodwaters after a deluge of rain earlier this week, while another powerful storm turned a New Mexico village into a lake. In St. Louis County, Minnesota — the home of Duluth — people navigated f How Nvidia became an AI giant 06/20/2024 07:53pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — It all started at a Denny’s in San Jose in 1993. Three engineers — Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem — gathered at the diner in what is now the heart of Silicon Valley to discuss building a computer chip that would make graphics for video games faster and mo Rays closer Fairbanks emerges from 'rage room,' finishes off Twins for win in 10 innings 06/20/2024 06:58pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks says he owes the Minnesota Twins a new stool for the clubhouse. Fairbanks surrendered a tying three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning in Tampa Bay's eventual 7-6, 10-inning win at Minnesota on Thursday. The closer then stormed int McDavid magic has kept the Stanley Cup Final going. Game 6 is the Oilers captain's next trick 06/20/2024 06:37pm • EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid was surrounded by greatness. His hair still wet from practice, he sat in Studio 99, the restaurant in the Edmonton Oilers' home arena named for Wayne Gretzky and full of memorabilia commemorating the legendary career of the “Great One." To his right was a Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others 06/20/2024 05:57pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least two rail workers were killed and nine others injured Thursday when a freight train collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside the capital of Chile, a rare fatal crash in the South American country. Police said they were investigating to determin Another police dog dies while trying to help officers arrest a suspect in South Carolina 06/20/2024 05:34pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the second time this month, a police dog has been killed while trying to help arrest a suspect in South Carolina. A Richland County Sheriff's Department dog named Wick was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 77 early Thursday when his leash broke and he chased a susp Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says 06/20/2024 05:15pm • CAIRO (AP) — Families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have finally received an emergency increase in food aid that is much needed to help avert looming famine, the U.N. food agency said Thursday. The World Food Program said in an update that five convoys carrying 5,000 tons of food ai The Lakers are hiring JJ Redick as their new head coach, an AP source says 06/20/2024 04:58pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the Lakers hadn't yet publicly announced the decision to hire the former guard fo