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LOS ANGELES — Logo is honoring Cyndi Lauper later this month at its Trailblazer Honors for her longtime advocacy work for the LGBT community. The television network praised the 63-year-old singer-songwriter for her advocacy through song and theatre. She co-founded the True Colors Fund in 2008 to help address homelessness among LGBT youth. The 2017

CHICAGO — Chicago police say the number of homicides and shootings dropped significantly in May compared to the same month last year when the totals helped turn 2016 into one of the city’s most violent years on record. The department said Thursday that May ended with 56 homicides compared to 68 during May 2016, and

MALMO, Sweden — Renato Paratore of Italy shared the lead with England’s Max Orrin after the opening round of the Nordea Masters on Thursday. Paratore shot a 5-under 68 on the Barseback Golf and Country Club course, while Orrin had to cope with windy conditions on the back nine to match the Italian’s round. “I

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country plans to build walls along its borders with Iraq and Iran, similar to the one currently being erected along the frontier with Syria. Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey has so far completed the construction of a 650-kilometer (403-mile) stretch of the wall along the

LAS VEGAS — The head coach of a nationally prominent high school football program is being reinstated following his acquittal on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge involving his estranged girlfriend. Bishop Gorman High School said Thursday that Kenneth “Kenny” Sanchez’s suspension is lifted and he will return to duties as a dean of students and

WASHINGTON — Make fun of the weatherman if you want but modern forecasts have quietly, by degrees, become much better. Meteorologists are now as good with their five-day forecasts as they were with their three-day forecasts in 2005. Both government and private weather forecasting companies are approaching the point where they get tomorrow’s high temperature

INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican Party official with a lucrative privatization deal to redevelop an aging pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park plans to forge ahead with the project, which was in limbo amid numerous setbacks, and hopes to break ground in the coming months. “As we continue to work with both the state of Indiana

MIAMI — A sports merchandise company erroneously sent emails out Thursday celebrating how certain teams have already secured spots in the College World Series, even though the NCAA tournament is just beginning. Fanatics, based in Jacksonville, Florida, sent the emails with subject lines like “Tar Heels are going to Omaha!,” a nod to the site

ROME — Italian airline Alitalia says it has arranged 39 special flights to transport nearly 4,000 Juventus fans to the Champions League final on Saturday in Cardiff, Wales. The flights Friday and Saturday will originate in Turin, Verona, Milan, Bologna, Rome and Catania. Alitalia says it will even employ a long-haul Airbus A330 to accommodate

NEW YORK — The ever-smiling Mr. Met mascot is back at Citi Field, a day after the person inside the big-headed costume was caught on video making an obscene gesture to a fan. The Mets said a different person was doing Mr. Met duty for Thursday’s game against Milwaukee. The mascot was at his spot

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan woman is accused of stealing a handmade bench, flowers and other objects from local cemeteries that were later used to decorate her home. Lisa Corcoran of Vienna Township was arraigned Wednesday on a larceny charge. Authorities say more than 100 items were taken earlier this year from 24 gravesites

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. — The Latest on the trial of a North Carolina minister who is accused of assaulting and kidnapping a gay church member (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A North Carolina man has testified that he thought he was “going to die” when members of his evangelical church beat and choked him to expel

BERLIN — Germany’s transport minister says luxury automaker Audi used software to cheat on diesel emissions tests, an allegation that has already caused trouble for its parent company Volkswagen. Alexander Dobrindt says the software used by Ingolstadt-based Audi was able to recognize when vehicles were being tested and switch on an emissions cleaning system. Dobrindt

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonian police say a man has been arrested after firing two shots at close range at the country’s outgoing health minister. No one was injured. Police identified the 60-year-old suspect by his initials, Lj.S., and said he was being questioned. The attack took place on the steps outside the ministry building during

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — In its latest effort to compete with online giant Amazon, Walmart is testing a delivery service using its own store employees, who will deliver packages ordered online while driving home from their regular work shifts. The “associate delivery” program would use Walmart’s 4,700 U.S. stores and roughly 1.2 million employees to speed

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart says it’s testing a delivery service using its own store employees, who will deliver packages ordered online while they are driving home from their work shifts. The “associate delivery” program would use Walmart’s 4,700 U.S. stores and roughly 1.2 million employees to speed delivery and cut costs. The world’s largest retailer

BERLIN — Hertha Berlin has signed German forward Davie Selke from Bundesliga rival Leipzig. Hertha says the 22-year-old Selke, who had been in talks with former club Werder Bremen, has signed a “long-term deal.” Kicker magazine reported a transfer fee around 8 million euros ($9 million), rising to 10 million euros ($11.2 million) with bonus

JERUSALEM — Israel’s finance minister met with the Palestinian prime minster in the West Bank city of Ramallah this week in the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the region, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Thursday. It’s the first such meeting between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials in Ramallah since 2014, when U.S.-mediated

MANCHESTER, England — Yaya Toure signed a one-year contract at Manchester City on Thursday, keeping the midfielder at the English club for an eighth season. Toure’s deal was due to expire this month, but City director Txiki Begiristain said the former Ivory Coast captain was “one of our most experienced and popular players and we

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — State-linked Saudi news websites are reporting that a car bomb has exploded in a restive town in the country’s Eastern Province, which is heavily populated by minority Shiites. Video circulating on social media showed a car engulfed in flames and thick plumes of black smoke. The Saudi media outlets, such as

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Lawyers for Bill Cosby hope to exclude expert testimony about quaaludes and the behavior of sex assault victims when the comedian goes on trial Monday near Philadelphia. Defense lawyers are sparring with prosecutors Thursday for perhaps the final time before Cosby goes on trial on charges he drugged and molested a woman

BERLIN — Germany’s Linde AG and U.S. rival Praxair Inc. say they have agreed on a deal to merge the two businesses, creating a global leader in the field of industrial gas with a market value of $70 billion. Linde said Thursday that the all-stock merger with Praxair, based in Danbury, Connecticut, is expected to

USA Swimming has appointed Major League Soccer executive Tim Hinchey to lead the organization after the death of Chuck Wielgus. Hinchey is a former college swimmer who served as president of the Colorado Rapids. He will start his tenure as USA Swimming’s president and chief executive officer on July 12. Wielgus led the governing body

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut officials are again re-examining how they can dissuade companies like General Electric and now possibly insurance giant Aetna from relocating to places considered more innovative. A string of state budget deficits, state and local tax policies, as well as hefty state debt obligations are all being blamed for why Aetna and

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama has hired longtime Southeastern Conference assistant Brad Bohannon as head baseball coach. Crimson Tide athletic director Greg Byrne announced the hiring on Thursday, and Bohannon will be introduced at a news conference on Monday. He replaces Greg Goff, who was fired after winning just five Southeastern Conference games in his first