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Judge rules Trump can stage UFC fights on the White House's South Lawn this weekend 06/12/2026 03:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A federal judge ruled on Friday that the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation���s 250th anniversary ��� on President Donald Trump���s 80th birthday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta reje London judge sentences Palestine Action activists for raid at Israeli defense factory 06/12/2026 03:04pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A London judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to several years in prison Friday for acting as terrorists when they raided an Israeli defense factory in the U.K. and smashed equipment with the intent of disrupting production of weapons they feared would kill people in Gaza. NCAA College World Series Glance 06/12/2026 02:56pm • At Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, Neb. All Times EDT (Double Elimination; x-if necessary) Friday, June 12 Game 1 -- No. 16 West Virginia (45-15) vs. Troy (38-30), 2 p.m. Game 2 -- No. 5 North Carolina (50-12) vs. Ole Miss (41-21), 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13 Game 3 -- No. 7 Alabama (42-19) vs. Oklah Police arrest a suspect in a shooting at an Ohio festival that wounded 12 06/12/2026 02:52pm • TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) ��� Police in Ohio have arrested a suspect in a shooting that wounded 12 people at a crowded neighborhood street festival last weekend. Eljay Crisp-Carr, 20, was taken into custody Thursday and charged with 11 counts of felonious assault. Court documents do not list an attorney for Mexico coach Javier Aguirre���s youth gamble sparks a victory in the World Cup's opening match 06/12/2026 02:45pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico's dire performance at the last World Cup in Qatar served as a wake-up call for this year's event. The message was clear: El Tri needed new players if it wanted a different ending on home soil in 2026. Four years after the national soccer team's disappointing group-stage e The rise of UFC: Dana White's path from 'human cockfighting' to the White House starts with Trump 06/12/2026 02:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The beginning of Dana White and the UFC���s road to the White House can be traced back 25 years to when a fringe mixed martial arts promotion ��� at the time still unable to shake the ���human cockfighting��� label applied to the sport years earlier by a U.S. senator ��� ran a mo US OPEN '26: The scorecard for Shinnecock Hills 06/12/2026 02:34pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) ��� Yardage and par at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, site of the 126th U.S. Open to be played June 18-21: Hole Par Yards 1 4 394 2 3 252 3 4 501 4 4 476 5 5 592 6 4 495 7 3 187 8 4 440 9 4 482 Out 35 3819 10 4 415 11 3 157 12 4 469 13 4 371 14 4 520 15 4 409 16 5 614 17 3 176 18 US OPEN '26: A hole-by-hole look at Shinnecock Hills 06/12/2026 02:34pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) ��� A hole-by-hole look at Shinnecock Hills, site of the 126th U.S. Open to be held June 18-21: No. 1, 394 yards, par 4 A soft opening to a stern test, this par 4 from an elevated tee by the clubhouse will typically be a fairway metal off the tee because the fairway tightens a EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine next week even as war with Russia drags on 06/12/2026 02:26pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� European Union nations agreed on Friday to open membership talks with Ukraine next week, officially launching the process for the war-torn country to eventually join the world���s biggest trading bloc. At a meeting in Brussels, ambassadors from the 27 EU nations decided to official One Extraordinary Photo: Ra��l Jim��nez's goal seals Mexico victory 06/12/2026 02:24pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Natacha Pisarenko is a staff photographer with The Associated Press, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During her 20-plus year AP career she has covered everything from sports and daily life to breaking news. The 2026 tournament is her fourth World Cup as a photojournalist. Why FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts 06/12/2026 02:20pm • FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files, a board member of the organization said Friday. It's the latest action by the Trump administration connected to voting or election operations in the states, and it com Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson wins Dick Howser Trophy as national player of the year 06/12/2026 02:16pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson has been selected as the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as the player of the year in college baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced Friday. Jackson is the second Georgia player in three years to win the honor, jo Home where King planned Selma voting rights marches opens at Michigan museum 06/12/2026 02:10pm • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) ��� A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders planned strategies during the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South has been rebuilt at a Michigan museum after being dismantled and hauled from Alabama. The daughter of the original owners on Friday helped ope A key US government surveillance program is set to expire. A look at what that means 06/12/2026 02:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire Friday after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion. It's a significant lapse for the program known as Section 702, and even as Pres Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' 06/12/2026 01:58pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ��� A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend indefinitely a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government. Earlier this month, acting Attorne