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Robert MacIntyre wins his national open in Scotland with birdie to beat Adam ScottVideo
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Robert MacIntyre won an Open that felt like a major to him on Sunday when he made a 22-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 3-under 67 to win the Scottish Open, becoming the first Scot in 25 years to win his national open....
Furue of Japan wins Evian Championship for her 1st major, beats Australian Kyriacou by 1 shotVideo
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Ayaka Furue of Japan made a late charge to win the Evian Championship with an eagle on the last hole to clinch her first major title Sunday. The 24-year-old Furue held her nerve with another clinical putt, having made three birdies in the previous four holes to...
Sergio García wins LIV Golf Andalucia after playoff against Lahiri
SOTOGRANDE, Spain — Sergio Garcia claimed his first individual LIV Golf win on Sunday after the Spaniard beat overnight leader Anirban Lahiri in a playoff for the Andalucia title. García thrilled the home fans with a 5-under 66 to pull level with Lahiri and force the 18th-hole playoff with both...
Sergio García wins LIV Golf Andalucia after playoff against Lahiri
SOTOGRANDE, Spain — Sergio Garcia won his first individual LIV Golf trophy Sunday after the Spaniard beat overnight leader Anirban Lahiri in a playoff for the Andalucia title. García thrilled the home fans with a 5-under-par 66 to pull level with Lahiri and force the 18th-hole playoff with both players...
Hsieh and Zielinski win mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
LONDON — Hsieh Su-Wei is leaving Wimbledon with a trophy for the fourth time in her last four appearances. After her winning streak in the women’s doubles ended in the semifinals, Hsieh teamed up with Jan Zielinski to win the mixed doubles final on Centre Court on Sunday, beating Mexican...
Novak Djokovic vows to get better after losing the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz
LONDON — Novak Djokovic vowed to get back to work after being outplayed by Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final Sunday less than 1 1/2 months after knee surgery, with the intention of contending for a gold medal at the Paris Olympics and a record 25th Grand Slam title at...
Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close
WASHINGTON — Calls for an investigation into the U.S. Secret Service came from all sides Sunday in the wake an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — a devastating failure of one of the agency’s core duties. The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman — identified by...
In prime-time address, Biden warns of election-year rhetoric, saying ‘it’s time to cool it down’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Sunday of the the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying, “It’s time to cool it down.” In a prime-time national address from the Oval Office, Biden said political passions can run high but...
Hamas says Gaza cease-fire talks haven’t paused and claims military chief survived Israeli strike
MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Deif’s condition remained unclear...
Carlos Alcaraz tops Novak Djokovic in 2nd consecutive Wimbledon final for 4th Slam title
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz was ready from the get-go this time. A year ago in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, Alcaraz got off to a slow start, dropped the opening set and needed five to claim his first championship at the All England Club. Sunday’s rematch began with a...
A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in America
WASHINGTON — Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. A look at some of the assassinations and attempted assassinations that have occurred since the nation’s founding in 1776: Abraham...
Global leaders condemn apparent assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump
Global leaders expressed concern Sunday over an apparent assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others. Trump’s campaign said the presumptive Republican nominee was doing “fine” after being whisked off the stage, though the shooting...
What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — The man identified as the shooter in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed. Investigators were working Sunday to gather more information about Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel...
The Latest: Trump calls for unity, still plans to speak at Republican National Convention
Donald Trump said Sunday morning that he still plans to attend and speak at the Republican National Convention that kicks off Monday in Milwaukee, despite an apparent assassination attempt. “I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from...
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
LOS ANGELES — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. After years with breast cancer, Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was...
Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach
The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. The breach, which took place in April of this year but mostly involved...
Ludvig Aberg rallies with late birdies for 2-shot lead in Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Ludvig Aberg overcame a pair of bogeys early on the back nine with three late birdies that carried him to a 5-under-par 65 Saturday at the Scottish Open, slightly dampening the enthusiasm of a gallery fully behind local star Robert MacIntyre. “Not the most stress-free golf,...
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
NEW YORK — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist...
Sen. Bob Casey walks fine line amid Biden turmoil
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey has a fine line to walk. He and other Democrats fighting to hang on to hotly contested Senate seats have seemed jittery about the turmoil surrounding President Joe Biden after his disastrous debate performance. In many cases, they’re trying to minimize any damage to...
Olympic saga of golfer Joost Luiten takes another turn
Dutch golfer Joost Luiten is back in the mix to play in the Olympics. He just might not have a tee time in Paris. In the latest twist of a strange saga, the International Golf Federation on Saturday put Luiten onto what amounts to the alternate list, all while holding...
Bubba Wallace admits to feeling ‘miserable’ at track for years in wake of NASCAR fineVideo
LONG POND — Bubba Wallace and his wife have a baby on the way and a mortgage to pay on their home. So when Wallace eyed a pack of media at Pocono Raceway, he decided he’d be the one to open with a question. “Anybody got any money?” he quipped....
School collapse in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say
ABUJA, Nigeria — A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said. The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many...
Peaceful pre-Olympic protest in Paris honors fallen Ukrainian athletes
PARIS — In a powerful tribute to the hundreds of Ukrainian athletes who have perished since the Russian invasion of their homeland, the Union of Ukrainians of France led a peaceful march of several hundred people in Paris on Saturday. The demonstration, held in the run-up to this month’s Olympic...
The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
MUMBAI, India — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in what many dubbed the wedding of the year, attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout. The wedding rituals, including exchanging garlands by...
Barbora Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for her 2nd Grand Slam trophy by beating Jasmine Paolini
LONDON — Barbora Krejcikova kept insisting that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe she won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title. Her first major championship, as an unseeded player at the French Open three years ago, certainly was a surprise. This...
