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Power expected to be restored to most affected by deadly Houston stormVideo
HOUSTON — Houston area residents affected by deadly storms last week that left at least seven dead were finally getting some good news as officials said they expected power to be restored by Sunday evening to a majority of the hundreds of thousands still in the dark and without air...
Team Penske locks out Indy 500 front row qualifying as Larson makes ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Scott McLaughlin in the famed “Yellow Submarine” entry led a Team Penske sweep of the front row of Indianapolis 500 qualifying with a track record Sunday around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. McLaughlin’s four-lap average of 234.220 mph broke the mark set by reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou last year...
Pacers rout Knicks in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference finalsVideo
NEW YORK — Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 10 years. The Pacers...
Kyle Larson qualifies fifth for Indianapolis 500 debut, then catches flight to NASCAR All-Star RaceVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR star Kyle Larson looked like an Indianapolis 500 veteran Sunday, reaching the final round of pole qualifying and putting his No. 17 Arrow McLaren on the second row for his debut in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” next weekend. Larson’s four-lap average of 232.846 mph was fifth...
Iran’s president, foreign minister found dead at helicopter crash site
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63. The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the...
6 people killed, 10 others injured in Idaho when pickup crashes into passenger van
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Six people were killed Saturday in Idaho in a two-car accident that included a large passenger van, authorities said. Ten others were injured in the crash on U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls and taken to local hospitals, Idaho State Police said in a statement. An...
11 hurt in mass shooting that marked a weekend of gun violence in Savannah, Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. — An argument between two women led to a gunfight that left 11 people hurt in a busy tourist area of Savannah, Georgia, late Saturday, one of five weekend shootings in the city, two of which were fatal, authorities said. Two people were injured in separate shootings Friday....
Lafrenière continuing breakthrough season as solid contributor for Rangers in NHL playoffsVideo
After a breakthrough regular season, Alexis Lafrenière has continued to be a solid contributor for the New York Rangers in their run to the Eastern Conference final. Selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, the Quebec native came into the league with high expectations for...
Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi held on $50,000 bond
NEW YORK — The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown street has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors said. Police have said the 66-year-old actor — known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” among other performances — was walking in...
NBA features two Game 7s Sunday between teams that have experienced both ends of blowouts
DENVER — Denver coach Michael Malone calls them “the two greatest words in sports.” Game 7. The NBA has two of them Sunday, and all four teams — the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers — have experienced both ends of blowouts in their otherwise scintillating semifinal series. In the East,...
Record set for most goals in a single season in the Premier League
LONDON — The Premier League has never seen so many goals in a single season. Jarell Quansah’s strike for Liverpool against Wolverhampton at Anfield during Sunday’s final round took the number of goals scored in England’s top flight this campaign to 1,223 — a record. The final goals total was...
Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers’ reluctant star, leads without having to say much
SUNRISE, Fla. — Here’s the list of Aleksander Barkov’s top highlights from the Florida-Boston series: the go-ahead goal that sparked a Game 2 victory, scoring a spectacular game-winning goal to cap a comeback in Game 4, then blocking a shot late in Game 6 to keep things tied about 90...
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
PHILADELPHIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus. After several hundred demonstrators marched from Philadelphia’s City...
At low-scoring PGA, Morikawa, Schauffele sleep on lead that could vanish by their tee time Sunday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Collin Morikawa went to sleep with a share of the lead at the PGA Championship. He’s well-aware that by the time he reaches the first tee box for the final round, he might not have it anymore. A low-scoring Saturday left a major-record 15 players at double-digits...
Simone Biles shines in return while Gabby Douglas scratches after a shaky start at the U.S. Classic
HARTFORD, Conn. — Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin. The gymnastics superstar began her bid for a third Olympic team looking as dominant as ever at the U.S. Classic on Saturday, posting an all-around score of 59.500,...
Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to opening ceremony in Paris
GENEVA — With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. The former Beatle has let “We All Stand Together” — the signature tune from an award-winning animated film he wrote and produced 40 years ago...
Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case
Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes...
What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up
NEW YORK — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American...
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
CHICAGO — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she’s willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control...
Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden on Sunday told Morehouse College graduates during his commencement speech that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. “I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” he told students at the all-male, historically Black...
Botanists scouring U.S.-Mexico border to document forgotten ecosystem split by giant wall
JACUMÉ, México — Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence. A quail on the Mexican side called...
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision Sunday to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years. Usyk (22-0) added Fury’s WBC title to his own WBA, IBF and WBO belts with a spectacular late rally highlighted by a ninth-round knockdown in a...
Shane Lowry ties a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 to get into the mix at the PGAVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shane Lowry switched putters in New Orleans last month, frustrated by what was happening on the greens. Or not happening, to be more specific. The immediate returns were pretty blah Lowry. Irish countryman and good friend Rory McIlroy paired up with Lowry for a narrow victory at...
Dallas Stars into 2nd straight West final after knocking out last 2 Cup champions
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars finally get a little bit of a breather after avoiding another Game 7 on the way to their second Western Conference Final in a row. They knocked out the last two Stanley Cup champions while playing 13 games in 26 nights. The last one stretched...
Schauffele and Morikawa are tied at the PGA Champion with a lot of company, except for SchefflerVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cheers were endless Saturday in the PGA Championship, and when another record day of scoring finally ended at vulnerable Valhalla, so were the possibilities. Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa were tied for the lead. Shane Lowry thrust his way into the mix with a 62 to...
