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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver arrives at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics in San Francisco, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Silver confident that the NBA's take-foul policy will change

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday that he expects the oft-maligned “transition take foul” to come with stiffer penalties next season. The play is one where a defender intentionally commits … more

By TIM REYNOLDS | 6/3/22

FILE - Republican candidate for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Dave McCormick talks to supporters as returns show a close race during his returns watch party in the Pennsylvania primary election May 17, 2022, in Pittsburgh. McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday, June 3, as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn't give him enough votes to make up the deficit. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is conceding the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick ended his campaign Friday night as he … more

By MARC LEVY | 6/3/22

In this image from video provided by ABC7 Los Angeles, emergency personnel work at the site of a Greyhound bus crash after they blew a tire and weird into a sports utility vehicle and a center divider while heading from Los Angeles to Phoenix on INterste 10 on Friday, June 3, 2022. California Highway Patrol Officer Jason Montez says there were 33 people aboard the bus when it crashed in Banning, about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)

13 hurt when Greyhound bus blows tire on California highway

Thirteen people have been injured after a Greyhound bus blew a tire and veered into a sports utility vehicle and a center divider wall on a California desert highway. California Highway Patrol … more

6/3/22

Nelly Korda hits off the nineth tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Women's golf youth movement includes rising stars Ko, Korda

With an abundance of rising young stars gaining notoriety, women's golf is drawing more attention — and sponsorships — in the post-Covid era. Tickets sales for this week’s U.S. Women’s Open … more

By STEVE REED | 6/3/22

A now hiring sign is seen in front of a business along the boardwalk, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Ocean City, N.J. Many seasonal businesses are struggling to find enough workers again this summer. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Biden's challenge: Inflation overshadows robust job gains

President Joe Biden came before the television cameras Friday to celebrate yet another month of healthy job growth and low unemployment and the fastest pace of hiring in four decades under his watch. … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK | 6/3/22

US has over 750 complaints of Teslas braking for no reason

More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on the company's partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason. … more

By TOM KRISHER | 6/3/22

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin ponders a reporter's question at his recall campaign headquarters in San Francisco on May 26, 2022. Politically liberal San Francisco could vote out one of the most progressive prosecutors in the country nearly three years after he was elected. Boudin's time in office coincided with a pandemic in which brutal attacks against Asian seniors and viral footage of rampant shoplifting fueled a rare campaign to remove him. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

San Francisco could vote out progressive DA in heated recall

Politically liberal San Francisco could vote out one of the most progressive prosecutors in the country not even three years after he was elected. Chesa Boudin's time in office coincided with a … more

By JANIE HAR | 6/3/22

A boy walks along a memorial outside Robb Elementary School created to honor the victims killed in last week's school shooting, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress

Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures. The panel for Wednesday’s hearing will … more

By FARNOUSH AMIRI | 6/3/22

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, left, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht, center, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, attend a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 3, 2022. German lawmakers are expected to approve a 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) special fund to strengthen the country's military. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

German lawmakers expected to approve huge fund for military

German lawmakers are expected to approve a 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) special fund to strengthen the country’s military. Friday's vote will prepare the way for a massive procurement drive … more

By GEIR MOULSON | 6/3/22

FILE - A view of the New York City skyline, with the Empire State Building in the center, is seen from One World Trade, in New York, June 15, 2021. Data on rental listings in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas show the median U.S. asking rent climbed up about 17% from a year earlier, to $1,827 in April, at a time when rising costs for gas, food and other goods are straining Americans’ budgets. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Tenants grapple with rent hikes amid overall inflation spike

At a time when rising gasoline and food prices are already straining Americans’ budgets, many apartment tenants are grappling with soaring rents. Some parts of Florida saw median rents soar more … more

By ALEX VEIGA | 6/3/22

FILE - The Greenidge Generation bitcoin mining facility, in a former coal plant by Seneca Lake in Dresden, New York, is shown in this photo from Nov. 29, 2021. A milestone measure that would tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations burning fossil fuels in New York has passed the state Legislature. The bill approved early Friday, June 3, 2022, by the state Senate would establish a two-year moratorium on new and renewed air permits for fossil fuel power plants used for energy-intensive “proof-of-work” cryptomining. The plant also produces power for the state's electricity grid. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Bill to limit cryptomining passes New York Legislature

The New York Legislature has approved a milestone measure that would tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels. The Senate approved the bill early … more

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FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill., April 1, 2022. The white-hot demand for U.S. workers cooled a bit in April, though the number of unfilled jobs remains high and companies are still desperate to hire more people. Employers advertised 11.4 million jobs at the end of April, the Labor Department said Wednesday, June 1, 2022 down from nearly 11.9 million in March, the highest level on records that date back 20 years. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

US added 390,000 jobs in May as hiring remained robust

U.S. employers added a healthy 390,000 jobs last month, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and interest rates. Last month’s gain … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 6/3/22

Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the press conference after the Conference of Minister Presidents in Berlin, Thursday June 2, 2022. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German parliament OKs higher minimum wage pledged by Scholz

The German parliament has approved raising the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros ($12.84) per hour, fulfilling a key campaign pledge by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The increase will take effect in … more

6/3/22

FILE - People buy food at an open air market in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 5, 2021. Annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5% in May, 2022, the highest rate since 1998, according to official data released Friday, June 3, 2022, as a cost-of-living crisis in the country deepens.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozblici, File)

Data puts Turkey's annual inflation at 73.5%, a 24-year high

Official data show annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5% in May as a cost-of-living crisis in the country deepens. The Turkish Statistical Institute reported Friday that the inflation rate represented … more

6/3/22

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows construction of China's Type 003 aircraft carrier at the Jiangnan Shipyard northeast of Shanghai, China, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. China’s most advanced aircraft carrier to date appears to be nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Friday, June 3, as experts suggested the vessel could be launched soon. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite images suggest new Chinese carrier close to launch

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show China’s most advanced aircraft carrier to date appears to be nearing completion and experts suggest the vessel could be launched soon. The … more

By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING | 6/3/22

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Louis stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Alastair Grant/Pool Photo via AP)

Royal family to attend service without Queen Elizabeth II

Members of Britain’s royal family plan to attend a church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. The queen herself is skipping Friday's event at St. Paul’s Cathedral in … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 6/3/22

FILE - Wind blows dust and tumbleweeds against a fence east of the Comanche Power Plant, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 near Pueblo, Colo. A search is underway for two workers buried in a coal pile at a southern Colorado power plant. Witnesses said the workers were buried in a slide on the 80-foot-tall coal pile at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo on Thursday, June 2 ,2022. (Chris McLean/The Pueblo Chieftain via AP, File)

Colorado coal pile slide buries 2 workers; search underway

A search is on in southern Colorado for two workers who were buried in a coal pile. Witnesses say the workers were buried when a slide happened on the 80-foot-tall pile at the Comanche Generating … more

6/2/22

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit. California regulators on Thursday, June 2, 2022 gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco, a first in a state where dozens of companies have been trying to train vehicles to steer themselves on increasingly congested roads.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

California regulators approve state's 1st robotic taxi fleet

California regulators have given a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco. The decision will make Cruise, a company controlled by … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 6/2/22

Infowars agrees to end bankruptcy after Sandy Hook deal

Alex Jones’ Infowars and two other companies overseen by the conspiracy theorist have agreed to end their bankruptcy protection case in Texas. That's according to court documents filed Wednesday … more

By DAVE COLLINS | 6/2/22

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released Thursday, June 2, 2022, says Social Security’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2035, instead of last year's estimate of 2034, and the year before that which estimated an exhaustion date of 2035. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Go-broke dates pushed back for Social Security, Medicare

A stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back the go-broke dates for Social Security and Medicare, but officials warn that the current economic turbulence is putting … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and TOM MURPHY | 6/2/22