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FILE - Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson watches during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Feb. 1, 2020, in Washington. The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms on a contract with Atkinson, now a Golden State Warriors assistant, to become their next coach, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because Atkinson has not yet signed the contract. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

AP source: Kenny Atkinson agrees to be Hornets next coach

The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson to be their next head coach, says a person familiar with the situation. The … more

By STEVE REED | 6/10/22

FILE - People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington on Feb. 21, 2019. The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battle

The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues. In a copy of a … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 6/10/22

FILE - A model of the new Air Force One design sits on a table during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, June 20, 2019, in Washington. President Joe Biden's administration has scrapped former President Trump's red, white and blue design for the new generation of presidential aircraft after an Air Force review suggested it would raise costs and delay the delivery of the new jets. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden nixes Trump design for Air Force One over cost, delay

President Joe Biden’s administration has scrapped former President Donald Trump’s red, white and blue design for the new generation of presidential aircraft after an Air Force review suggested it … more

By ZEKE MILLER | 6/10/22

FILE - Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rallies pro-Trump supporters outside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, on Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday, June 10, 2022, was the result of an agreement between lawyers for the conspiracy theorist and parents of some of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Infowars bankruptcy tossed in deal with Sandy Hook parents

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday was the result of an agreement between lawyers … more

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Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center, takes selfies with people holding their marijuana plants during the distribution of 1 million free marijuana seedlings in the northeastern province of Buriram, Thailand, Friday, June 10, 2022. The government distribution plan of the recently legalized crop is an efforts to jumpstart the country’s medical marijuana industry, expected to create an economic windfall. (Matichon Newspaper via AP)

Plant giveaway promotes Thailand's medical marijuana sector

Thailand’s health minister has kicked off a marijuana giveaway, handing out the first 100 seedlings of a planned distribution of 1 million plants a day after the country legalized cultivation and … more

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Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. When a leaked draft decision signaled the end to federal protections for the right to an abortion in the U.S., donors clicked on donations buttons and mailed checks in a spasm of fury. The “rage giving” has given abortion funds a temporary financial boost. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at 'rage giving'

When a leaked draft decision signaled the likely withdrawal of the legal right to an abortion in the U.S., donors clicked on donations buttons and mailed checks in a spasm of fury. The “rage … more

By THALIA BEATY | 6/10/22

FILE - The dam at El Capitan Reservoir is seen April 8, 2022, in Lakeside, Calif. Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step Friday, June 10, 2022, toward offering more than $7 billion of federally backed loans to repair aging dams owned by states, local governments and private entities across the U.S. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Aging dams could soon benefit from $7B federal loan program

The federal government is taking the first step to set up a program that could offer more than $7 billion of loans to repair aging dams across the country. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 6/10/22

FILE - A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. The federal government is close to releasing new rules that the shipping industry might have to comply with to help protect a vanishing species of whale. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

New restrictions on ships to protect whales coming soon

The federal government is close to releasing new rules that the shipping industry might have to comply with to help protect a vanishing species of whale. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric … more

By PATRICK WHITTLE | 6/10/22

This combination of 2022 and 2020 file photos shows logos for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, both Moderna and Pfizer will have to convince what’s essentially a science court -- advisers to the Food and Drug Administration -- that their shots work well in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. If the FDA’s advisers endorse one or both shots for them -- and the FDA agrees -- there’s still another hurdle. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must recommend whether all tots need immunization or just those at high risk from the virus. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots

Next week brings a marathon of hearings as the U.S. decides whether to open COVID-19 vaccinations to kids under 5. On Wednesday, both Moderna and Pfizer will argue their case. Each company aims to … more

By LAURAN NEERGAARD | 6/10/22

Members of Cargo Truckers Solidarity of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans during a rally in Gwangju, South Korea, Friday, June 10, 2022. (Chung Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

Dozens of S. Korean truckers detained in strike over wages

South Korean police have detained dozens of truckers blocking traffic and disrupting movement of goods near factories as a nationwide strike extends into a fourth day. The truckers are urging the … more

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FILE - Cars are parked in front of Russia's Central Bank building in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 30, 2015. Russia’s central bank has cut interest rates back to their prewar levels. The bank said Friday June 10, 2022, that inflation and economic activity are developing better than expected despite sweeping Western sanctions imposed in response to the war in Ukraine. The bank lowered its key rate by 1.5 percentage points, to 9.5%. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia's central bank cuts interest rates to prewar level

Russia’s central bank has cut interest rates back to their prewar levels. The bank said Friday that inflation and economic activity are developing better than expected despite sweeping Western … more

By The Associated Press | 6/10/22

FILE - Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, and other trial judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military airbase, southern Netherlands, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. A Russian suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine appealed in a video statement to a Dutch court on Friday, June 10, 2022 to be declared innocent, as judges adjourned the long-running trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian separatist rebel and began months of deliberations to reach verdicts. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

Russian suspect appeals for acquittal at Dutch MH17 trial

A Russian suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine has appealed in a video statement to a Dutch court to be declared innocent. The statement Friday came as … more

By MIKE CORDER | 6/10/22

FILE - People walk by shops Nov. 13, 2020, in Rehoboth Beach, Del. The Friday June 10, 2022, report on consumer prices is expected to show that annual inflation slowed ever so slightly to 8.2% in May from 8.3% in the prior month. President Joe Biden faces a delicate trade-off as he tries to help his fellow Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. He needs U.S. consumers to pull back just enough so that inflation eases, but not so much that the economy risks plunging into a recession. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Gas prices likely kept US inflation painfully high in May

The costs of gas, food and other necessities likely shot up in May, giving Americans no respite from the worst outbreak of inflation in four decades. Economists have forecast that overall consumer … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 6/10/22

The bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security, outlining the current terrorism threat to the United States, is photographed Thursday, June 9, 2022. DHS warned June 7 that skewed framing of the subjects like abortion, guns, immigration and LGTBQ rights, could drive extremists to violently attack pubic places across the U.S. in the coming months. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

White supremacists are riling up thousands on social media

White nationalists and supremacists are building thriving, macho communities across social media platforms like Instagram, Telegram and TikTok. The accounts are using coded hashtags and innuendo to … more

By AMANDA SEITZ | 6/10/22

FILE - In this Thursday, April 16, 2020 photo, a view of masks and goggles, part of PPE, personal protective equipment, to avoid being infected or transmitting coronavirus, at the Nightingale Hospital North West set up in the Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester, northern England. The British government plans to burn billions of pounds (dollars) in unusable protective equipment purchased at haste during the coronavirus pandemic to generate power, a public spending watchdog said Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super, FIle)

UK plans to burn billions in wasted pandemic protective gear

The British government plans to burn billions of dollars in unusable protective equipment purchased during the coronavirus pandemic. It says the move will generate power. A public spending watchdog … more

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FILE - A NH90 multipurpose helicopter takes off during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Bergen near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. NATO-member Norway has terminated its contract for 14 NH90 helicopters, citing delays, errors, time-consuming maintenance, will return all choppers while demanding full refund of the nearly 5 billion ($525 million) kroner, the defense minister said Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Norway ends contract for NH90 helicopters, wants full refund

NATO-member Norway terminated its two-decade-old contract with a France-based manufacturer for 14 maritime helicopters, citing delays, errors and time-consuming maintenance, The Norwegian defense … more

By JAN M. OLSEN | 6/10/22

President Joe Biden speaks at the IV CEO Summit of the Americas, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden visiting LA port as high prices persist as threat

President Joe Biden is set to speak at America’s busiest port without having vanquished high inflation. It's a problem that's eluded Biden's policy tweaks, deals brokered with the private sector, … more

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK | 6/10/22

Street vendors take off their shoes to show their toes on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, June, 9, 2022. Rampant inflation is making it increasingly difficult for people in Zimbabwe to make ends meet. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, official statistics show that Zimbabwe’s inflation rate has shot up from 66% to more than 130%. The country's finance minister says the impact of the Ukraine war is heaping problems on the already fragile economy. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Zimbabweans count their toes as inflation soars above 130%

Rampant inflation is making it increasingly difficult for people in Zimbabwe to make ends meet. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, official statistics show that Zimbabwe’s inflation rate … more

By FARAI MUTSAKA | 6/10/22

Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson, right, talks with first base coach Paco Figueroa, center, before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

LEADING OFF: Phils' Thomson aims to extend undefeated start

Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson tries to extend his unbeaten run when Arizona visits Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. Thomson is 6-0 since taking over after manager Joe Girardi … more

By The Associated Press | 6/10/22

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber is congratulated bt Rhys Hoskins after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Harper, Phils win 7th in a row, hand Brews 6th straight loss

Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Odúbel Herrera homered as interim manager Rob Thomson and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies won their season-high seventh straight game, beating the sagging … more

By JOE TOTORAITIS | 6/9/22