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During her 20-plus year AP career she has covered everything from sports and daily life to breaking news. The 2026 tournament is her fourth World Cup as a photojournalist. Why FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts 06/12/2026 02:20pm • FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files, a board member of the organization said Friday. It's the latest action by the Trump administration connected to voting or election operations in the states, and it com Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson wins Dick Howser Trophy as national player of the year 06/12/2026 02:16pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson has been selected as the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as the player of the year in college baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced Friday. 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Start the Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath 06/12/2026 01:21pm • SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe. For the second day in a ro