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Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37

Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37

BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Sudden death of 'Johnny Hockey' means more hard times for beleaguered Columbus Blue Jackets

Sudden death of 'Johnny Hockey' means more hard times for beleaguered Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets officials could hardly believe their luck when they persuaded superstar Johnny Gaudreau to pass up larger markets and sign here two years ago.
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before an expected pause in fighting

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before an expected pause in fighting

JERUSALEM (AP) — A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, Gaza's Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Isra
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz's loss

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz's loss

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic did not go easy on himself when assessing the listless way he performed from the start of the U.S.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lost

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lost

NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was shocked at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz was, bowing out in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia on Friday night. The No.
7 US troops hurt in raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15

7 US troops hurt in raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country's western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt in the op
Dallas officer killed and 2 wounded by man who targeted police, chief says

Dallas officer killed and 2 wounded by man who targeted police, chief says

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas’ police chief said Friday that a man intentionally set out to shoot police when he killed an officer sitting in his patrol car and wounded two others in a late-night attack that set off a highway chase and ended with officers fat
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed when bicycles hit by car on eve of sister's wedding

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed when bicycles hit by car on eve of sister's wedding

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed on the eve of their sister’s wedding when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said Friday.
Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the p
Measures to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can appear on November ballot, official says

Measures to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can appear on November ballot, official says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A group seeking to legalize marijuana for medical use in Nebraska has gathered enough signatures to get the issue before voters in November, the state’s top election official said Friday.