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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The PGA Championship is officially underway at Oak Hill. Shaun Micheel kicked off golf’s second major of the year with the opening tee shot following a frost delay of nearly two hours. The delay likely means the groups in the 156-player field teeing off later in the day may have trouble

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger has adopted a more nationalist and hard-line stance before a presidential runoff. Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Thursday vowed to send back millions of refugees if he is elected. He also rejected any possibility of negotiating for peace with Kurdish militants.

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week. A Florida judge heard arguments on Friday over whether to block the ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week. Missouri and

By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 422,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the image from the rear camera may not be displayed. The recall covers certain Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators from the 2020 through 2023 model years, as well as 2020 through 2022 Lincoln Corsairs. All have 360-degree cameras. Some of the vehicles

MADRID (AP) — Kenyan marathon specialist Eliud Kipchoge has won the Princess of Asturias Award for sports for 2023. The Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Thursday that Kipchoge, holder of two Olympic gold medals for the marathon, is a legend in world athletics and the best marathon runner of all time. The 50,000-euro

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese envoy has asked Australian authorities to increase efforts in the search for 39 crew members who were aboard a Chinese fishing boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean, as Chinese media reported two bodies had been recovered.. No survivors or life rafts have been

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with the fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six people. Police said Thursday that the investigation is ongoing and they could file more serious charges

BEIJING (AP) — China says its special envoy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during talks in Kyiv earlier this week. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing on Thursday that Ukraine’s foreign minister also met with Li to discuss how to end Russia’s war, but no details were disclosed and the

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has ruled to allow the continuation of the bull-taming sport of jallikattu, which is celebrated as cultural heritage in the southern state of Tamil Nadu but criticized by animals rights groups. Five justices held Thursday that the state government was taking sufficient steps

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched cruise missiles at Ukraine’s capital and the Odesa region early Thursday, officials said, in an escalation ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive. Most of the missiles were shot down, and one death was reported from the attacks. Loud explosions were heard in Kyiv, and falling

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China has opened its doors to Australian timber imports for the first time in more than two years, in another sign that the tattered bilateral relationship is being repaired. Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said the timber ban had been lifted from Thursday because Australian

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has deployed over 2,000 police for a parade by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City. Authorities say the heightened security presence is part of a determined effort to ensure the contentious event passes without violence on Thursday. Police have decided

By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — World leaders landed in Hiroshima on Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off his summit diplomacy