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They’re back! Two male piping plovers were spotted Friday at Montrose Beach, according to Chicago Piping Plovers, an organization dedicated to protecting local plovers. The two banded birds were identified as Pippin, a plover that hatched in Wisconsin in 2023, …

A RANGERS thug who battered a cop during the Uefa Cup final riot is facing jail again — for plotting to smuggle £1.5million of cannabis hidden in watermelons. Scott McSeveney, 36, arranged to traffick 155kg of the drug to Scotland …

By Tony Hicks | Bay City News A Salinas man was sentenced to more than six years in prison last month for felony child abuse, domestic violence, possession of child pornography, and other crimes. Jeremy Michael Betancourt, 33, was already …

By Bruce Schreiner | Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Signs of renewal are underway at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky since floodwaters that inundated the whiskey-making campus receded. But executives say the painstaking task of inspecting any bourbon barrels …

By Martha Bellisle and Rebecca Boone | Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused 147,000 gallons of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota, and the company said its goal …

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remained hospitalized with abdominal pain Saturday and was expected to be transferred by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia, doctors told journalists. Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning …

OAKLAND — The special election Tuesday to find Oakland a new mayor will also fill a vacancy in one of the city’s most diverse council districts, a race that has flown relatively under the radar despite heavy spending to back …

NEW YORK — The conditions at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon were far more tenable compared to Friday night, so much so that the Giants and Yankees were able to play a full, nine-inning game. That said, the bar to …

By Bill Barrow | Associated Press The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government’s filing did not …

By Sam Magdy and Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press CAIRO — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed …

The deli, bakery and other hot-food services at the Whole Foods store in Cupertino remain suspended days after health officials found evidence of a rodent infestation — including fresh droppings in the kitchen and meal preparation areas. Empty food display …

Keaton Middleton found a way to put Cale Makar’s incredible season into perspective. Makar is the first NHL defenseman in 16 seasons to score 30 goals, and only the ninth player at his position to ever reach that milestone. “What …

Gabriel Landeskog went 1,020 days without playing in a hockey game. His wait for No. 2 is going to be hours, not days. Related Articles Depleted Avalanche drops second straight, falls to Kings in penultimate regular-season game Keeler: Avalanche captain …

Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders have bolstered their offensive line once again. On Saturday, former Memphis starter Xavier Hill announced that he has verbally committed to CU for his final season of college eligibility. The 6-foot-4, 318-pound senior earned …

Aurora police arrested two men who allegedly tried to meet with children for sex this month, including an airline pilot who they say may have underaged victims in Denver, Pennsylvania and Phoenix. Ralph Edward Bledsoe (Aurora Police Department) Ralph Edward …

Few sights in baseball are better than the sun setting over the Rocky Mountains during a summer game at Coors Field. That vibe inspired the Rockies’ new Nike MLB City Connect jerseys, which the team unveiled Saturday. The players will …

The Nuggets players have teeth. They smile. They laugh. They talk. With Michael Malone’s paranoia gone and Calvin Booth’s pettiness absent, the Nuggets are enjoying basketball again. The Nuggets divorced from their two highest-profile employees and were awarded custody of Rocky. …

JOHNSTOWN — The offseason is sweet and the candy is sour for Courtland Sutton. The Broncos wide receiver was all smiles here Saturday as he kicked off a campaign for his newly released candy, Sutton Sours. Later this month, he’ll get …

Dallas, Tranquility Base here. The Eagles have Landy. Even if Gabe Landeskog never skates a shift at the American Airlines Center, Lone Star faithful oughta be quaking in their chaps. The Stars got Mikko. The Avs got Miracles. I mean, …