By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — 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
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, KY (AP) — 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 for the missing inmate,
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Travelers visiting New York or New Jersey beaches for Memorial Day might want to keep an eye out for some fishy friends: Four great white sharks that have been detected swimming off the coast in the past weeks. OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group which provides open-source data about
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By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough support in Congress
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The reviews are starting to come in about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Even before seeing the details, some lawmakers were criticizing the deal as not doing enough to tackle the nation’s debt, while others worried it’s too
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The reviews are starting to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Already, some lawmakers are criticizing the deal as not doing enough to tackle the nation’s debt, while others worry it’s too austere
Continue Reading By Nicole Grether and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths. For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some 75 asylum seekers. But
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un conductor de autobús y un pasajero abrieron fuego el uno contra el otro en un autobús de Charlotte en pleno movimiento a principios de este mes y ambos resultaron heridos, informaron las autoridades de tránsito. El incidente comenzó cuando un pasajero, a quien las autoridades identificaron como Omarri
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series “Route 66,” has died. Maharis’ friend and caretaker Marc Bahan said in
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Eury Pérez struck out Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout early in his fourth major league start. He then retired Trout on a long fly to strand two Angels runners with his final pitch, and the big 20-year-old rookie clapped his glove in celebration all the
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks scored all of their runs in the first two innings. The way Merrill Kelly and catcher Gabriel Moreno had the Boston Red Sox guessing, it was more than enough. Kelly struck out 10 while pitching effectively into the seventh inning and Corbin Carroll
Continue Reading MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit two of Houston’s seven home runs, and the surging Astros beat Oakland 10-1 on Sunday to complete another series sweep and hand the Athletics their 11th consecutive loss. Alvarez homered off opener Ken Waldichuk in the first, then had another solo blast off Garrett
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and
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The Firebirds are coming off of two straight wins at home against the Milwaukee Admirals. We had the chance to speak to the team before they left to Milwaukee to face the Admirals for game three of the Western Conference Finals. Firebirds Coach, Dan Bylsma expects a neck to neck battle on Monday. “In order
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win. It’s basically the only race that matters to his boss. Coming up empty for 11 consecutive years had become personal for the two-time IndyCar champion. Newgarden finally broke through Sunday, though, winning
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Josef Newgarden ganó la carrera número 107 de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis en un final emocionante el domingo después de tres accidentes en las últimas 16 vueltas. El piloto estadounidense superó al ganador del año pasado, Marcus Ericsson, en la última vuelta. Un trío de choques con bandera
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Abby Dayton had an RBI triple to highlight a four-run second inning and pinch-hitter Hallie Morris wrapped it up with a two-run single in the sixth to lead 15th-seeded Utah to a 7-2 win over San Diego State on Sunday for the Utes’ first trip to the Women’s College World
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Ron DeSantis tiene que ponerse al día. El gobernador de Florida entró en la contienda presidencial de 2024 la semana pasada con encuestas que le mostraban unos 30 puntos por debajo de Donald Trump en las primarias del Partido Republicano. A finales del año pasado, DeSantis estaba 10 puntos por debajo.
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “ 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
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden ended 11 years of frustration and finally won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday to extend team owner Roger Penske’s record to 19 victories — but first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway — using an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during
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