More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys (2024)

It’s still Pride month, so here’s a roundup of some of my favorite LGBTQ+-themed movies, from the many that I’ve reviewed in the past 20 years or so. But don’t think of them just as Pride watching; all of these titles — each of them, at their hearts, about love — make for great viewing, any time.

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The 160 MW North Fork Solar Project is now in operation, supplying power to the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team says Canadian driver Lance Stroll will continue racing into the 2026 season. No details were given about the length of Stroll’s contract, but the team says the contract “will see Lance race into the new era of F1 regulations.” They start in 2026. Stroll is in 11th place in the drivers' standings heading into this weekend’s Austrian GP. The extension also means Stroll and Fernando Alonso will continue to race together for a third and fourth season. In April two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso signed a contract extension with Aston Martin for at least two more years.

Prosecutors in Indonesia have demanded an eight-month medical rehabilitation for an Australian man charged with possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali, after his earlier charge of drug trafficking was dropped which would have carried the death penalty. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was arrested on April 30 after police raided his hotel in Legian, a popular tourist spot near Kuta Beach, and seized 3.15 grams of crystal methamphetamine inside a toothpaste container from his room. Under Indonesia’s tough drug laws, he faces up to 12 years in prison if found guilty. Prosecutors said they showed leniency toward Smith because he repeatedly expressed remorse and bought the drugs for personal use.

Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 foreign nationals after a raid at a villa on the resort island of Bali. Officials say those arrested, including Taiwanese, Chinese and Malaysians, are accused of misusing their visas and residence permits, along with possible cybercrimes. Immigration authorities said they detained 91 men and 12 women and seized computers and cellphones. Authorities distributed photos showing dozens of detainees lying on their stomachs next to a swimming pool and the three-story villa. They say all are currently being held at a detention center in Denpasar, Bali.

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Former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu was expelled from the ruling Communist Party and is being investigated for corruption and bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. Li was removed from office in October 2023 after disappearing from public view for almost two months.

International experts have portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan by warning in a report that 755,000 are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals. The latest findings released Thursday come from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC. The report said that 8.5 million people are facing extreme food shortages after 14 months of conflict in Sudan. The northeastern African country descended into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the country’s military and the notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group exploded into open fighting in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country.

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Swedish police are looking into the unexplained deaths of three men who died within a short period after working at a local electric vehicle battery plant in the Arctic. Officers said Thursday that they wanted to find out whether the tragedies are linked, a crime has been committed or if they are a string of accidental workplace fatalities. The deaths have puzzled Swedish media which have reported about the deaths at Northvolt's plant in Skelleftea, some 620 kilometers (385 miles) north of Stockholm. A police investigator said “there is some kind of indication that there has been some type of exposure in one of the cases” but he didn’t rule out anything.

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China's former defense minister expelled from ruling Communist Party on graft accusations, setting up likely trial.

First-of-its-kind stall-side testing to enable rapid, life-saving decisions for equine veterinarians

Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia will face each other in the third round of Asia’s World Cup qualification for a third cycle in a row following the draw in Kuala Lumpur. The three powerhouses have 19 World Cup appearances between them. They will be joined in Group C by Bahrain, China and Indonesia. Asia’s automatic allocation has increased from four teams in 2022 to eight in 2026. The top two from each of the three groups of six will qualify for the World Cup, while the six teams that finish third and fourth will progress to the fourth round of qualification to play off for two more places.

The Netherlands’ soccer team is becoming a party-pooper for its thousands of exuberant orange-clad fans at the European Championship. The Oranje have impressed off the field but not on it at Euro 2024, where Ronald Koeman’s team limped into the knockout stage after finishing third in Group D. Koeman was a key defender on the Dutch team that won Euro ’88 in West Germany and he's back for his second stint as coach. But he’s clearly unhappy with his charges, who are maintaining a longstanding Dutch tradition of disappointing at major tournaments. Koeman has called for a response in the Netherlands' next match, against Romania in the round of 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo narrowly avoided being hit by a fan who jumped from the crowd to try to get close to the soccer star when Portugal played Georgia at the European Championship. A video widely circulated on social media appears to show someone leaping over the top of the players’ tunnel at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen as Ronaldo headed to the locker room. A safety steward rushed to shield the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star and other security staff race toward the fan, who falls away out of sight.

Heavy security has been deployed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi ahead of planned protests against a controversial finance bill, despite the president’s decision not to sign it after the plans sparked deadly chaos in the capital and saw protesters storming and burning part of the parliament building. Protesters who said last week that they would march to the State House on Thursday say they still do not trust President William Ruto, who has said the tax hikes would be withdrawn and budget cuts would be made. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday urged the young protesters to call off planned protests and give dialogue a chance. On Tuesday thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament, burning parts of the building and sending lawmakers fleeing.

LOS ANGELES — Jenni Rivera was grand, and her legacy shows it.

LOS ANGELES — As a child, Natasha Kline saw every summer as an opportunity to reinvent herself.

DETROIT — The first voice you hear in the new "Beverly Hills Cop" film is that of Bushman, the longtime WJLB-FM (97.9) host, who is on the radio of a car being driven through Detroit by Eddie Murphy's Axel Foley.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As two of the top R&B vocal acts of the ’90s, Xscape and SWV had shown nothing but love, respect, admiration and good will for each other over the years.

With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs. Navigating your finances when you start adult life can be challenging, from understanding your health insurance and benefits to managing a budget. Experts say one key piece of advice is making sure to pay attention to all of the information provided by your employer about benefits, even if it's a lot at once. You should also start building an emergency savings fund and think about the best method for managing your budget.

Willie Mays authored plenty of unforgettable moments during his Hall of Fame career. But he wanted one more World Series at-bat in October 1973. The star center fielder’s son, Michael Mays, says he's perplexed his father didn’t get an opportunity to pinch hit for the New York Mets in the ninth inning of Game 7 against the Oakland Athletics. With two runners on, two outs and the Mets down 5-2, Mays remained on the bench as Wayne Garrett popped out to end the Fall Classic. Michael Mays says his father was in the dugout, ready to hit. "He’s Willie Mays. Put a bat in his hand,” the younger Mays said at Citi Field, where he threw out a ceremonial first pitch Wednesday. Willie Mays died June 18 at 93.

Among the first handful of players to be traded around in the NHL this summer, there were few stunners. Pierre-Luc Dubois might have surprised by Los Angeles sending him to Washington for goaltender Darcy Kuemper, but the inconsistent center's full no-trade clause kicking in July 1 was the impetus for a move. Goalies Jacob Markstrom, sent from Calgary to New Jersey, and Linus Ullmark, from Boston to Ottawa, were names discussed at the March trade deadline. Much more movement is expected in the coming days.

Bronny James’ draft night has likely arrived. The son of career scoring leader LeBron James was not selected in the first round of Wednesday’s NBA draft in New York, and now will wait to see if he’s picked in the second round when selections resume Thursday afternoon. The pick that might be most logical for Bronny James: 55th overall, a selection that just happens to be held by the Los Angeles Lakers, the team that LeBron James — who is widely expected to become a free agent next week — has played for since 2018.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray still has not decided whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament that begins next week. His management company says Murray is training and working toward being able to compete at the All England Club. The tournament begins Monday. The draw is scheduled for Friday. The 37-year-old Murray has indicated this is likely to be his last season on tour before retirement. He has been dealing with a series of injuries in 2024, and had a surgical procedure on his back over the weekend after stopping during a match at a tuneup event.

The Paris Olympics open next month and the agency that oversees doping enforcement is under scrutiny following allegations it failed to pursue positive tests of Chinese swimmers who won medals — including three gold — at the Tokyo Games in 2021. The focus on the World Anti-Doping Agency and China’s swimmers raises questions for athletes about the fairness of the competitions and the effectiveness of doping control at the Olympics. American swimmer Katie Ledecky said recently “it’s hard going into Paris knowing that we’re going to be racing some of these athletes.”

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and the travel rush is already heating up. Millions of Americans are preparing to get out of town sometime in the coming holiday week. That will likely mean busy roads, as well as packed airports and train stations. Motor club AAA projects that some 71 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from their homes over a nine-day Independence Day holiday travel period — surpassing pre-pandemic numbers for the holiday. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen more than 32 million individuals between Thursday and July 8, up more than 5% from last year’s numbers. The busiest day in U.S. airports is set to be this Friday, when the TSA expects to screen more than 3 million people in a single day.

The Alpine Formula One team says its driver Pierre Gasly has signed a multi-year contract extension. Alpine says the deal takes "Pierre into the 2025 season and beyond.” No further details were given. The 28-year-old Frenchman is in his second season with Alpine. After a tough start to this campaign he has scored points in the past three races heading into this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. He finished 11th in the drivers’ standings last season with a best finish of third at the Netherlands GP.

How well do you know the Tour de France? Try this quiz ahead of cycling’s biggest races, which starts on Saturday.

European Union leaders are poised to approve Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas as the heads of the 27-nation bloc’s top institutions for the coming years. They will be tasked with shaping policy for the world’s biggest trading bloc. The three mainstream political groups in the European Parliament reached an agreement on the top jobs. Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas are expected to be approved during a two-day EU summit starting Thursday in Brussels. Von der Leyen will be proposed for a second term as European Commission president. Costa is a former Portuguese prime minister and he will be nominated for the post of European Council president. Estonian Prime Minister Kallas will be proposed as the bloc’s top diplomat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two years before the World Cup descends upon Kansas City, the executive director of the planning organization for the tournament has quit the project, The Kansas City Star has learned.

MIAMI — Healthy marriages are built on love, trust and compromise.

BOONE, N.C. — In North Carolina’s mountains, a football coach named Jerry Moore led Appalachian State to new heights two decades ago.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — So Mark Pope held a mid-summer press conference Tuesday at the Joe Craft Center in which Kentucky’s new head men’s basketball coach talked on numerous topics, most of which had absolutely little to do with basketball.

PITTSBURGH — The Baseball Hall of Fame remains the biggest joke among America's sports museums. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are out, Bud Selig is in. That's all you need to know, though I could go on.

PHILADELPHIA — On Monday afternoon, Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh received a text from his mother, Sonja. He was in Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers, and she was in Eugene, Ore., to watch his sister compete in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

DALLAS — Growing up, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner attended Higher Goals, a basketball camp in the Dallas-Fort Worth area co-founded by Wayne Watts and Andre Buckner, brother of former Dallas Mavericks player and NBA assistant coach Greg Buckner.