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Hurricane Agatha sets May record, then weakens over Mexico
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico — Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, making landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages in southern Mexico. The storm hit Oaxaca state Monday afternoon as...
‘Very angry’: Uvalde locals grapple with school chief’s role
UVALDE, Texas — The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district’s homegrown police chief. It’s left residents in...
All bodies recovered from Nepal plane crash; autopsies begin
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers have recovered all 22 bodies from the site where a plane crashed on a mountainside in Nepal, the airline said Tuesday. All the bodies were flown to Kathmandu and taken to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital where doctors are performing autopsies, Tara Air said in a...
In big bid to punish Moscow, EU bans most Russia oil imports
BRUSSELS — In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports after tense negotiations that exposed the cracks in European unity. From the moment Russia invaded on Feb. 24, the West has...
Rangers beat Carolina in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference finals
RALEIGH, N.C. — Chris Kreider scored twice, Igor Shesterkin was strong in net again, and the New York Rangers ended Carolina’s perfect postseason run at home, beating the Hurricanes, 6-2, in the decisive Game 7 of their second-round playoff series Monday night. Shesterkin — a finalist for the for both...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses set, still advances to French Open quarterfinalsVideo
PARIS — The loss of one set by a player is normally not the stuff of headlines at a Grand Slam tournament. That did constitute news at the French Open on Monday, because the player was No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek and it had been more than a month since that...
Roger Clemens’ son called up by Tigers for possible MLB debut
DETROIT — Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, was brought up by the Detroit Tigers on Monday for a possible major-league debut. Roger Clemens planned to be at Comerica Park on Tuesday, when his son could make his debut. “He’s scrambling and trying...
The puck stops here: Way out of West may rest on goaltenders
DENVER — Beyond the marquee matchup featuring Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon there’s another just as intriguing — the goaltenders responsible for stopping two of the best scorers in the world. They’re each embracing the challenge, too, as the Western Conference final starts Tuesday night in Denver. Colorado goaltender Darcy...
2020 1st-round NFL Draft pick Jeff Gladney dies in crash
DALLAS — Jeff Gladney, a defensive back for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, died Monday in a car crash in Dallas. He was 25. Gladney’s death was confirmed by the Cardinals and his agent. “We are devastated to learn of Jeff Gladney’s passing. Our hearts go out to his family, friends...
Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining
CONCORD, N.C. — The Coca-Cola 600 was many things — excruciatingly long, wildly unpredictable and perhaps above all else, immensely entertaining. It was, as William Byron described after getting caught up in a 12-car crash, “chaos out there.” In race that took five hours, 13 minutes to complete and included...
Column: Marcus Ericsson hopes Indy 500 win legitimizes his career
INDIANAPOLIS — “Winning the Indy 500, it’s not bad for a pay driver.” That was the message from Marcus Ericsson after the biggest victory of his life, an Indianapolis 500 win that just maybe would earn him some respect as a race car driver. It’s not that Ericsson was some...
Florida 5th grader accused of making school shooting threat
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A 10-year-old Florida fifth grade student has been arrested after making a school threat, sheriff’s officials said. Investigators learned of the threats made by the boy on Saturday and arrested him, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a social media post. “This student’s behavior is...
WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
LONDON — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago...
2 killed, 20 injured after car barrels into Nebraska crowd
LINCOLN, Neb. — Two people were killed and 20 others were injured after a crash that sent two cars careening into a crowd of bystanders at an annual Memorial Day weekend “cruise” night in Nebraska’s capital, police said Monday. Two women, ages 20 and 22, had been inside one of...
Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that the “Second Amendment was never absolute” and that, after the Texas elementary school shooting, there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman. “I think things have gotten so bad that everybody’s...
Russians, Ukrainians fight block by block in eastern city
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv’s forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city in ruins and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes. Military analysts painted the fight for...
The Finals matchup: Celtics vs. Warriors for NBA title
MIAMI — Somewhere, Gregg Popovich must be pleased. Ime Udoka and Steve Kerr played for Popovich with of the San Antonio Spurs, both served as assistant coaches under him, and neither makes any effort to hide the affinity they have for the NBA’s career victory leader. And now, Udoka and...
West final boasts Nathan MacKinnon versus Connor McDavid, 2 speedy teams
DENVER — The headline act for the Western Conference final: Connor McDavid against Nathan MacKinnon. The show is about to get real good. This is a series sure to generate lots of end-to-end, fast-paced, goal-scoring entertainment as McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers meet MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche starting Tuesday...
Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa
PARIS — A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Monday that the 36-year-old man was detained...
A dad’s anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded
UVALDE, Texas — Javier Cazares raced to his daughter’s school when he heard there was a shooting, leaving his truck running with the door open as he ran into the school yard. In his rush, he didn’t bring his gun. He spent the next 35 to 45 agonizing minutes scanning...
Coal ash workers dying as lawsuit over illnesses drags on
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In 2013, the first of more than 200 workers who labored to clean up the nation’s worst coal ash spill filed a suit against the contractor, blaming Jacobs Engineering for illnesses they believe were caused by exposure to heavy metals and radioactive particles in the ash. Nearly...
Denny Hamlin holds off Kyle Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. — This was the one race Denny Hamlin has been dreaming about. Hamlin finally got the win he has coveted for the last 17 years, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600...
Celtics reach NBA Finals, hold off Heat in Game 7Video
MIAMI — Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 24 and the Boston Celtics held off a frantic rally in the final seconds to beat the Miami Heat 100-96 on Sunday night and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010. Al Horford...
Steve Alker shoots 63, rallies to win Senior PGA for 1st major
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Ten months ago, Steve Alker was about to turn 50 without any guarantees of getting on the PGA Tour Champions because his professional career left plenty to be desired. Over three decades, he played more than 550 tournaments on six tours. Only three of those seasons...
Sam Burns gets playoff birdie to beat No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas — Sam Burns has a winning moment of his own at Colonial. Just more than two hours after finishing his round of 5-under 65 to get to 9 under, Burns came back out for a playoff and made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole...
