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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2025-03-30 18:09
PETERSBURG, Ill. (AP) — Before his famous debates , before the Civil War rent the nation , before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem.
2025-03-30 18:04
WINNIPEG, Man. (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves, Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, and the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Sunday for their third straight victory.
2025-03-30 18:04
MONTREAL — Canada's most wanted fugitive has been arrested in Italy after more than 600 days at large and now faces extradition to stand trial, Quebec City police said Friday.
2025-03-28 10:19
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III waved to well-wishers in central London on Friday as he headed for his country estate in western England a day after he was briefly hospitalized because of side effects from a scheduled cancer treatment .
2025-03-28 02:16
PHOENIX (AP) — Miguel Amaya hit two doubles and had five RBIs, Ian Happ added a homer, double and three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Thursday night.
2025-03-27 18:18
SEATTLE (AP) — Jorge Polanco and Randy Arozarena hit eighth-inning home runs and the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Athletics 4-2 on Thursday night.
2025-03-27 18:15
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Schwartz scored twice, linemates Jani Nyman and Matty Beniers scored 16 seconds apart and Joey Daccord made 36 saves to help the Seattle Kraken beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Thursday night and snap a three-game skid.
2025-03-27 18:09
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Novak Djokovic is finding a higher gear in South Florida after a sluggish start to 2025.
2025-03-27 18:06
After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado , keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City, the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premier indepen
2025-03-27 17:58
BOSTON (AP) — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine.
2025-03-25 10:18
QUÉBEC — Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years. Here are some highlights: — Deficit of $13.
2025-03-25 10:16
There’s no easy answers for slowing down rising level of pitching injuries at all levels of baseball
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy. Finding a solution could prove much more challenging.
2025-03-25 02:16
The Trump administration on Monday invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law — a case that has beco
2025-03-25 02:08
SUSIYA, West Bank (AP) — The wife of an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was attacked by Jewish settlers before being detained by the Israeli army said Tuesday that he was beaten in front of his home by three men in military fatigues while anot
2025-03-25 02:08
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, with Chinese markets retreating, following a broad rally on Wall Street fueled by hopes the Trump administration may take a more targeted approach as it tees up a new round of tariffs on imported g
2025-03-24 18:01
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton finished with 24 points and 11 assists, and Obi Toppin made six 3-pointers and added 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-103 on Monday night.
2025-03-24 17:59
Booker hits clutch jumper with 1.7 seconds left to lift Suns over Bucks 108-106 for 4th straight win
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker made a mid-range jumper with 1.7 seconds remaining to lift the Phoenix Suns over the Milwaukee Bucks 108-106 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.
2025-03-24 17:48
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 25 points, seven rebounds and eight assists before suffering a hard foul and leaving in the Boston Celtics' 113-95 win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
2025-03-24 17:44
Monday's Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 4 New Jersey 3 (SO) Columbus 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 (SO) Dallas 3 Minnesota 0 Detroit 5 Utah 1 --- NBA Toronto 112 Washington 104 Phoenix 108 Milwaukee 106 Orlando 118 L.A.
2025-03-24 17:35
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean firefighters on Tuesday appeared closer to containing the largest wildfires in the country’s southeastern regions, after the blazes fueled by dry winds burned more than 36,300 acres of land across the country in
2025-03-24 17:31
EDMONTON — A longtime Alberta New Democrat member of the legislature is resigning his seat, sparking what will be the third provincial byelection in Alberta since the 2023 provincial vote.
2025-03-24 17:27
TORONTO — A 31-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the death of a homeless man in Toronto has a history of violent criminal charges, including attempted murder and assault with a weapon.
2025-03-22 10:04
In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes.
2025-03-22 02:16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For over a decade, Adrian Budnick has taken adoption photos of the dogs at Nashville's county animal shelter, but it wasn't until the COVID pandemic that an idea came to her.
2025-03-22 02:06
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Veronica Taylor doesn't know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet.
2025-03-22 02:04
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sits at a table surrounded by University of Illinois researchers who will soon be out of work, their lab set to lose its federal funding and close next month.
2025-03-22 02:02
Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery.
2025-03-22 02:01
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, killing two, including a child, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
2025-03-22 01:52
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to attend the NCAA wrestling championships for the second time in three years, the latest example of how he has mostly limited travel early in his new term to trips built around sports events.
2025-03-22 01:46
George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history.
2025-03-22 01:46
WASHINGTON (AP) — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts ju
2025-03-22 01:43
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija had 36 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 128-109 win over the Denver Nuggets, who were without star center Nikola Jokic for the third straight game.
2025-03-21 18:03
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 121-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
2025-03-21 17:50
VATICAN CITY (AP) — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes never carry bags and until the 1970s were themselv
2025-03-21 17:36
ROME (AP) — The Trevi Fountain , arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.
2025-03-21 17:35
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts Wednesday for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need
2025-03-19 10:15
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.
2025-03-19 10:15
NEW YORK (AP) — As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network's “60 Minutes,” America's storied newsmagazine has produced some fast and hard-hitting stories critical of the new administratio
2025-03-19 10:13
TOKYO (AP) — Chicago Cubs fans take pride in being underdogs, a role that ended briefly when they won the World Series in 2016 to end a 107-year drought between championships.
2025-03-19 02:13
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, Roki Sasaki threw three eventful innings in his big-league debut and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Wednesday night to sweep the two-game series in Jap
2025-03-19 02:05
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would speak with U.S.
2025-03-19 02:03
The Latin Grammys are getting closer to cinema and television with the new best music for visual media category. The new category announced Wednesday will recognize original music for movies, TV shows, video games and other visual media.
2025-03-19 02:02
VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser scored twice and notched an assist as the Vancouver Canucks handed the league-leading Winnipeg Jets a 6-2 drubbing on Tuesday.
2025-03-18 18:05
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 24 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists and the Golden State Warriors, playing without Stephen Curry, beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-93 on Tuesday night.
2025-03-18 18:00
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have been looking for a confidence boost and Tuesday’s 7-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club certainly fit the bill.
2025-03-18 17:53
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just over a day after blasting off , a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts . The four newcomers — representing the U.S.
2025-03-16 10:12
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Su
2025-03-16 10:12
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Sam Surridge and Ahmed Qasem had first-half goals, Hany Mukhtar scored on a late penalty kick and Nashville handed the Philadelphia Union their first loss of the season with a 3-1 victory on Sunday.
2025-03-16 10:03
PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) — Residents pounded by unusually vicious weather across parts of the U.S.
2025-03-16 10:01
WEATHER
TONIGHT
Currently:
-1.6
High:
-1.6
Low:
-6
Partly Cloudy
Sunrise: 7:09 am Sunset: 8:07 pm
TUESDAY
Mostly Sunny
High:
2
Low:
-2
WEDNESDAY
Partly Cloudy
High:
3
Low:
-6
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