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The Carolina Panthers and the City of Charlotte have proposed a partnership deal that would include an $800 million renovation to Bank of America Stadium and keep the NFL team here for 20 years. The renovation would include a fixed $650 million investment from the city and another $150 million from Panthers owner David Tepper. Tepper has already invested more than $117 million in the stadium prior to June and would also pay another $421 million in potential overages for capital improvements over the term of the deal. The team announced the proposal on Monday. City Council members are expected to meet over the upcoming weeks to discuss it.

DALLAS — Rockwall County officials are weighing an evacuation order Monday morning after heavy rains moved a dam at least three feet in 24 hours, threatening nearby homes.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas wants Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft held in contempt of court for certifying a measure forcing Kansas City to pay more for its police on the August ballot instead of the November date ordered by the Missouri Supreme Court.

Morgan Talty’s debut novel is narrated by a white man named Charles, who lives across the river from the Penobscot Nation. Years before the story begins, he fathered a child with a Native woman, Mary, who raised the girl on the reservation with her Native husband. Charles wants to tell their daughter the truth about her paternity, but Mary does not. Their conflict comes to a head when Elizabeth goes missing and Charles must help find her. Associated Press reviewer Ann Levin says Talty’s book is a brave, heartfelt exploration of family and tribal identity.

The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas -- including three elderly men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. The three men, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Haim Peri, were all 80 or older. They appeared in a video in December released by Hamas under the title, “Don’t let us grow old here.” The fourth hostage was identified as Nadav Popplewell. Israel’s military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said the four men died together in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when Israel was operating there. The cause of death was not immediately known. “We are checking all of the options,” Hagari said. “There are a lot of questions.”

A man and woman who sold pro-Donald Trump merchandise out of a bus covered with pro-Trump flags and posters are homeless after the vehicle crashed into several street signs and utility poles in New York City. The crash happened around noon Sunday on Staten Island. Donna Eiden had been living in the bus with her husband, Rocky Granata, and their cat, Missy. She told the Staten Island Advance that she was sleeping inside the parked vehicle when when it began to roll along Hylan Boulevard, crashing into signs and poles in its path.

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Hunter Biden is back in a federal courthouse in Delaware on Monday, facing charges for allegedly buying a gun while lying about his drug use in 2018. He has pleaded not guilty to the three charges.

Israel confirms deaths of four more hostages, including three elderly men seen in Hamas video begging for their release.

The head of Greece’s extreme far-right Golden Dawn party will return to prison after a council of judges rescinded his early conditional release. Nikos Michaloliakos was arrested in his Athens home following Monday’s decision, and will be taken back to prison just over a month after his release. The council of judges ruled that Michaloliakos, 66, must serve the remainder of his 13-year sentence for running a criminal organization blamed for violent hate crimes. Last month, another council of judges had accepted Michaloliakos’ request for early release after he had served the minimal legal requirement.

Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract to play for Real Madrid in a union of the sport’s top talent with its most successful club. Madrid says that Mbappé agreed to a five-year contract with the Spanish club. The 25-year-old star joins a Madrid team that is already loaded with talent and still celebrating its record-extending 15th European Cup title.

For the first time in 21 years, the month of June has arrived and the Seattle Mariners find themselves in first place in the AL West. The Mariners have won seven of their past eight games and built a four-game lead over Texas in the divison. They've taken that lead because of their pitching. Seattle's five starters lead the league in quality starts. The overall dominance of Seattle's pitching is making up for an offense that ranks near the bottom of the league. The Mariners are 28th in runs per game, 28th in batting average, 24th in OPS and lead the league in strikeouts.

Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract to join Real Madrid.

Palestinians apply for "State of Palestine" to join South Africa's case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide.

New Jersey is citing a rebound in bald eagle populations as it proposes removing the national symbol from its endangered species list. State environmental officials say the turnaround stems from the work of volunteers and professionals who nurtured hatchlings, guarded nests and educated the public. Monday's proposed rule to delist the bald eagle as endangered also includes the osprey. Officials say they have recovered to the point where the survival of those species is no longer in jeopardy. The federal government removed the bald eagle from its list of endangered species in 2007.

Palestinian officials have applied on behalf of the “State of Palestine” at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The request published Monday says that Israel’s ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and its culture and social institutions from the map.” The request to the International Court of Justice was signed by Palestinian Authority foreign ministry official Ammar Hijazi. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year accusing Israel of breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has laid waste to large swaths of Gaza. Israel denies it is committing genocide.

An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor. However, it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA rules or Big Ten standards by interfering with medical decisions. The 15-page document from Penn State’s office of ethics and compliance was obtained by The Associated Press. Last week, a Pennsylvania jury awarded $5.25 million to Dr. Scott Lynch after he won a lawsuit against the hospital that employs him. The report left undetermined if actions by Franklin or anyone else at Penn State broke rules. It recommended further inquiry.

A juror was dismissed from a multimillion-dollar fraud trial on Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 cash at her home over the weekend. She said the woman told her relative that she would get still more money if she voted to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic. These seven are the first of 70 defendants expected to be tried in a conspiracy that cost taxpayers $250 million. It's one of the nation's largest pandemic-related fraud cases. Prosecutor Joseph Thompson said the bag of cash seems like “stuff that happens in mob movies.”

LOS ANGELES — Girls just wanna tour: Cyndi Lauper is embarking on her three-month farewell tour this fall, the pop-music legend announced Monday.

Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud. Jail records show 34-year-old Kingston was booked into the Broward County jail on Sunday. He was arrested May 23 at Fort Irwin, an Army training base in California’s Mojave Desert where he was performing. Kingston’s mother, 61-year-old Janice Turner, was arrested the same day as her son, when a SWAT team raided his rented mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Kingston and Turner face multiple charges. They're accused of stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture.

NEW YORK — Timothée Chalamet caused a group of 40 teenage girls to start screaming while he filmed a dancing scene as he swigged from a beer bottle on the roof of the Viking Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey.

The mother of an airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy says the deputy’s firing was not justice for her son’s killing. Chantemekki Fortson spoke Monday at a news conference in Atlanta, accompanied by her attorney, Ben Crump. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran on Friday, about a month after he fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson while responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment. Crump said Duran should face charges for the May 3 shooting. Chantemekki Fortson said the firing was akin to throwing her “a bone.”

For at least some residents, Atlanta’s water problems aren't over. Resident Milena Franco says flow was cut off to her apartment before dawn Monday, leaving her a dry shower. City officials say water was shut down in the immediate neighborhood as part of a successful effort to stanch the flow from a broken water main. It had been gushing a river into the streets since Friday night. A large swath of the city remains under an order to boil water before drinking it, even in areas where pressure was restored after an first mammoth leak was fixed Saturday.

DETROIT — Former Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco, convicted in a broad crackdown on public corruption, wants a judge to free him from house arrest so he can host meals and parties, work at the golf course he owns, surf the Internet and steam TV shows or movies.

As former Rep. George Santos’ federal fraud case moves closer to a trial later this year, federal prosecutors are calling on a judge to reject the expelled lawmaker’s attempts to spike a number of identity theft charges against him.

Atlanta United has fired coach Gonzalo Pineda, less than 24 hours after another loss dropped the team further from playoff contention in Major League Soccer. The team announced the change coming off a 3-2 home setback to Charlotte before more than 61,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. United managed only one victory in its final 11 games with Pineda on the sideline: a surprising 3-1 road triumph over Lionel Messi and MLS-leading Inter Miami last week. The team is 1-6-4 over that span, dropping to 13th in the Eastern Conference and 24th overall in MLS. Assistant coach Rob Valentino will take over as interim coach while Atlanta conducts the search for Pineda’s successor.

Larry Allen, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL during a 12-year career spent mostly with the Dallas Cowboys, has died. He was 52. The Cowboys say Allen died suddenly on Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. Allen was named an All-Pro six consecutive years from 1996-2001 and was inducted into the Pro Football of Hall of Fame in 2017. He said few words but let his blocking do the talking. Allen once bench-pressed 700 pounds and had the speed to chase down opposing running backs.

A New York architect charged in the Gilgo Beach killings will return to court this week after investigators searched his suburban home and combed a wooded area elsewhere on Long Island. Rex Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to killing four women and dumping their remains in a beach highway. He is expected in court Thursday ahead of a status conference. The new court date comes two weeks after authorities returned to his home for an extensive search. In April investigators also scoured a wooded area near Gilgo Beach where the remains of two other victims were found. Heuermann's attorney declined to comment.

The typical compensation for CEOs of S&P 500 companies keeps climber higher — and outpacing the wages of average workers today. In its annual analysis of CEO pay for The Associated Press, executive data firm Equilar reviewed the salaries, bonuses, perks, stock awards and other pay components of 341 top executives. The survey found that median CEO pay jumped nearly 13% last year, more than three times the 4.1% that wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers rose through 2023. Beyond the widening gap, the survey also spotlights persisting gender inequity — with women still making up a minuscule amount of those with chief executive titles compared to their male counterparts.

A new network is launching to carry games from three Chicago pro teams, the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox. The Chicago Sports Network will launch in October across multiple platforms. The network said it will air more than 300 live Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox games annually and include pre- and postgame coverage while showing 24-hour-a-day multisport programming. A joint venture among the three teams and Standard Media, CHSN will broadcast from studios located in both Chicago’s United Center and Guaranteed Rate Field.

The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson will host the BET Awards for a third time. Drake leads the nominations with seven, followed by Nicki Minaj, who boasts six. J. Cole, Sexyy Red, SZA and best new artist Grammy winner Victoria Monét tie with five nods; 21 Savage, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla and Usher have four each. A few months after wowing audiences while headlining the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, Usher will also receive coveted lifetime achievement BET award. The BET Awards will air live on June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET from the Peaco*ck Theater in Los Angeles.

DENVER — The sole Aurora police officer convicted in the death of Elijah McClain is seeking to change his sentence from 14 months of jail work-release to in-home detention, telling a judge he is depressed, paranoid, sleeping poorly and has lost 30 pounds since beginning his part-time jail sentence.

Minnesota authorities have released the names the two Minneapolis police officers who shot and killed a man in response to the shooting death of their colleague. Officer Jamal Mitchell was killed Thursday. Police say the man who shot him was 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says officers Nick Kapinos and Luke Kittock were coming to Mitchell's aid when Mohamed shot at them. The agency says Kapinos fired his department handgun, and Kittock fired his department rifle. Both officers are on leave while the investigation continues. A third shooting victim was found dead at an apartment, and four people were injured, including Kittock and a firefighter.

More than 8 million people of color served with the Allies but little is known of their sacrifices. That fuels National Geographic docuseries “Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color,” which focuses on how some fared at D-Day, Dunkirk, Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Bulge. It tells the story of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only all-Black combat unit to fight on the D-Day beaches, and Force K6, a little-known Indian regiment of mule handlers from the British army trying to evacuate at Dunkirk. The series is narrated by Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in World War II.

AUSTIN — Efforts to legalize casino gambling in Texas appear to be an even greater long shot in the Legislature next session.

The terrible weather at the French Open has produced a surprisingly positive outcome for Alex de Minaur. Its turned him into a clay court believer. De Minaur has reached the quarterfinals in Paris for the first time after toppling former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 on Monday. De Minaur says it “looks like I’ve converted myself into a clay specialist.” He's defied his his own expectations in a tournament hit by five consecutive days of rain delays and scheduling chaos at Roland Garros. The 25-year-old Australian says, “I always thought that for me to play well on the clay I needed hot, lively conditions.”

Philadelphia's University of the Arts has abruptly announced that it will close in a week. Officials called the June 7 closure decision “heartbreaking” and “deeply painful” and said separate town halls are planned Monday with students, faculty and staff. They say University of the Arts had been in a “fragile financial state” with “many years of declining enrollments, declining revenues, and increasing expenses.” They said they had made progress but were unable to cover significant, unanticipated expenses — and a crisis came suddenly.

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American archer Brady Ellison says he wants to cement his place in history as one of the all-time greats. He is a three-time Olympic medalist who has qualified for the Paris Games. This will be his fifth Olympics. He’s won two silver medals and a bronze, but never gold. Winning that elusive gold medal would help him achieve his goal. He has spent a significant amount of time ranked No. 1 in the world and is currently No. 4. At age 35, he’s not sure how many more chances he’ll get.

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