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19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days before the race. What didn’t change: Forte is the early 3-1 favorite Saturday in a seemingly wide-open field of 19 horses. Four horses were scratched — Practical Move, Lord Miles, Continuar and Skinner...
With detailed race question, Census may end ancestry ask
Is ancestry history? The U.S. Census Bureau is contemplating getting rid of a question about a person’s ancestry on its most comprehensive survey, saying it may duplicate a newly revised race question that allows respondents to write from where they or their antecedents came. The Census Bureau is conducting research...
Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut pullout in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — The owner of Russia’s Wagner military contractor threatened Friday to withdraw his troops next week from the protracted battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, accusing Moscow’s military command of starving his forces of ammunition. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy entrepreneur with longtime links to Russian President...
Germany: Man rescued from woods after sex game goes awry
BERLIN — German police say a 51-year-old man who was left tied up in the woods when a sex game went awry had a lucky escape after a cyclist and a hunter heard his screams for help. Police said the man was discovered fully dressed but firmly bound with ropes...
Biden said to pick Air Force general as Joint Chiefs chair
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to nominate a history-making Air Force fighter pilot with years of experience in shaping U.S. defenses to meet China’s rise to serve as the nation’s next top military officer, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate,...
CDC’s Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition
NEW YORK — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the covid-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition. Walensky’s last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director wasn’t...
King Charles III surprises crowd outside Buckingham PalaceVideo
LONDON — King Charles III surprised cheering fans who started gathering outside Buckingham Palace on Friday, a day ahead of his coronation, as final touches were made in preparation for an occasion that London hasn’t celebrated in 70 years. People in the crowd screamed his name as Charles stepped from...
‘Yellowstone’ will end with season 5 in the fall, new spin-off will follow, Paramount says
At least one mystery surrounding the Paramount Network blockbuster hit “Yellowstone” has been answered. Paramount announced on Friday, May 5, 2023, that season 5 of the drama will be the last and the second half of the season will air in November. The midseason finale aired on Jan. 1. The...
FDA weighing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meet next week to review drugmaker Perrigo’s application to sell a decades-old pill over the counter. The two-day public meeting is one of...
Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club
NEW YORK — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring. But there’s a lot more than that to getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine...
WHO downgrades covid pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. WHO first declared covid-19 to be an emergency more than...
No place like road: Visiting teams thriving in NHL playoffs
When the Vegas Golden Knights went on the road to face the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they got a chilly welcome — and that was inside. “They had no hot water at the Fairmont Hotel last week in Winnipeg, which I really didn’t like...
U.S. adds a strong 253,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
WASHINGTON — America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising strength despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could weaken the economy. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low, the Labor Department...
Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye
FRANKFURT, Germany — It’s been nearly seven months since Adidas split with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and boxes of his popular Yeezy shoes are still piled up in warehouses. The fate of $1.3 billion worth of unsold Yeezy stock is weighing on the German sportswear company as...
U.S. probes complaint that woman was trapped in flaming SUV
DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s investigating whether inoperative door locks and windows can prevent people from getting out of...
Arab ministers to meet over Syria’s return to Arab league
CAIRO — Diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about the fighting in Sudan and the prospect of Syria’s return to the Arab League more than a decade after its membership was suspended, an official said Friday. Sunday’s meeting, confirmed by Gamal Rushdy,...
Strong earthquake hits Japan, killing 1, injuring 13
TOKYO — A strong, shallow earthquake hit central Japan on Friday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others, but no tsunami warning was issued. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The...
Sandy Leon recalls harrowing day young daughter fell in pool
HOUSTON — Sandy Leon has worn many jersey numbers during a long career in Major League Baseball. To understand the gravity of the No. 12 that adorns the catcher’s uniform this season with the Texas Rangers, he has to revisit the worst day of his life. That was Aug. 18,...
8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school
BELGRADE, Serbia — At least eight people were killed and 10 wounded late Thursday in a drive-by shooting in a town close to Belgrade, the second such mass killing in Serbia in two days, state television reported. The attacker used an automatic weapon to shoot randomly at people near the...
Rory McIlroy shoots 68 in return; Tommy Fleetwood leads Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A little time away from golf paid off for birthday boy Rory McIlroy. The world’s third-ranked player shot a 3-under-par 68 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday in his first tournament since missing the cut at the Masters, leaving him three shots behind first-round leader Tommy...
Alabama fires baseball coach after report of suspicious bets
Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon on Thursday after a report of suspicious bets involving his team, with the school saying he violated “the standards, duties and responsibilities expected of university employees.” No details were disclosed on why Bohannon was let go after five years on the job, but the...
Bucks fire Mike Budenholzer as coach after early playoff exit
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat spoiled a season in which they owned the NBA’s best record. Budenholzer’s ouster comes two years after he directed the Bucks to their first NBA title in...
Former California college student arrested in 3 stabbingsVideo
DAVIS, Calif. — A 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested for allegedly committing three recent stabbings, including two that were fatal, city police said. Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said Thursday that Carlos Dominguez was taken into custody Wednesday after...
Ex-Democrat Florida governor nominee Andrew Gillum not guilty of lying to FBI
TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was acquitted Thursday of lying to the FBI in a corruption case that also involved illegal use of campaign contributions. But the federal jury hung on charges that...
Former Penguins forward Petr Klima dies at 58Video
PRAGUE — Czech forward Petr Klima, a Stanley Cup winner with the Edmonton Oilers in 1990 who played nine games for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1996-97 season, has died. He was 58. The news was announced by HC Litvinov, the Czech club where he started his career in the...
