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Bowser wins Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, overcoming a progressive rival and virtually guaranteeing that she will win a third consecutive term to l...
Jun 21, 2022
Kiggans snags GOP nomination to face Virginia’s Rep. Luria
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State senator and Navy veteran Jen Kiggans won the Republican nomination Tuesday in Virginia's coastal 2nd Congressional District. Kiggans, a nurse practitioner, will go on to fac...
Jun 21, 2022
Nguyen is Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) - State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November. Nguyen defeated former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in a primary runoff election to ...
Jun 21, 2022
NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors win its fourth NBA championship since 2015 by beating the Boston Celtics in the sixth game of their series. The series that m...
Jun 21, 2022
Close to $200,000 awarded in grant funding to 23 community organizations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Pilot projects, support services and community programs across southeastern Alberta will receive some much-needed funding from the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta (CFSE...
Jun 21, 2022
Women's PGA Championship doubles prize money to $9 million
The KPMG Women's PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million, another boost to the women's game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a deca...
Jun 21, 2022
Column: Youth movement can make LIV Golf look appealing
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Players willing to leave the PGA Tour for riches only Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund can provide is a movement Rory McIlroy refers to as the "easy way out." Maybe that's t...
Jun 21, 2022
Naomi Osaka, LeBron James team up for entertainment venture
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James and Naomi Osaka are becoming teammates in the entertainment world. Tennis star Osaka and her agent and business partner, Stuart Duguid, are forming a media company call...
Jun 21, 2022
Serena Williams wins 1st match of comeback after year away
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) - As "What A Feeling" boomed around Devonshire Park, Serena Williams strode onto center court at Eastbourne to a standing ovation for her first competitive tennis match in nea...
Jun 21, 2022
'Each dance has a story': demonstration powwow marks National Indigenous Peoples Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat community was invited to Kin Park on Tuesday afternoon for a demonstration powwow to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.The day of recognition is held each y...
Jun 21, 2022