LEADING OFF: Verlander aims for 7th win in row, Acuña ailing
By The Associated Press Astros ace Justin Verlander has been as dominant as ever in his return from Tommy John surgery, going 6-1 with a 1.22 ERA in…
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Widespread disbelief over N. Korea’s tiny COVID death rate
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3…
Continue Reading Rangers’ Shesterkin succeeds Lundqvist as ‘King’ of New York
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Igor Shesterkin has shown he has the talent and the personality to succeed Henrik Lundqvist as the new king of New…
Continue Reading Indy 500 drivers find crypto craze fuels needed sponsorship
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar drivers are among the growing number of athletes who getting deep in the crypto game.…
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Indy 500 drivers find crypto craze fuels needed sponsorship
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar drivers are among the growing number of athletes who getting deep in the crypto game.…
Continue Reading Stewart, Michigan beat Illinois 7-5 in Big Ten Tournament
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joe Stewart went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and three runs to help Michigan beat Illinois 7-5 in the opening round of…
Continue Reading Don’t count Montoya out, he’s only at Indianapolis to win
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya is back for the seventh time and…
Continue Reading New law puts NHL great Konstantinov’s 24/7 care in jeopardy
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The…
Continue Reading New law puts NHL great Konstantinov’s 24/7 care in jeopardy
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The…
Continue Reading New law puts NHL great Konstantinov’s 24/7 care in jeopardy
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The…
Continue Reading Racism in the ranks: Dutch police film spurs conversation
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a…
Continue Reading Star trio leads Warriors to 6th NBA Finals spot in 8 years
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson drained the 3-pointers. Draymond Green anchored the defense and even chipped in…
Continue Reading Star trio leads Warriors to 6th NBA Finals spot in 8 years
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson drained the 3-pointers. Draymond Green anchored the defense and even chipped in…
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Luis Diaz’s family gripped by son’s football odyssey as they watch from afar in Colombia
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN The house of the Diaz-Brito family stands at the end of a leafy road in a large mining town in northwestern Colombia, but it…
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Exclusive: Leading experts accuse Russia of inciting genocide in Ukraine and intending to ‘destroy’ Ukrainian people
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russia’s actions in Ukraine provide enough evidence to conclude that Moscow is inciting genocide and committing…
Continue Reading Vinícius and Rodrygo get 1st shot at Champions League glory
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Two talented young Brazilians are part of a Real Madrid squad filled with experienced players and…
Continue Reading ‘Joe died of a broken heart’: Husband of beloved teacher killed in Texas shooting dies two days later
By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia chose a few short lines to include on her school biography page,…
Continue Reading Sumatran elephant dies in Indonesia of suspected poisoning
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A pregnant Sumatran elephant was found dead of suspected poisoning near a palm…
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China plays for influence in South Pacific with security proposal and diplomatic tour
By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN China has proposed a sweeping regional security deal with a number of Pacific Island nations, according to…
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Parole recommended for Manson family member Patricia Krenwinkel
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A parole board in California recommended that Patricia Krenwinkel, a former Charles Manson follower and…
Continue Reading Wall Street breaks 7-week losing streak, longest since 2001
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks Friday as Wall Street…
Continue Reading Wall Street breaks 7-week losing streak, longest since 2001
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks Friday as Wall Street…
Continue Reading LSU beats Kentucky 11-6 in SEC Tournament
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Josh Pearson, Tyler McManus and Jordan Thompson had three RBIs apiece to help LSU beat No. 12 seed Kentucky 11-6 in the SEC…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s incoming leader John Lee to travel to Beijing
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee is heading to Beijing on Saturday to accept a letter that…
Continue Reading Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard’s reach to new waters
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support…
Continue Reading Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard’s reach to new waters
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support…
Continue ReadingGeetanjali Shree becomes first Indian author to win International Booker prize
Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian author Geetanjali Shree has won the International Booker Prize — making her the first writer from the South Asian nation…
Continue Reading Officials: 4 dead, 2 hurt in Pennsylvania home explosion
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say at least four people have been killed and others might still be missing after a house explosion in a suburb…
Continue Reading 3 more funerals for Buffalo victims in week of goodbyes
By CAROLYN THOMPSON and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A week filled with goodbyes continues for family and friends of…
Continue Reading A good man: Exhibits honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Schulz on 100th
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a series of “Peanuts” comic strips that ran in mid-April…
Continue Reading A good man: Exhibits honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Schulz on 100th
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a series of “Peanuts” comic strips that ran in mid-April…
Continue Reading Surfer helps families honor loved ones with ‘one last wave’
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along…
Continue Reading Surfer helps families honor loved ones with ‘one last wave’
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along…
Continue Reading US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States on Friday won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a…
Continue Reading US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States on Friday won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a…
Continue Reading At long last, Depp jurors hear closings, begin deliberations
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tore into each other over…
Continue Reading At long last, Depp jurors hear closings, begin deliberations
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tore into each other over…
Continue Reading McDavid, Oilers eliminate Flames in OT, on to West finals
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 to win the second-round…
Continue Reading Freeman’s 3-run HR, 5 RBIs, lift Dodgers over D-backs 14-1
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s swing looked good and the baseball jumped off his bat, carrying deep into…
Continue Reading Freeman’s 3-run HR, 5 RBIs, lift Dodgers over D-backs 14-1
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s swing looked good and the baseball jumped off his bat, carrying deep into…
Continue Reading Freeman’s 3-run HR, 5 RBIs, lift Dodgers over D-backs 14-1
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s swing looked good and the baseball jumped off his bat, carrying deep into…
Continue Reading Documents reveal sea burials for 13 USS Indianapolis sailors
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy says newly analyzed documents show 13 World War II sailors previously believed to have…
Continue Reading Vlad Jr homers off Shohei Ohtani, Blue Jays top Angels 6-3
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pulled Shohei Ohtani’s high curveball down the left field…
Continue ReadingVlad Jr homers off Shohei Ohtani, Blue Jays top Angels 6-3
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pulled Shohei Ohtani’s high curveball down the left field…
Continue Reading Oklahoma tops Texas Tech 6-3, advances to Big 12 semis
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jackson Nicklaus hit a three-run home run and Jake Bennett struck out 12 in 7 2/3 innings to propel No. 3 seed Oklahoma to…
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Texas newspaper editor says ‘urgent questions’ about Uvalde massacre have not been answered
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Texas newspaper editor says ‘urgent questions’ about Uvalde massacre have not been answered
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Huff, Bowser each hit 2 HRs as Stanford beats Arizona 15-8
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kody Huff and Drew Bowser each hit two of Stanford’s five home runs and the top-seeded Cardinal never trailed…
Continue Reading Huff, Bowser each hit 2 HRs as Stanford beats Arizona 15-8
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kody Huff and Drew Bowser each hit two of Stanford’s five home runs and the top-seeded Cardinal never trailed…
Continue Reading Huff, Bowser each hit 2 HRs as Stanford beats Arizona 15-8
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kody Huff and Drew Bowser each hit two of Stanford’s five home runs and the top-seeded Cardinal never trailed…
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