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ST. LOUIS — Plate umpire Quinn Wolcott punched the air to call the last out, and Cubs closer Daniel Palencia balled his hands into fists and shouted in celebration. He pounded his chest and spun around, facing up the first-base …

ST. LOUIS — Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga pinpointed a fastball on the inside corner to the Cardinals’ Willson Contreras, nicking the top of the strike zone. Contreras’ whiff spun him all the way around for strike three. It was Imanaga’s …

Jim Darby and his husband Patrick Bova have had “too many weddings to remember.” The first one was 30 years ago, while they were in Washington, D.C., for a protest. They exchanged vows two more times before they finally married …

Chicago Sports Network took down a Bulls podcast last week, and the network isn’t saying why. An episode of “By The Horns” appeared in subscribers’ podcast libraries before it disappeared. CHSN confirmed pulling the show, which covered executive vice president …

By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people who were demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages pleaded not guilty Friday to federal hate crime charges. …

By KATE PAYNE and CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida …

The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, June 27, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern U.S. states have now reported witnessing a mysterious object streak across the sky on Thursday, but no one is certain exactly what it was. The object was likely either …

A new mural was unveiled this week on the corner of Fair Oaks Avenue and Calaveras Street in Altadena, honoring relief efforts and community resiliency after the Eaton fire. But the mural — created by Arcadia volunteer artist Veronica Makarova …

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday over alleged defamation, saying the network knowingly aired false information about a phone call he had with President Donald Trump around …

The Trump administration continued to reshape U.S. health policy in recent days with several moves that could change what vaccines people can get to protect themselves from common illnesses. Some of the changes are immediate, others are still being discussed, …

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to curb nationwide injunctions that challenge the Trump administration‘s policies left the fate of birthright citizenship — and other challenges California has mounted to White House policies — a bit unclear. • Continue reading: …

By KEN SWEET, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Republicans have moved to cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by roughly half, as part of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is likely to lead to …