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U.S. wins ice hockey world championship gold with OT win against SwitzerlandVideo
STOCKHOLM — The United States prevailed over Switzerland 1-0 in overtime of the final of the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Tage Thompson wristed a shot past goaltender Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for the winner 2:02 into overtime with the 40th shot on goal....
Alex Palou makes history as 1st Spanish driver to win the Indianapolis 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou has become the first driver from Spain to win the Indianapolis 500 by holding off former Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson over the closing laps Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Palou, who has won three IndyCar titles in four years — including the last two,...
Jackson Van De Brake drives in 5 runs as North Carolina routs Clemson for ACC championshipVideo
DURHAM, N.C. — Jackson Van De Brake drove in five runs, including a three-run home run in an eight-run fifth inning, highlighting North Carolina’s 14-4 victory over Clemson on Sunday in the championship game of the ACC Baseball Tournament. Hunter Stokely and Tyson Bass both hit two-run home runs with...
The U.S. military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls. The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased dramatically from 2022 through...
Lando Norris takes a ‘dream’ Monaco win to reduce Oscar Piastri’s F1 standings leadVideo
MONACO — Lando Norris realized a childhood dream as he won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, and boosted his chances of achieving an even bigger goal, the Formula 1 title. Norris took his first Grand Prix win since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix — though he did win a...
In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals
WASHINGTON — You’ve heard of twofers. Kenya Hutton is a “threefer.” His parents are immigrants, he’s a Black man and he’s gay — at a moment in history when anti-immigrant fervor, racism and anti-LGBTQ feelings are rampant and amplified by Trump administration policies. Hutton is hardly alone. As members of...
Pope prays for Chinese Catholics to be in communion with Rome in first comments on thorny issues
ROME — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate. History’s first American pope recalled that on Saturday the Catholic Church...
Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP
TEL AVIV, Israel — The only time the Palestinian man wasn’t bound or blindfolded, he said, was when he was used by Israeli soldiers as their human shield. Dressed in army fatigues with a camera fixed to his forehead, Ayman Abu Hamadan was forced into houses in the Gaza Strip...
Russia and Ukraine complete prisoner swap hours after Moscow launches major aerial assault
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than three years of war. Hours earlier, the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv,...
Indonesian president and Chinese premier meet to discuss expanding trade during U.S. trade war
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday to discuss ways to expand trade and investment during the U.S. global trade war and as economic globalization faces headwinds. Li arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, on Saturday afternoon for a three-day visit to Southeast...
Venezuelans vote for lawmakers and governors as opposition calls for election boycott
CARACAS, Venezuela — Voters in Venezuela are choosing lawmakers, governors and other officials Sunday in polling being held against a backdrop of heightened government repression and opposition calls to boycott the election. The election is the first to allow broad voter participation since last year’s presidential contest, which President Nicolás...
Crypto investor charged with kidnapping, torturing man in NYC apartment for weeks
NEW YORK — A cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a man and keeping him locked up for weeks in an upscale Manhattan apartment, where authorities say he was beaten, shocked and led to believe that his family was in danger if he didn’t give up his...
North Korea detains 3 shipyard officials over failed launch of naval destroyer
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea authorities have detained three shipyard officials over the recent failed launch of a naval destroyer, an incident that leader Kim Jong Un said was caused by criminal negligence, state media said Sunday. The 5,000-ton-class destroyer was damaged Wednesday when a transport cradle on the...
Indianapolis celebrates epic sports weekend with Indy 500, Pacers, FeverVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Drive through the neighborhoods surrounding Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and it looks like Christmas in May. Checkered flags and “Welcome race fans” signs on every block. Neatly trimmed lawns decorated with cutout Indy cars, a mock Borg-Warner Trophy, even an inflatable version of the track’s familiar golden, winged logo....
Kyle Larson preps to run Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 after last year’s washoutVideo
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson is doubling down on “The Double.” Larson is set to run both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, a task he set out to accomplish last year but never had a chance to complete after weather disrupted the NASCAR star’s plans. A...
French Open: Doping cases, lingering lawsuit, players seek more Slam money and more to know
PARIS — With the French Open set to start Sunday, an argument could be made that the headlines about tennis lately have been as intriguing off the court — and in the court of law — as on the court of play. There were the high-profile doping bans served by...
U.S. beats Sweden, will face Switzerland in final at hockey worldsVideo
STOCKHOLM — The United States beat Sweden, 6-2, to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. In Sunday’s final, the U.S. will play Switzerland. The Swiss blanked Denmark, 7-0, to reach the gold-medal game for the second straight year. Switzerland shut out the U.S., 3-0, in...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to return a Guatemalan deported to Mexico to the U.S.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there. The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge’s order...
Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France — A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday morning, threatening to jeopardize the Cannes Film Festival’s closing celebrations, including the much-anticipated Palme d’Or ceremony. Police said they have opened an investigation into possible arson. Power was restored hours before the ceremony, around 3 p.m. local time,...
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners hours after a massive attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that...
Trump hails West Point cadets for their accomplishments and takes credit for U.S. military might
WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Donald Trump used the first military commencement address of his second term Saturday to congratulate West Point cadets on their academic and physical accomplishments while veering sharply into politics, taking credit for America’s military might while boasting about the “mandate” he says he earned in...
Oilers get even with 3-0 win over Stars in Game 2 of the West finalVideo
DALLAS — Connor Brown scored after getting hit in the mouth by a skate, Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the postseason and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars, 3-0, in Game 2 on Friday night to even the Western Conference final. Brown put the...
Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in 114-109 victoryVideo
NEW YORK — Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks, 114-109, on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Myles Turner added 16 points, and Tyrese Haliburton had 14 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for...
Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city, forcing many Kyiv residents to take shelter in underground subway stations. The nighttime Russian attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major...
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share Colonial lead with Fowler stalking, Scheffler 10 shots backVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Ben Griffin could be on the verge of a breakthrough season on the PGA Tour. It’s more like a possible comeback for Rickie Fowler. Griffin shot a 7-under-par 63 in the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial on Friday and was tied with Matti Schmid for the...
