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Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short.
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Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforc
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New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn

New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for fatally shooting a young woman when the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York.
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Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle

Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance.
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Man arrested after saying he started South African building fire that killed 76 to hide a killing

Man arrested after saying he started South African building fire that killed 76 to hide a killing

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday hours after he claimed responsibility for starting a building fire in South Africa last year that killed 76 people while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed.
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North Dakota judge won't temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors

North Dakota judge won't temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge on Tuesday denied a temporary block on a part of the state's revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedure to save a patient's life or health.
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Chinese state media say 20 people dead and 24 missing after landslide

Chinese state media say 20 people dead and 24 missing after landslide

BEIJING (AP) — Twenty people were confirmed dead and 24 remained missing Tuesday after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state media reported. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m.
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The Israeli military says ground forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

The Israeli military says ground forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its forces have encircled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The territory’s second largest city has seen heavy fighting in recent days, with dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded.
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Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said late Monday.
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California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation's largest public university system,
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