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Civil and political freedoms in Venezuela have sharply deteriorated over the past year, according to the United Nations’ top human rights official, who cited a wave of arbitrary arrests, disappearances and alleged torture amid growing political unrest.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters clash with riot police during a major rally demanding early parliamentary elections.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans said goodbye to Melissa and Mark Hortman on Saturday with a grand tribute honoring the slain DFL leader’s legacy as one of the most impactful legislators in state history, but also the couple’s humanity as beloved parents and community members.

A California woman died after floundering off the Hawaii coast, despite the efforts of bystanders to rescue and resuscitate her, police said.

Quinn Priester struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings of one-hit ball, Joey Ortiz homered for the third time in four games, and the Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to four with a 5-0 victory over the major league-worst Colorado Rockies. Priester allowed a one-out single to Michael Toglia in the fifth and walked a pair while throwing 95 pitches in the longest and best start of his three major league seasons. Aaron Ashby and DL Hall completed the one-hitter. Brice Turang had three hits, including a run-scoring infield single in the first and an RBI double in the fifth.

LAS VEGAS — Deadlocked for months in tense, closed-door meetings, Colorado River states may be one step closer to an agreement.

ORLANDO, Fla. — After introducing first- and second-round picks Jase Richardson and Noah Penda on Friday inside the AdventHealth Training Center, the Magic will shift their focus fully to free agency.

Vinnie Pasquantino homered, doubled and drove in a career high-tying five runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 to snap an 11-game home losing streak. Ohtani made his third start of the season and threw the fastest pitch of his career, a 101.7 mph fastball that induced an inning-ending double-play grounder by Pasquantino in the first. he Dodgers’ two-way superstar threw 27 pitches in two scoreless innings. He is working as an opener as he eases back into pitching following Tommy John surgery in 2023. Ohtani went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as LA’s leadoff batter.

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Friday a boater safety bill named after a teenage girl who was killed in a Biscayne Bay vessel crash that also seriously injured her friend, and in which the boat’s operator initially only faced minor charges.

Adrian Houser pitched seven sharp innings and Andrew Benintendi homered in the sixth as the Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0. Houser allowed four hits and a walk before giving way to Grant Taylor, who struck out two in two hitless innings for his second save in his eighth career appearance. Benintendi hit his 10th home run — a two-out shot to right-center field on a 2-0 pitch from Robbie Ray, who gave up four hits and struck out six in six innings. It was the fourth 1-0 loss this season for San Francisco, which has lost 11 of its last 15 games. Chicago won for the fourth time in 16 games.

CHICAGO — Major cities across the country, including New York and Los Angeles, have seen significant dips in violent crime since the unrest of 2020, when protests, riots and looting followed the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold.

Patrick Reed shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead at LIV Golf Dallas in a bid for his first victory on the Saudi-funded tour. Tied for the first-round lead with 4Aces teammate Harold Varner III after an opening 67, Reed had six birdies and two bogeys to reach 9-under 135 at Maridoe Golf Club. The 34-year-old Reed won the 2018 Masters and has nine PGA Tour victories. Paul Casey (67) and Abraham Ancer (69) were tied for second. Varner shot 72 to drop into a tie for third at 5 under with Tyrrell Hatton (65), Richard Bland (69) and David Puig (69). Bryson DeChambeau had his second straight 72. He lives in Dallas and played his college golf at SMU.

Aldrich Potgieter had five straight birdies to surge into the third-round lead and finished with a 7-under 65 on Saturday for a two-shot edge. The 20-year-old rookie started the week averaging 326.6 yards off the tee, several yards longer than Rory McIlroy. The PGA Tour’s youngest player will be shooting for his first win on the tour Sunday. Max Greyserman, Jake Knapp, Mark Hubbard, Andrew Putnam and Chris Kirk were two shots back. Fifth-ranked Collin Morikawa shot a 68 to start the final round four shots back, hoping to rally for his first win since 2023.

Nick Kurtz tried not to make too much of his latest home run, his 11th in 22 games. However, this one was special because he hit it at Yankee Stadium. Kurtz broke open the game with a three-run, sixth-inning drive off Clarke Schmidt into the right field short porch, sparking former Yankee JP Sears and the A’s to a 7-0 win Saturday. Kurtz is hitting .256 with 12 homers. 31 RBIs and and .843 OPS in 45 games, already winning two games with walk-off home runs.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mitchell Berger has never run for office. But he knows a lot about candidates and campaigns.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice wedding celebration of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos culminated on Saturday, marking the third and final day of festivities.

Oklahoma City draft picks Thomas Sorber and Brooks Barnhizer sounded like Thunder veterans during their introductory press conference. Sorber mentioned several times that he is looking forward to learning from his new teammates and Barnhizer talked about stacking days. General manager Sam Presti brought up the franchise’s mentality when he discussed the newest players, who were selected within a week of Oklahoma City winning the NBA title. Thunder culture also includes barking and postgame shenanigans during interviews. The draftees like how the Thunder — the youngest team since 1977 to win a championship — let loose and have fun while keeping success at the forefront.

LOS ANGELES — For Ken Holland, the Kings’ decidedly old-school general manager, new isn’t necessarily better. Take the NHL draft, for example.

MIAMI — Hundreds of people gathered in the heart of the Everglades on Saturday — signs raised and chants echoing — to protest “Alligator Alcatraz,” a migrant detention center being built on a former airstrip in Big Cypress National Preserve.

SEATTLE — Lenny Wilkens returned to Seattle Center where his Sonics teams rose to the heights of the NBA in the 1970s.

Elvis Andrus was a 20-year-old kid when he went to spring training in 2009 with the Texas Rangers to be their starting shortstop. He is now in their Hall of Fame. The shortstop for the franchise’s first two World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011 was inducted as the 27th member of the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame on Saturday. Andrus’ 1,605 games started at shortstop for the Rangers are the most at one position for any player in franchise history. He is the franchise leader with 305 stolen bases, ranks top three for total games, at-bats, hits and runs.

LAS VEGAS — If Friday’s news conference at T-Mobile Arena was any indication, Dana White’s impact on the boxing world will be immediate and dramatic.

A tropical depression has formed in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico’s southeast coast and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm over the weekend. The depression was located about 130 miles (210 kilometers) east of Veracruz, Mexico on Saturday. It had maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 7 mph (11 kph). A tropical storm warning was issued from Boca de Catan south to Tecolutla. The depression is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm before reaching the coast of Mexico, where it’s expected to make landfall on Sunday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The Philadelphia Flyers had an NHL draft that would make the Broad Street Bullies of the 1970s proud. Five of their eight picks are 6-foot-3 or taller. General manager Daniel Briere said it was not the team’s intention to bulk up the prospect pool with some bigger players. It just happened that way. The Flyers overlooked some smaller talent to take hulking winger Porter Martone at No. 6 and traded up to 12th to get even bigger center Jack Nesbitt. Several other NHL teams chose sons or nephews of players who spent a long time in the league.

BOSTON — Karen Read and her Los Angeles-based defense attorney Alan Jackson aren’t parting ways just yet.

Famed investor Warren Buffett is donating $6 billion worth of his company’s stock to five foundations. That brings the total he has given to them since 2006 to roughly $60 billion, based on their value when received. Buffett said late Friday that the shares of Berkshire Hathaway will be delivered on Monday. The largest tranche is going to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, which will receive 9.4 million shares. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation will receive 943,384 shares, and the Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and NoVo Foundation will each receive 660,366 shares.

PITTSBURGH — Dave Parker, a legendary outfielder who won an MVP and a World Series with Pittsburgh, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 74.

LOS ANGELES — California’s fight to rein in President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles hinges on a 19th century law with a a blood-soaked origin and a name that seems pulled from a Spaghetti Western.

LOS ANGELES — While Julio César Chávez Jr.’s name and lineage evoke history, discipline and glory, Jake Paul’s name is linked to a modern phenomenon that has challenged the traditional codes of boxing.

Orlando Bloom and Sydney Sweeney were seen spending time together on Saturday in Venice, where the newly single stars had been guests at Jeff Bezos’ star-studded wedding to Lauren Sánchez.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Four new cases of measles have been reported in Kentucky this week, including three in one household in Woodford County.

Riot police in Serbia’s capital fire tear gas at anti-government protesters.

Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died. He was 74. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Parker’s death on Saturday, and no further details were immediately available. Nicknamed “the Cobra,” the 6-foot-5 Parker played 19 major league seasons, 11 for the Pirates. He was the NL MVP in 1978, won a World Series with Pittsburgh a year later and then won another championship in 1989 with the Oakland Athletics. Parker won back-to-back batting titles in 1977 and ’78. He finished his career as a .290 hitter with 339 homers and 1,493 RBIs.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls are trading point guard Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for guard/forward Isaac Okoro, ESPN reported Saturday.

Pittsburgh Pirates say Hall of Famer Dave Parker has died at 74.

Zach McKinstry had three hits, including one of Detroit’s four home runs, and the Tigers went on to beat the Twins 10-5. Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter and Gleyber Torres also homered for the Tigers. Casey Mize (8-2) gave up two runs on five hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five as he improved to 5-0 with a 2.00 ERA in six starts at home this season. Bailey Ober (4-6) took the loss, allowing seven runs on 11 hits, including all four home runs. He walked one and struck out five.

A video of Padraig Harrington arguing with NBC reporter Roger Maltbie for not helping him look for a lost ball during his opening round is generating buzz at the U.S. Senior Open. Harrington teed off into a thicket of trees in the first round, and after about a dozen people unsuccessfully searched for the allowed three minutes, Harrington went back to the tee box for his third shot. Harrington is seen in the video telling Maltbie that, as a former pro he should understand that it’s bad etiquette not to help someone search for their ball. Maltbie argued that he was being asked to deliver a report for TV on what was happening on the hole.

A hard-right lawmaker has replaced Greece’s migration and asylum minister amid a political shake-up. Thanos Plevris now takes over from Makis Voridis, who resigned Friday to defend himself against fraud allegations. Voridis, himself a right-winger, is accused of involvement in a scheme to provide farm subsidies to ineligible recipients. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has submitted evidence to Parliament, which must vote to lift his immunity for prosecution. Voridis denies wrongdoing, saying he stepped down to clear his name. Four other lawmakers linked to the case also resigned Friday. Despite the change, Greece’s strict migration policies are expected to remain unchanged under Plevris.

Jannik Sinner has confirmed that he recently fired two members of his team but declined to explain the reason for the change ahead of Wimbledon. Fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio were replacements for people involved in Sinner’s doping case that led to a three-month ban earlier this season. Sinner said Saturday that he decided shortly after losing in the second round of the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, this month to make the change. Sinner has not yet found substitutes for Panichi and Badio, who both used to work with Novak Djokovic. Wimbledon begins Monday and Sinner is the top-seeded man.

Much of Paris Fashion Week chased spectacle. But Hermès chose a different path. Artistic director Véronique Nichanian unveiled a Summer 2026 men’s collection on Saturday that spoke in a language of quiet strength, deep craft and calm luxury. Models walked beneath soaring mirrors in sharply cut jackets, high-waisted woven leather trousers and sleeveless tops. They’re pieces that fused house tradition with a modern and easy sensuality. Nichanian’s colors were cool and exact. Coffee, slate, taupe and beige. Each one was a lesson in subtlety. There was no shouting here. Only precision. What made the collection powerful was its restraint.