Finals MVP James delivers title to Cleveland
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – It’s over. Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought ended with an electrifying 93-89 victory over Golden State to give the Cavaliers their first NBA title. The Cavs are also the first NBA team to rally from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals. As usual, LeBron James led the way and was a…
Funeral held for Orlando shooting victim
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The pews were full at Cathedral Church of St. Luke in downtown Orlando for the funeral of Pulse nightclub shooting victim Christopher Andrew Leinonen. The 32-year-old Leinonen was with his friends when gunman Omar Mateen opened fire, killing 49 club-goers and wounding 53 others. Brandon Wolf was with Leinonen and shooting victim…
Trump mixes up mechanical animals in Dallas
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump joked about riding a mechanical bull at a rally in Texas Thursday – but seemed a little confused by the concept. “I read about this place,” Trump told a crowd at Gilley’s Dallas South Side Ballroom. “Where’s that horse?” Trump appeared to be referring to the venue’s mechanical bull. The…
Police confiscate 25 dogs in dog-fighting investigation
WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) – Police say they’ve confiscated 25 dogs and arrested five people in an investigation into dog-fighting in two Detroit suburbs. The Detroit News and WWJ-AM report raids took place Thursday at homes in Westland and Inkster. Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw says investigators also seized $25,000 in cash that’s believed to…
Black box of crashed EgyptAir plane found, pulled out of sea
The vessel searching for the wreckage has managed to safely pull the “memory unit which is the most important in the recorder.”