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Today in Sports - Week Ahead, June 14 - June 20 06/13/2024 10:05am • June 14 1922 ��� Gene Sarazen edges Bobby Jones and John Black to win the U.S. Open tournament. 1934 ��� Max Baer stops Primo Carnera in 11th round in New York to win the world heavyweight title. 1952 ��� Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2). 1952 ��� Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Northw Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta's Pain' went No. 1. He's back to soundtrack your summer with 'Speak Now.' 06/13/2024 09:00am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In 2021, you heard it: Moneybagg Yo 's ���Wokesha��� blaring from cars and corner stores ��� an undeniable song of the summer that helped turn the Memphis rapper into a No. 1 artist. His fourth studio album, ���A Gangsta's Pain��� topped the Billboard 200 that year, all but confirm Italy's G7 venue is a faux medieval luxury resort far from public view 06/13/2024 08:44am • BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) ��� Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies are meeting in a faux medieval town constructed as a luxury resort on the heel of Italy���s boot. Borgo Egnazia, nestled amid olive groves and prickly pear cacti in the southern Puglia region, has reportedly hosted Madonna Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure 06/13/2024 07:05am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Poland on Thursday reintroduced restrictions on movement along parts of the border with Belarus because of increased migration pressure that has involved violence against Polish security officials. The ban taking effect Thursday will be valid for 90 days and affects 60 kilome Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he's at risk if sent home 06/13/2024 06:48am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Human rights groups urged Thailand on Thursday not to extradite a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok, saying he could be at risk if handed back to Vietnam. Y Quynh Bdap, who had United Nations refugee status in Thailand, was picked up by local police on Tuesday, the day after h G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU's traditional powers recalibrate 06/13/2024 06:02am • BARI, Italy (AP) ��� A Group of Seven summit is opening Thursday with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right. Diplomats confirmed that Australian man goes on trial in Indonesia for alleged drug possession on Bali 06/13/2024 05:34am • DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) ��� A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Thursday began the trial of an Australian man who faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of possessing methamphetamine under the country's tough drug laws. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, w Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished 06/13/2024 05:17am • PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) ��� The three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School looms over campus behind a screened fence, a horrific and constant reminder to students, teachers, the victims' families and passersby. But now after se Presidential election a prime target for foreign disinformation, intelligence officials say 06/13/2024 04:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. officials who track disinformation campaigns say they have issued more warnings to political candidates, government leaders and others targeted by foreign groups in recent months as America's adversaries seek to influence the outcome of the 2024 election. Without giving spec Hooligan fears shadow Euro 2024. German police are set for their biggest deployment ever 06/13/2024 04:32am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Clashes between weapon-wielding fans. Organized fights between hundreds of supporters. Late-night attacks. Life-threatening injuries. A recent surge in violence around soccer games is contributing to concerns over security when Germany hosts the European Championship. ���We���re read Republican candidates for Utah's open US House seat split on aid for Ukraine 06/13/2024 12:34am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� All five Republicans battling for Utah's only open U.S. House seat agreed in a debate Wednesday that they see an urgent need to reduce federal spending, but only some said cutting military aid to Ukraine would be an effective way to achieve that goal. The crowded pool of cand Haiti���s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs 06/13/2024 12:31am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Haiti���s transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Tuesday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. Government spokeswoman Kettia Marcellus confirmed the existence of the new Cabinet and its ministers to Today in History: June 13, Johnson nominates Marshall to become first Black Supreme Court justice 06/13/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, June 13, the 165th day of 2024. There are 201 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. On thi In initial win for Argentine President Milei, senators approve his key bills after violent protests 06/12/2024 11:52pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s Senate narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Miliei, delivering an initial legislative victory to the libertarian leader in his efforts to enact his promises of radical change. Senators voted 37 to 36 late Wedn He rambled to reporters after a downtown Atlanta shooting. Then, police say, he hijacked a bus 06/12/2024 10:33pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food court, Joseph Grier was on the sidewalk outside, rambling to reporters about his mental health, criminal record and banking history. ���I���m bipolar, I���m gonna tell you all that, and I���m off my me