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• 5-year sentence sought for Franco; verdict Thu.

  Dominican prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence the Rays' Wander Franco to five years in prison for alleged sexual abuse of a girl who was 14...

• Life-threatening heat dome prompts alerts for 147M Americans in 28 states as record highs challenged

  Dangerous heat dome triggers alerts for 147 million in 28 states.

• Gunman behind Michigan church rampage ID’d as local who attended services with mother

  Brian Anthony Browning, 31, was loaded to the teeth with weapons and ammo when he began shooting outside the CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne...

• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘gave Trump and the US the middle finger — and that came with a price,’ president’s confidant says

  President Trump felt Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave him “the middle finger” when Iran shrugged off his push for diplomacy, solidifying his decision to...

• Zohran Mamdani wants to spend $65M on trans medical treatment — including for minors — if elected NYC mayor

  Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani wants to spend $65 million toward transgender treatment – including for minors – if he’s elected to lead New York...

• Source: Barça close in on Roony Bardghji transfer

  Barcelona are close to completing the signing of Copenhagen FC winger Roony Bardghji, a source has told ESPN.