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Bengals’ Joe Burrow credits Peyton Manning for his involvement in Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ seriesVideo
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow’s desire for privacy might be on the same level as his drive to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. That is why it was a surprise when Netflix announced in late March that the Cincinnati Bengals star was going to be featured on...
NFL taps Josh Allen, Bills for ‘Hard Knocks’ debut during training campVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — The reigning NFL MVP will be a featured attraction this season on the league’s training camp documentary, with the Buffalo Bills making their first appearance on “Hard Knocks.” The New York Giants will get another shot, too, after their uncomfortable debut. The NFL announced Wednesday at the...
Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered the organization’s headquarters with private security and...
Kim Kardashian dons a graduation cap and marches closer to becoming a lawyer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Kim Kardashian is a step closer to following in her father’s footsteps and becoming a lawyer. She has completed a legal apprenticeship and is now eligible to take the California bar exam, her representative confirmed Wednesday. The entrepreneur and reality TV star posted an Instagram Story...
Brock Purdy avoided offseason drama before signing 5-year, $265 million extension with the 49ersVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After watching two drama-filled offseasons of contract negotiations with his San Francisco 49ers teammates, Brock Purdy was intent on doing his best to avoid a repeat in his situation. Purdy and the 49ers managed to do just that when they agreed on a five-year extension worth...
Colts’ music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65. Pete Ward, Irsay’s longtime right-hand man and the team’s chief operating officer, made the announcement in a statement from the team....
Tussle with Brad Marchand, Shayne Gostisbehere stands out ahead of Eastern final’s Game 2
RALEIGH, N.C. — Aaron Ekblad shrugged it off. Paul Maurice called it “somebody else’s problem,” while casually taking a drink from a cup. Roughly 12 hours had passed since Florida’s Brad Marchand and Carolina’s Shayne Gostisbehere locked up in a punch-throwing tussle during the Panthers’ Game 1 win in the...
Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander voted as NBA’s MVP; Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic 2ndVideo
The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He’s the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn’t enough, he also won the scoring title. That’s an MVP year. Gilgeous-Alexander was announced...
$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling power grid, sparking an outcry just days before the Atlantic hurricane season starts. The funds had been in limbo...
Scottie Scheffler goes for 3 in a row by jumping right back in at Colonial after PGA winVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Scottie Scheffler is skipping some of his usual prep work for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial after winning the PGA Championship last weekend. The world No. 1 doesn’t want an emphasis on rest and recovery to be misunderstood. “I didn’t just show up here to...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves seek answers to Thunder’s ‘AAU’ defense in West finalsVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Minnesota Timberwolves must solve Oklahoma City’s ‘AAU’ defense to avoid a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards used the term to describe Oklahoma City’s young, aggressive unit after the Thunder held the Timberwolves to 34.9% shooting in a 114-88 victory in Game...
Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization after cheating scandalVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske attempted to close the latest cheating scandal engulfing his race team — this one at his beloved Indianapolis 500 — by firing his top three executives at Team Penske after two of the Penske cars were found to be illegal. Penske fired team president Tim Cindric,...
A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state’s abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The changes would not expand abortion access in Texas or list specific...
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The Defense Department will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the aircraft to make it safe for use by the...
Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African president over killing of white farmers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers. “People are fleeing South Africa for their own safety,” said Trump, who at one point dimmed the lights in the Oval...
Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case, allowing him to start world tour
LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown was released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail Wednesday while facing allegations he beat and seriously injured a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The decision by a London judge to grant bail will allow Brown to launch a...
Suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people
QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including three children — and wounding 38 others, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province. The province has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array...
NFL owners vote down proposed tush push ban
EAGAN, Minn. — Facing stiff resistance around the NFL, the tush push managed to move the chains and gain a fresh set of downs. League owners narrowly failed to pass a proposal to prohibit the polarizing short-yardage strategy at their spring meetings in Minnesota on Wednesday, keeping the rulebook as...
George Pickens joins CeeDee Lamb in giving Cowboys QB Dak Prescott a new receiving duo
FRISCO, Texas — By the time Dak Prescott got to his phone after the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a trade for receiver George Pickens, the star quarterback said he had about six missed calls from owner Jerry Jones’ assistant. “Literally no idea what it could’ve been about and actually had...
Bitcoin hits new price highs as crypto industry scores wins
Bitcoin hit a new all-time high as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency reached price levels not seen since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The digital asset traded above $109,400 Wednesday morning, a huge increase from recent lows of about $75,000 last month. Several other cryptocurrencies have seen similar large gains in...
‘Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says U.S. government didn’t follow court order on deportations
WASHINGTON — The White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic African nation of South Sudan, a federal judge said Wednesday, hours after the Trump administration said it had expelled eight immigrants convicted of violent crimes but refused to reveal...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block watchdog access to DOGE documents
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block court orders requiring Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents about its operations to a government watchdog group. The Justice Department’s latest emergency appeal to the high court concerns whether DOGE, which has been...
Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill spans more than 1,000 pages. Here’s what’s in it
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are getting closer to passing President Donald Trump’s tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to pass the package over unified Democratic opposition by Memorial Day. House committees have labored for months on the legislation, which exceeds 1,000 pages and...
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that became the catalyst for nationwide racial injustice protests in the summer of 2020. The Trump administration also...
Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump ‘remove people from this country’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. She called habeas corpus “a constitutional right that the president has to be...
