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Caleb Martin helps Heat to Game 7 win over Celtics, spot in NBA Finals
BOSTON — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to help the Miami Heat beat the Celtics, 103-84, and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback. The Heat recovered after blowing...
Ryan Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end drought
CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States. Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday for Team...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic face brief trouble at French Open
PARIS — Pretty much everyone expects to see, and likely wants to see, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic face each other in the French Open semifinals. There’s work to be done first, of course, and both began their journeys at Roland Garros with straight-set victories Monday against opponents making Grand...
Roger Penske: Investigation into Indy 500 wheel that flew over stands coming
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar owner Roger Penske says he is certain series officials will investigate what led to a wheel coming loose during a crash in the Indianapolis 500. The wheel sailed over the catch fence and grandstands before landing on a parked automobile. “We haven’t had a wheel come off...
Liz Weston: 5 ways to simplify and reduce your money clutter
Professional organizers might define household clutter as a pile of unmade decisions. Money clutter is much the same. Those credit cards you no longer use but haven’t closed? That’s money clutter. So is the retirement account you left behind three jobs ago and the financial paperwork you keep but no...
Biden marks Memorial Day lauding generations of fallen U.S. troops who ‘dared all and gave all’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who “dared all and gave all” fighting for their country and called on Americans to ensure that their “sacrifice was not in vain” as he marked Memorial Day with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery....
Iowa apartment collapse leaves residents missing, rubble too dangerous to searchVideo
DAVENPORT, Iowa — Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted for Tuesday, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside rubble that was too dangerous to search. The three other missing residents are not believed to have been...
Former Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before games
PITTSBURGH — Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before playing some NFL games during his career. “That’s what I did,” Bell told Barstool Sports’ “Steel Here” podcast which was published Friday. “When I was playing football, I smoked, bro. Even before...
Trump’s welcome of Scott into 2024 race shows his calculus: The more GOP rivals, the better for him
NEW YORK — When Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina launched his campaign for the White House last week, the notoriously prickly former President Donald Trump welcomed his new competitor with open arms. There were no accusations of disloyalty or nasty nicknames from the GOP front-runner like the barrage...
‘Succession’ finale: Fans react to end of Emmy-winning hit drama
WASHINGTON — With the end of the critically acclaimed drama’s fourth and final season, dedicated fans of “Succession” now know the answer to the series’ central question: Which of the Murdoch-esque Roy family siblings will prevail? Oh, and — for those who haven’t yet watched, here’s the spoiler alert. The...
As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking
NEW YORK — If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity itself. New research estimates the city’s landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2...
Police: Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Arizona’s Phoenix metro area; 4 dead
MESA, Ariz. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday. Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder...
SEC lands 8 of 16 regional host sites for NCAA baseball tournament
OMAHA, Neb. — Eight of the 16 regional hosts selected for the NCAA Tournament are from the Southeastern Conference, the Division I Baseball Committee announced Sunday night. The hosts have locked up spots in the national tournament, and the rest of the 64-team field will be unveiled Monday. Each regional...
Oklahoma softball takes Division I record 48-game win streak into Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma will seek its third straight national softball title and seventh championship overall at the Women’s College World Series. The Sooners set the NCAA Division I record with their 48th consecutive win in an 8-7 victory over Clemson on Saturday to win the Norman Super Regional. They...
Police: Fugitive’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee
HENDERSON, KY — A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said. The discovery brought to a close a manhunt...
Emiliano Grillo birdies 2nd playoff hole to win at Colonial after blowing lead
FORT WORTH, Texas — Emiliano Grillo made a 5-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole at Colonial to get his first PGA Tour victory in more than 7 1/2 years, after blowing a two-stroke lead with a double-bogey on the 72nd hole Sunday. Grillo curled in the winning putt...
Josef Newgarden gives Roger Penske his 19th win in dramatic Indianapolis 500Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden finally captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and gave team owner Roger Penske his 19th victory and first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during a frantic 2.5-mile sprint to the finish. After the race was...
Scane, Taylor score 4 goals each, Northwestern women dominate Boston College for lacrosse titleVideo
CARY, N.C. — Izzy Scane scored four goals to set two Northwestern scoring records and lead the top-seeded Wildcats to their first NCAA women’s lacrosse championship in 11 years with a dominating 18-6 win over third-seeded Boston College on a rain-soaked Sunday afternoon. Freshman Madison Taylor also had four goals...
Turkey’s Erdogan declares victory in presidential runoff, extends rule into 3rd decadeVideo
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, according to unofficial results, in a victory that extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities. A third term gives Erdogan...
‘The Little Mermaid’ makes box office splash with $95.5 million opening
“The Little Mermaid” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend. Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. And Disney estimates the film starring Halle Bailey...
Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally
RED RIVER, N.M. — Three men killed in a weekend shootout at a New Mexico motorcycle rally were members of rival outlaw biker gangs, and the violence stemmed from a previous altercation between them in Albuquerque, authorities said Sunday. New Mexico State Police said three other bikers are facing charges...
Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the U.S. is coming after their haul
Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson’s then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called “political prisoners.” The Justice Department now wants Goodwyn...
What’s next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law
WASHINGTON — After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have announced an ” agreement in principle ” to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default. The agreement includes spending cuts demanded by Republicans, but it is short of the reductions in...
Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the agreement to avert U.S. default
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy, R-Calif., said the House will vote on the legislation on Wednesday,...
Venice police investigate bright green liquid in Grand Canal
MILAN — Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city’s famed Grand Canal. The governor of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, posted a photo of the green liquid that spread through the water near the arched Rialto Bridge. The...
