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Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns
SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users. The decision Thursday is the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. The justices decided unanimously in favor of a Texas man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who regularly uses illegal drugs violates the Second Amendment. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that his opinion narrowly limits the government’s power to take guns away from drug users who aren't considered dangerous. The Trump administration had defended the law, but Gorsuch wrote that its core argument “fails under every measure."
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Correction: Baltimore Bridge Collapse story
SUMMARY: In a story published Jun. 17, 2026, about criminal charges against the chief engineer of a cargo ship involved in the deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, The Associated Press erroneously reported that millions of cars cross the bridge every day. Millions of cars cross the bridge every year.
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NJ Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. sets June 30 return date after monthslong absence
SUMMARY: New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress since March with an unspecified medical issue, is set to return on June 30. That's according to Kean's political consultant, Harrison Neely, on Thursday. Kean represents a battleground district in this year’s midterms. He has missed more than 100 votes and hasn’t been spotted in Washington or his district, stirring a political mystery that carries potential national consequences. His district is among the most closely watched in the midterms.
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Trump administration can replace Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia, appeals court says
SUMMARY: A federal appeals court panel says the Trump administration can replace a slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia. A three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday struck down a lower court’s injunction that required the National Park Service to reinstall the interpretive panels. The unanimous ruling by the panel said a lower court judge wrongly interpreted Philadelphia’s contract claims involving Independence National Historical Park. The ruling comes a week after a Massachusetts federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order. It's not clear how that ruling would affect the Philadelphia site.
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Capitals sign coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension
SUMMARY: The Washington Capitals have signed coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension. The team announced the move Thursday and did not provide any additional details on the length or terms of the deal. Washington missed the playoffs this past season for the first time in three seasons under Carbery. In 2024-25, the Capitals captured the top seed in the Eastern Conference and won a playoff series for the first time since 2018. Carbery won the Jack Adams Award as the league’s top coach that season. The 44-year-old Carbery is 134-83-29 with Washington. The Capitals are eighth in the league in point percentage since hiring him.
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Maryland exercises its right to match an $85 million offer to keep Preakness branding rights
SUMMARY: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the state will exercise its right of first refusal to match Churchill Downs Incorporated's $85 million offer for intellectual property of the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. Churchill Downs announced in April that it was buying the branding from 1/ST Racing with the intent of licensing it back to Maryland annually to stage the race. Moore said the state would fund the cost with a tax-exempt revenue bond that would be paid back by money generated by the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan.
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Minor league team forfeits Pride Night game after some players refuse to wear special jersey
SUMMARY: An independent minor league baseball team says it is forfeiting a game because some of its players refused to wear a special Pride Night jersey. The Atlantic League Pro Baseball’s York Revolution were planning to hold their 11th annual Pride Night event Thursday for a game with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. But the Revolution announced the day of the game that it wouldn’t be played. The Revolution planned to continue with its Pride Night festivities as a “free and fun celebration of recognition and inclusion." The Revolution said they were donating $10,000 to the Rainbow Rose Center.
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Bryan Woo throws 7 scoreless innings as the Mariners beat the Orioles 3-0
SUMMARY: Bryan Woo pitched seven shutout innings, Colt Emerson drove in two of Seattle’s three first-inning runs and the Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0. Woo pitched into the eighth inning for the first time this season, allowed just three hits and matched his season high with nine strikeouts. He walked one and hasn’t allowed a run in his last four home starts. Andres Munoz got three outs for his 12th save. Seattle center fielder Julio Rodriguez, who left Wednesday’s game against the Orioles in the sixth inning with a hamstring spasm, did not play Thursday. He did some running in the morning, but the Mariners gave him a rest day.
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Jayden Daniels is done talking about last season. There's enough on his plate for 2026
SUMMARY: Jayden Daniels wants to look forward, not backward. The Washington quarterback says he's done talking about last year, when the Commanders stumbled to a 5-12 record. The big question this year is whether Daniels can stay healthy after he played only seven games last season, but there’s more to rebounding than just that. Commanders fans have already seen one promising quarterback — Robert Griffin III — have a sensational rookie season in 2012 and then never reach those heights again. They don’t want a repeat with Daniels.
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Neymar ruled out of Brazil's second match at the World Cup because of a calf injury
SUMMARY: Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil’s second World Cup match because of a lingering calf injury. The Brazilian soccer confederation says Neymar won’t travel with the rest of the squad for Friday’s match against Haiti in Philadelphia. The confederation says the 34-year-old Santos player will continue his recovery at the facilities of the team’s hotel in New Jersey. Neymar was back on the training field for the first time on Tuesday doing physical conditioning exercises. He rejoined his teammates for parts of the session on Wednesday.
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White Sox OF Pereira placed on 7-day concussion injured list after crashing into fence
SUMMARY: Chicago White Sox center fielder Everson Pereira was placed on the seven-day injured list with a concussion Thursday, one day after crashing into the left-center field fence at Yankee Stadium. Pereira tracked down Ben Rice’s fly ball and crashed into the fence near the 399-foot sign in front of the visiting bullpen, making a leaping catch before his face hit the fence in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s 10-5 loss to the Yankees. After making the play, Pereira was down for a few minutes before leaving the field. He was placed in concussion protocol.
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New York Knicks revel in their NBA victory parade as joyous fans and celebs fill the streets
SUMMARY: The New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years with a ticker-tape parade through Manhattan’s “Canyon of Heroes,” drawing thousands of fans dressed in the team’s blue and orange. Finals MVP Jalen Brunson hoisted the trophy toward the crowd so they could touch it, while teammates rode floats through the streets or got off to interact with cheering fans. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a big Knicks fan, and celebrities including Spike Lee and Alicia Keys joined the party Thursday. The parade marks a historic moment for the franchise and city, which did not hold championship parades after the Knicks’ title wins in the 1970s.
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Keith Mitchell goes from lows to highs in record-setting turnaround at US Open
SUMMARY: Keith Mitchell never imagined getting in the U.S. Open record book. Not after he was 6 over through seven holes at Shinnecock Hills. He shot a 41 on the back nine after starting on No. 10. He was thinking about trying to break 80. And then Mitchell shot 29 on the front nine for an even-par 70. It's the first time in U.S. Open history someone shot in the 40s on one side and in the 20s on the other side. It's not unusual for there to be a 12-shot difference over two days. He did it in two hours.
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Amateur Ryder Cowan takes the early lead and is tied for second in a strong US Open debut
SUMMARY: Ryder Cowan knew he was playing good golf coming into the U.S. Open. Midway through his round Thursday, the leaderboard showed that the amateur was playing the best golf of anyone at Shinnecock Hills. Cowan, a 21-year-old who will be a senior at Oklahoma, briefly held the lead in his first major championship before finishing with a 2-under 68, matching the lowest round by an amateur at Shinnecock. He was tied for second when the first round was suspended. Cowan was four shots behind Wyndham Clark, in position to be the first amateur to finish a U.S. Open round in the top five since 2015.
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US Open at a glance
SUMMARY: Details and nuggets from the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
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Wyndham Clark seizes on changing nature of Shinnecock to lead US Open
SUMMARY: The USGA set up a different course at Shinnecock Hills to handle strong wind Thursday. When the wind subsided later, Wyndham Clark seemed to play a different U.S. Open. He took advantage of the gentler conditions, pulling away to reach 6-under par through 16 holes. He left in darkness with a four-shot lead over seven players, including Ryder Cowan and Dustin Johnson. Rory McIlroy thought he did well to shoot 69 in gusts over 30 mph. Scottie Scheffler battled all day, relying on his short game to salvage a 72. Clark will return Friday morning to complete the round.
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Benintendi's pinch-hit grand slam helps White Sox stop 9-game skid in Bronx with 5-1 win over Yanks
SUMMARY: Andrew Benintendi launched a pinch-hit grand slam off Camilo Doval in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York. Benintendi batted for Randal Grichuk and was Chicago’s third pinch hitter of the inning. He snapped a 1-all tie by driving Doval’s first pitch, a 100 mph sinker, into the right-center seats. It was the fourth career slam for Benintendi, who played 33 games for the Yankees in 2022. and his second pinch-hit homer.
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Rory McIlroy's up and down day: Making eagle and scrambling for par to stay in US Open hunt
SUMMARY: Rory McIlroy bogeyed his final two holes to finish with a 1-under 69. But his play on Nos. 3, 4 and 5, kept him near the top of a crowded leaderboard in the first round of the U.S. Open. Aside from the occasional miscue — and the one wild approach on No. 4 — McIlroy played smartly on a difficult golf course made all the tougher by howling wind. Then again, almost any start would’ve been better than 2018, when McIlroy carded an opening round 80 en route to an early exit at the last U.S. Open played at Shinnecock Hills.
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Juan Soto homers twice to lead the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Phillies
SUMMARY: Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. Pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman provided the tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning, and Marcus Semien followed with a two-run triple off reliever José Alvarado. Huascar Brazobán earned the win in relief and Devin Williams closed it out for his 11th save. The loss was Philadelphia’s second straight and was compounded by another injury scare for shortstop Trea Turner, who exited after being hit by a pitch for the second time this week.
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Wyndham Clark has lowest opening round at Shinnecock Hills to lead US Open
SUMMARY: Wyndham Clark has the lowest opening round at Shinnecock Hills in U.S. Open history. Clark returned Friday morning to complete his first round. He made two pars for a 6-under 64. That gives him a two-shot lead over Dustin Johnson and they quickly headed back out to Shinnecock Hills for the second round. The start will be remembered for a fog delay that worked out for the late starters. The USGA set up the course easier to keep it fair due to wind. But the delay meant Clark and Johnson had a soft course in less wind late in their round.
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Dustin Johnson turns back the clock and enjoys a golden hour at the US Open to climb into contention
SUMMARY: For four holes and one golden hour of golf just before twilight, Dustin Johnson looked a lot like the player who won the U.S. Open a decade ago. Just as quickly, he looked like the same sort of mystery he’s been since leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf four years ago. Four straight birdies over those four holes briefly put Johnson in a tie for the lead at the U.S. Open. Then, a missed opportunity on the par-5 fifth and a sloppy three-putt for double-bogey on No. 6 dropped him four shots behind Wyndham Clark. He made up two of those when he came back Friday morning to complete the first round.
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Phillies outfielder Adolis García will undergo season-ending surgery for lat injury
SUMMARY: Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis García is out for the rest of the season with a lat injury. The Phillies announced Thursday that García will undergo latissimus dorsi repair surgery on Wednesday. The Phillies estimated his recovery would take six to eight months, enabling him to be ready for the start of the 2027 season. García signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Phillies in December. The 33-year-old García was batting .195 with a .270 on-base percentage, seven homers, 21 RBIs and three steals in 67 games.
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MLB eliminating clock for All-Star Home Run Derby as event switches to Netflix from ESPN
SUMMARY: Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format. Each hitter will have 20 swings in the first round of this year's contest at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park on July 13. The change coincides with a switch in broadcaster to Netflix from ESPN. A player who homers on swing 20 will keep swinging until he misses. The top four hitters advance, with the distance of the longest homer used as a tiebreaker. In the second round, each player takes 15 swings. The format for the second round will be used for the final. No bonus rounds will be included.
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Pierre-Edouard Bellemare says he's retiring from hockey at age 41
SUMMARY: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is hanging up his skates after a hockey career that included reaching the NHL at age 29 and serving as France's captain in the Olympics just weeks before turning 41. Bellemare announced his retirement in a trio of Instagram posts on Thursday. The affable forward from just outside Paris spent a decade in the NHL with Philadelphia, Vegas, Colorado, Tampa Bay and Seattle before returning to Europe to play the past two seasons in Switzerland. Bellemare in Milan in February said he pushed off retiring because of the chance to play in an Olympic hockey tournament for the first time.
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Ryan Craig's journey to Golden Knights coach began as a player
SUMMARY: Ryan Craig is the head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights. He has been with the team since 2017, starting as an assistant coach. Craig replaces John Tortorella, who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final. Craig has been part of the organization for all nine years and has coached many of its players. He also gained head coaching experience with the Henderson Silver Knights. Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon praised Craig’s leadership. Craig is ready for the challenge and understands the high expectations.
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Minor league team forfeits Pride Night game after some players refuse to wear special jersey
SUMMARY: An independent minor league baseball team says it is forfeiting a game because some of its players refused to wear a special Pride Night jersey. The Atlantic League Pro Baseball’s York Revolution were planning to hold their 11th annual Pride Night event Thursday for a game with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. But the Revolution announced the day of the game that it wouldn’t be played. The Revolution planned to continue with its Pride Night festivities as a “free and fun celebration of recognition and inclusion." The Revolution said they were donating $10,000 to the Rainbow Rose Center.
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Brazilian soccer fans at the World Cup heed warning not to dress Rocky statue in team gear
SUMMARY: Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors. The statue is a symbol of resilience but has been linked to a "curse" where teams that dress it often lose. Ecuador fans recently dressed Rocky and their team lost to Ivory Coast. Brazilian fan groups have warned against repeating the mistake. Fans are instead posing for photos without altering the statue. Brazilian fans Lorival Guerreiro and Roberto De Freitas are enjoying the moment without risking the curse. The Rocky Shop remains a popular spot for tourists.
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Benintendi's pinch-hit grand slam helps White Sox stop 9-game skid in Bronx with 5-1 win over Yanks
SUMMARY: Andrew Benintendi launched a pinch-hit grand slam off Camilo Doval in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York. Benintendi batted for Randal Grichuk and was Chicago’s third pinch hitter of the inning. He snapped a 1-all tie by driving Doval’s first pitch, a 100 mph sinker, into the right-center seats. It was the fourth career slam for Benintendi, who played 33 games for the Yankees in 2022. and his second pinch-hit homer.
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Juan Soto homers twice to lead the Mets to a 6-4 win over the Phillies
SUMMARY: Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. Pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman provided the tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh inning, and Marcus Semien followed with a two-run triple off reliever José Alvarado. Huascar Brazobán earned the win in relief and Devin Williams closed it out for his 11th save. The loss was Philadelphia’s second straight and was compounded by another injury scare for shortstop Trea Turner, who exited after being hit by a pitch for the second time this week.
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Braves acquire catcher Joey Bart from Pirates for pitcher Hunter Stratton
SUMMARY: The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Joey Bart from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed pitcher Hunter Stratton. Atlanta made room for Bart on the 40-man roster by designating catcher Sandy León for assignment. The Pirates assigned Stratton to Triple-A Indianapolis. Bart was batting .259 with two homers, six RBIs and a .670 OPS in 21 games with Pittsburgh. He grew up in the Atlanta suburbs and played college ball in the city at Georgia Tech before being selected second overall by the San Francisco Giants in the 2018 amateur draft. Stratton appeared in one game with the Braves this year and pitched a scoreless inning. He played for the Pirates from 2023-25 before getting traded to Atlanta last July.
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