By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms, Denver is hosting a conference this week put on by a psychedelic advocacy group bringing together an unlikely cohort of speakers — including an NFL star, a former Republican governor and a rapper.
Continue Reading By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Carlson homered twice, Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with two doubles to break out of a slump, and the St. Louis Cardinals won their fourth straight, 9-3 over the skidding Washington Nationals. Carlson’s first homer was a two-run shot that opened the scoring in the second inning
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Former Baltimore Orioles reliever Dick Hall has died at age 92. He was part of two World Series-winning teams with the Orioles. The Orioles said Hall died Sunday. Hall was nicknamed “Turkey” for his unusual pitching motion. He went 93-75 with a 3.32 ERA in 495 appearances for the Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates,
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Daniel Lynch allowed one hit over seven innings for his first major league win in almost 11 months, and the struggling Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0. Kansas City had lost 12 of 13. Matt Beaty, making his first start for the Royals, drove in
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will move forward after a judge broke a standoff between two Republican officials that had halted the process. Cole County Presiding Judge Jon Beetem on Tuesday ordered Missouri’s attorney general to approve the state auditor’s cost
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published June 2, 2023, about the death of Dr. John Forsyth, a southwestern Missouri emergency room physician, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he was born in Idaho, citing online records. His family says he was born in Provo, Utah.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will stage a Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in June 2024 between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. The 10,800-seat stadium, opened in 1910, is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and a National Historic Site. The stadium was
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal on behalf of some U.S. veterans who want disability benefits because they were exposed to radiation while responding to a Cold War-era hydrogen bomb accident in Spain. The justices not did comment in turning away an appeal from Victor Skaar, an Air Force veteran
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer in a five-run, seventh inning that lifted Detroit Tigers over Kansas 6-4 and sent the Royals to their 12th loss in 13 games. Kansas City wasted a 4-0 lead and dropped to 0-15 in games started by Jordan Lyles, who allowed
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter’s three-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4. Detroit trailed 4-0 before scoring the game’s final six runs. The loss dropped Kansas City to 0-15 in Jordan Lyles’ starts this season. Lyles allowed three
Continue Reading By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 in a Juneteenth matinee. Donovan’s three-run shot to right-center off Josiah Gray tied the game 5-all, and
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By MATTHEW BROWN and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicago area alone. Four people were found shot to death in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper was killed in an
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people this weekend, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and wounded dozens of people. Multiple people with guns fired shots at a holiday crowd in Illinois and bullets flew among teenagers partying in Missouri. The shootings follow a surge in
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A spate of weekend mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and left dozens injured. The shootings follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. They happened
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press A spate of weekend mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and left dozens injured. The shootings follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic. They happened
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press At least six people including a Pennsylvania state trooper were killed and dozens injured in a string of weekend violence and mass shootings across the U.S. The shootings in suburban Chicago, Washington state, Pennsylvania, St. Louis, Southern California and Baltimore follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back home runs to help the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 in the finale of a three-game series. It’s the sixth time this season that Ohtani and Trout have homered in the same game. The
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — National League home run leader Pete Alonso has returned to the New York Mets’ lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals after spending the minimum 10 days on the injured list with a left wrist bone bruise and sprain. Alonso went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officials say an overnight shooting in downtown St. Louis killed one teenager and wounded nine others. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Commissioner Robert Tracy on Sunday identified the victim who was killed as as 17-year-old Makao Moore. A spokesman says a minor who had a handgun is in police custody as a
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH NEW YORK (AP) — National League home run leader Pete Alonso returned to the lineup Sunday for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals after spending the minimum 10 days on the injured list with a left wrist bone bruise and sprain. Alonso was expected to miss three to four
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