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Memorial for Las Vegas mass shooting takes shape as 5 potential designs revealed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A series of white angel wings rise up from the earth bathed in a warm glow of light, their sweeping forms creating a long covered pathway surrounded by trees in a possible centerpiece for the memorial to modern America's deadliest mass shooting. It's one of five...
Prominent figure in German far-right party charged over alleged Nazi slogan
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis' SA stormtroopers, German prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors in the eastern city of Halle said that Björn Höcke...
Rousseau leads Quebec Remparts past Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 for third Memorial Cup title
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — William Rousseau made 32 saves in the first shutout of the tournament, lifting the Quebec Remparts over the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 on Sunday night for the team's third Memorial Cup title and first since 2006. Tournament MVP James Malatesta,...
Morikawa withdraws from final round of Memorial with back spasms
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa withdrew from the final round of the Memorial on Sunday because of back spasms, keeping him from a chance to win for a second time at Muirfield Village. Morikawa had shot 68 in the third round and was two shots out of the lead. He said he was...
Black-owned company begins to revitalize former Robert E. Lee monument site
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The symbolism of the moment and the task ahead of him is not lost on Earl Gary. “I think it’s very unique, the odds of me getting in a position like this,” Gary said. “I’m really grateful to be given this opportunity to perform with all of the history...
As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square
NEW YORK (AP) — Fangsuo Zhou, now in his 50s, remembers all too well that dispiriting spring day in 1989 when tanks rolled into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. University students and others were beaten and bloodied when communist troops swarmed in to end a pro-democracy protest. Hundreds and...
Cyprus ex-bishop who indecently assaulted teen girl in 1981 gets suspended sentence
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A court in Cyprus on Thursday gave a former bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church to a 12-month suspended sentence after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl 42 years ago. In passing sentence, Larnaca District Court Judge Evie...
Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is urging President Joe Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate the tribally proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. In a letter dated Tuesday, Hobbs told Biden that she is committed to preserving cultural...
Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's...
Wednesday's Scores
Girls Softball OHSAA Softball Championships Division I Regional Semifinal Austintown Fitch 2, Berea-Midpark 0 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 7, North Canton Hoover 3 Fairfield 7, Milford 0 Holland...
