All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 26 19 .578 — Boston 23 24 .489 4 Toronto 22 23 .489 4 Tampa Bay 21 24 .467 5 Baltimore 15 29 .341 10½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 30 16 .652 — Minnesota 26 20 .565 4 Cleveland 25 20
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Colombia’s government has applied to join a China-based development bank, another sign of Latin America’s drift away from the U.S. as the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts, trade barriers and crackdown on immigration spurs many leaders in the region to seek closer ties with Washington’s geopolitical rival.
Continue Reading LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says at least 14 are dead in Kentucky after severe storms, including a devastating tornado.
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves
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By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a negotiating team to remain in Qatar for indirect talks with the militant group. Defense Minister Israel Katz
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By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The slang term at the center of a political brouhaha swirling around former FBI Director James Comey is an old one, likely originating as food-service-industry jargon before extending to other contexts. Some of that spread has given rise to accusations from Republicans that it was meant
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage and America’s expanding role in international affairs. Beginning next school year, they will add conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage and America’s expanding role in international affairs. Beginning next school year, they will add conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came second at an exuberant celebration of music and unity that was shadowed
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of U.S. threats. “We are negotiating, and we will negotiate. We are not after war but we do not fear any threat,” President Masoud Pezeshkian
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, May. 17. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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By YEHOR KONOVALOV and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine. Trump said the call with Putin will be
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A fellow musician and friend of Chris Brown has been charged alongside the Grammy-winning singer on allegations they beat and seriously injured a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023, police said Saturday. Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name “Hoody Baby,” was due to
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 3 N.Y. Yankees 2 Final Chicago Cubs 7 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Tampa Bay 4 Miami 0 Final Washington 10 Baltimore 6 Final Cincinnati 4 Cleveland 1 Final St. Louis 1 Kansas City 0 Final Minnesota 7 Milwaukee 0 Final Boston 7 Atlanta 6 Final Seattle
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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next few days. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,” the online match began April 4 on Chess.com,
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next few days. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,” the online match began April 4 on Chess.com,
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .358; Machado, San Diego, .331; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .330; Donovan, St. Louis, .316; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .316; Alonso, New York, .308; Tatis, San Diego, .307; Naylor, Arizona, .304; Stowers, Miami, .304; Abrams, Washington, .301. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 49; Carroll, Arizona, 37; Betts, Los Angeles, 36; Tatis, San Diego, 36; Crow-Armstrong,
Continue Reading BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Sprinkle on the sequins or settle down on the sofa: It’s time to find out who will be crowned champion at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Basel, Switzerland on Saturday to vie for glory through a 3-minute pop song.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NBA Sunday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at OKLAHOMA CITY 8½ (213½) Denver MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Houston -142 at TEXAS +120 Detroit -118 at TORONTO +100 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Pittsburgh -110 at PHILADELPHIA -106 at ARIZONA -320 Colorado +260 Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
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By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of ex-President Evo Morales marched toward Bolivia’s top electoral court on Friday to push for their leftist leader’s candidacy in presidential elections later this year, a rally that descended into street clashes as police tried to clear out a group of demonstrators.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 0, 5, 8, 8 (zero, five, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony in the sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs began this week, opening a window into what prosecutors say was the sordid world of group sex, drugs and violence beneath the glittering, jet set persona cultivated by the Bad Boy Records founder. Much of the testimony was hard
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NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony in the sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs began this week, opening a window into what prosecutors say was the sordid world of group sex, drugs and violence beneath the glittering, jet set persona cultivated by the Bad Boy Records founder. Much of the testimony was hard
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — Heather Donahue is walking through the woods once again. The star of the successful low-budget horror movie “ The Blair Witch Project ” has an on-screen history of getting into scary situations in a forest. But this time she is merely picking up an old soda
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monica Truax has lived in her Portland home since 1992, on a cul-de-sac she described as a close-knit community. But since a bottle redemption center opened next door several years ago, her block has struggled with drug dealing, garbage and fights in the middle of the
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Monica Truax has lived in her Portland home since 1992, on a cul-de-sac she described as a close-knit community. But since a bottle redemption center opened next door several years ago, her block has struggled with drug dealing, garbage and fights in the middle of the
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