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Miles Russell to make PGA Tour debut as 15-year-old amateur at Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit 06/03/2024 11:59am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Miles Russell, the 15-year-old from Florida who became the youngest player in Korn Ferry Tour history to make a cut, has accepted a sponsor exemption to make his PGA Tour debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. ���Ever since I first started playing golf, my dream has been to compete o 'I'm not happy about it': Commuters deal with Metro's summer shutdown 06/03/2024 11:29am • Many Monday morning commuters who usually take the Red Line to work had to find another way to their workplace, after Metro���s summer shutdown began on Saturday, June 1. Five Red Line stations are now closed for construction and maintenance. The Takoma station will be closed through June 29. The Turkey's defense minister says planned elections by Syrian Kurdish groups are 'unacceptable' 06/03/2024 11:08am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Plans by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to conduct local elections in northern Syria are ���unacceptable��� and a threat to Turkey���s national security, Turkey���s defense minister said Monday. Turkey considers the move as a step by Syrian Kurdish groups toward the creation of a How AP covered the D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in the battle for Normandy 06/03/2024 11:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England to cover the Allies' imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, a U.S. commander offered them a no-nonsense welcome. ���We���ll do everything we can to help you get your stories and to t The most iconic venues of the Paris Olympics 06/03/2024 09:24am • PARIS (AP) ��� There will be no shortage of iconic venues at the Paris Olympics. From the Palace of Versailles to the Place de La Concorde and of course, the Eiffel Tower, organizers have made sure the City of Light���s most famous landmarks will take center stage during the Olympics. Competitions w Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn't perfect 06/03/2024 08:13am • PARIS (AP) ��� Of all the decisions Paris Olympics organizers made about where to hold each sport, sending surfing competitions to the other side of the world ��� in the Pacific waters of Tahiti ��� provoked the strongest reactions. Tahitians and others railed against the building of a new viewing t Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake 06/03/2024 12:50am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage. A magnitude 5.9 temblor on the northern top of the Noto Peninsula was followed minut Oilers top Stars 2-1 for West title, will play Florida in the Stanley Cup Final 06/03/2024 12:41am • EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) ��� For the Edmonton Oilers, the journey from worst to first in the Western Conference is complete. And now a chance at the Stanley Cup is their reward. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for California firefighters continue battling wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco 06/02/2024 11:19pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California firefighters made significant progress Sunday to tame a wind-driven wildfire that scorched thousands of acres 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of San Francisco, burned down a home and forced residents to flee the area near the central California city of Tracy. The China lands a spacecraft on the moon's far side to collect rocks for study 06/02/2024 08:34pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater kn Swimmer injured by shark attack on Southern California coast 06/02/2024 08:31pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures, authorities said. The attack happened Sunday morning at Del Mar City Beach in Del Mar, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of San Diego, local officials Popular geothermal spa in Iceland reopens to tourists after nearby volcano stabilizes 06/02/2024 07:43pm • GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) ��� The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland���s biggest tourist attractions in the country's southwest, was reopened Sunday after authorities said a nearby volcano had stabilized after erupting four days earlier. Oddn�� Arnarsd��ttir, the head of Visit Iceland, Water begins to flow again in downtown Atlanta after outage that began Friday 06/02/2024 07:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Water pressure was returning to downtown Atlanta and nearby neighborhoods on Sunday after a two-day water outage shut down businesses and left faucets dry at many homes. A large swath of the city remained under an order to boil water before drinking it, but Mayor Andre Dickens said NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 Results 06/02/2024 07:01pm • Sunday At World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Madison, Ill. Lap length: 1.25 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford, 240 laps, 56 points. 2. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 240, 42. 3. (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 240, 40. 4. (5) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 240, 36. 5. (12) Joey L Chourio hits 3-run homer and Brewers win 6-3 to hand White Sox their 11th straight defeat 06/02/2024 06:15pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) ��� Jackson Chourio hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers extended Chicago's slide to a season-high 11 games Sunday with a 6-3 victory over the White Sox. Gary S��nchez had a two-run single and left fielder Christian Yelich threw out the potential tying run at the plate in t