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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages 06/12/2026 03:11am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day. Officials have not publicly pinpointed the cause, with shortages lar A blind Ukrainian veteran turns pottery into a business and mentors others 06/12/2026 02:12am • VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — The two burly men stare straight ahead, hands intertwined on a pottery wheel, fingers buried in the clay. They sense each other’s presence through touch alone. One is a veteran who lost his sight in combat and now teaches other blind veterans. Slowly, a piece resembling Las Vegas plays Minnesota after Wilson's 32-point performance 06/12/2026 02:09am • Minnesota Lynx (10-2, 6-0 Western Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (9-3, 6-3 Western Conference) Las Vegas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces hosts the Minnesota Lynx after A'ja Wilson scored 32 points in the Las Vegas Aces' 105-89 victory against the Portland Fire. The Aces are 6-3 agai Phoenix hosts Los Angeles following Ogwumike's 24-point game 06/12/2026 02:09am • Los Angeles Sparks (6-6, 4-3 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (4-10, 3-6 Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks takes on the Phoenix Mercury after Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points in the Sparks' 88-83 victory over the Seattle Storm. The Mercury have g Indiana visits Connecticut after Boston's 34-point game 06/12/2026 02:09am • Indiana Fever (7-5, 3-2 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (2-12, 0-5 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever visits the Connecticut Sun after Aliyah Boston scored 34 points in the Fever's 114-106 overtime victory against the Chicago Sky. The Portland hosts Dallas after Bueckers' 31-point game 06/12/2026 02:09am • Dallas Wings (8-4, 4-2 Western Conference) at Portland Fire (6-8, 0-4 Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings takes on the Portland Fire after Paige Bueckers scored 31 points in the Wings' 85-70 victory against the Phoenix Mercury. The Fire are 0-4 in Brunson and the Knicks look to clinch NBA Finals against San Antonio 06/12/2026 02:03am • New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -5.5; over/under is 216.5 NBA FINALS: Knicks lead series 3-1 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the S Amanda Moll wins pole vault over sister Hana and Washington takes lead at NCAA track and field meet 06/12/2026 01:40am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Washington’s Amanda Moll cleared 15 feet, 10 1/2 inches in the pole vault to set a collegiate record and clinch the title over her sister Hana Moll – the indoor champion — and the Huskies took the team lead on Thursday at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Ha Japan's struggling flagship H3 rocket returns to flight with the debut of a low-cost variant 06/12/2026 01:01am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s H3 rocket returned to flight Friday with the debut of a new low-cost variant, a badly needed success for the country's new flagship rocket that has struggled with mission failures while facing an increasingly competitive space industry. The H3 rocket took off from the Tanega Hwang In-beom sparks South Korea’s 2-1 comeback win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup 06/12/2026 12:57am • GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Hwang In-beom scored a goal and set up another as South Korea rallied to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup on Thursday night. After a lackluster first half in which both teams were jeered as they left the field, the Czech Republic to High-A Northwest League Glance 06/12/2026 12:57am • All Times EDT Wednesday's Games Hillsboro 2, Tri-City 1 Spokane 10, Eugene 9 Vancouver 7, Everett 2 Thursday's Games Hillsboro 2, Tri-City 0 Spokane 7, Eugene 6 Vancouver 4, Everett 2 Friday's Games Everett at Vancouver, 4:05 p.m. Tri-City at Hillsboro, 9:35 p.m. Spokane at Eugene, 9:35 p.m. Saturda Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who was known for her legal work, dies at 47 06/12/2026 12:55am • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said. She died Thursday evening at a Bangkok hospital where she had been cared for since falling unconscious due to illne NCAA Division I Track & Field Results 06/12/2026 12:51am • ncaa-division-i-track-field-results-2 America 250: The history of school health programs 06/12/2026 12:46am • For much of American history, schools have been seen primarily as places for children to learn academics like reading, writing and arithmetic. Over time, educators, health professionals and policymakers have come to recognize that student success involves more than just academics alone — Boston and Clark power Fever past Sky 114-106 in overtime 06/12/2026 12:45am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 34 points and 12 rebounds and Caitlin Clark added 32 points and 10 assists to become the the first pair of teammates in WNBA history to have 30-point double-doubles in the same game, leading the Indiana Fever past the Chicago Sky 114-106 in overtime Thursday n