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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox promoted Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte and cut fellow outfielder Jake Marisnick on Sunday. The White Sox also placed right-hander Mike Clevinger on the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two former clerks in a small, poor town in St. Louis County have been sentenced to prison after writing hundreds of checks to themselves while the town struggled to provide basic services to its residents.

Kansas City police investigating 2 homicides Sunday morning June 27, 2021 GMT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police are investigating two homicides Sunday morning. Officers found a man inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds around 2:30 a.m. after a shooting was reported near Independence and Lawn avenues, police spokesman Sgt. Jake Becchina said. The victim of that shooting was taken to a hospital where he died. Police did not immediately identify the victim or announce any arrests. Becchi...

Parson sets tight deadline for Missouri Medicaid funding fix By SUMMER BALLENTINEJune 22, 2021 GMT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday set a tight deadline for lawmakers to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. ADVERTISEMENT If lawmakers can’t find a solution by noon Tuesday, Parson said he’ll cut $722 million from the state budget July 1. That includes close to $182 million in state funding and would hit programs ranging from K-12 school busi...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kyle Gibson showed the Kansas City Royals what an anomaly his opening-day start against them was, and just how good he has been for the Texas Rangers the rest of this season.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dániel Sallói scored his seventh goal of the season in the 87th minute and Sporting Kansas City beat 10-man Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Saturday. Sallói one-timed Felipe Hernandez’s pass from a narrow angle and Sporting KC (7-3-2) held on for the remainder of the match, which included six minutes of stoppage time.

MISSION, Kansas (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, has been the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nate Lowe’s three hits included his first career triple in the majors as the Texas Rangers dominated their former All-Star Mike Minor and beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Friday night.

What pressure? Biles soars to lead at U.S. Olympic Trials By WILL GRAVESJune 26, 2021 GMT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Simone Biles is primed for Tokyo. The world and Olympic gymnastics champion put on a dazzling display during the U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday night, pulling out all the stops — well, almost all of them — on her way to a commanding lead and a spot in Japan next month. Her all-around total of 60.565 included a 15.133 on beam that featured the “double-double” dismount named for her...

St. Louis shooting kills 3 people, leaves 4 others wounded June 22, 2021 GMT ST. LOUIS (AP) — A shooting in St. Louis left three people dead and four others wounded, authorities said. Police were called about 7:30 p.m. Monday to the city’s Greater Ville neighborhood in north St. Louis. Two men were found dead outside a convenience store, police Chief John Hayden said. A third collapsed and died in the courtyard of an elementary school. Police on Tuesday identified the men killed as 40-year-...