WSU men’s basketball focuses on in-state players after latest exodus
Cougars coach Kyle Smith said "we ended up with a good roster" after seeing his top four scorers from last season either transfer or turn pro. #press
Mishmash of how US counts heat deaths complicates prevention efforts
U.S. death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor. #press
‘A whole lot of history’ dies with newspaper veteran Joan Meyer after police raid
Joan Meyer spent each of her almost 10 decades of life in about a six-block radius of Marion, Kan., but she was a worldly woman who had an impactful newspaper career, a vigilance with words, a powerful sense of propriety... #press
American ambassador to Russia visits jailed reporter Gershkovich, says he’s in good health
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy has made her third visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage. #press
Indiana teen who shot teacher and student at a middle school in 2018 is ordered to treatment center
A judge has ordered a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, to a residential treatment center. #press
Illinois National Guard member dies of heat injuries at Camp Shelby in Mississippi
An Illinois National Guard member has died after suffering heat injuries during outdoor fitness activities at a military base in Mississippi. #press
Pac-12 mailbag: WSU, Oregon State will have company when next realignment strikes
As college football roils, there are two givens: Another realignment wave will hit in several years; and others will be walloped like WSU and Oregon State were. #press
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 68 cents to $82.51 a barrel Monday. #press
Kyle Larson’s already busy schedule will ramp up before May’s 1,100-mile ‘double’
Kyle Larson might be the busiest driver in motorsports. #press
Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list while MLB investigates social media posts
All-Star shortstop Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays have “mutually agreed” the 22-year-old will go on the restricted list while Major League Baseball looks into social media posts involving the player. #press
Federal officials are looking into another close call between planes, this time in San Diego
Federal officials are looking into another close call between planes, this time in San Diego. #press
Amazon loses key backer 4 years into plan to eliminate carbon emissions
Amazon has lost a key endorsement from the world's leading watchdog of corporate climate goals: the Science Based Targets initiative, backed by the U.N. #press
Prague government opposes local performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko
The Prague ruling coalition says it “unequivocally” opposes the planning performance of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko. #press
Notebook: UW transfer edge Durfee awaits NCAA waiver, Penix gets back to work
While UW transfer edge Zach Durfee awaits the results of an NCAA waiver to determine if he's eligible to play this season, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. got back to work in Saturday's scrimmage. #press
Title favorites Aces and Liberty set to meet in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final
The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces are living up to their WNBA preseason expectations and will meet for the first time with a championship on the line when the top teams in the league play for the Commissioner’s Cup title on... #press
AP top-25 ranking: Where Jon Wilner has the Huskies, other Pac-12 teams
The Pac-12 placed five teams in the AP preseason poll as recently as 2021. Here is Jon Wilner's top-25 ballot that he submitted to AP. #press
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year—old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president. #press
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
A Montana judge has sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development... #press
Biden says auto workers need “good jobs that can support a family” in union talks with carmakers
President Joe Biden is asking the major U.S. automakers and their workers’ union to reach an agreement that takes “every possible step to avoid painful plant closings” as the sector transitions... #press
3 found dead in car in Indianapolis school parking lot
Police in Indianapolis are investigating after three people were found dead in a car parked outside an elementary school. #press