By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson homered leading off the bottom of the first inning, then added a two-run triple in Baltimore’s nine-run sixth as the Orioles pounded the Los Angeles Angels for a second straight game, 13-4 on Saturday. After winning 11-3 on opening day, Baltimore jumped ahead quickly
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored two goals and added an assist to at least temporarily take the lead in points this season as the Edmonton Oilers dumped the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 on Saturday. “It’s nice, I guess. (It’s a) position I’ve been in many times before,” he said. “We’re playing for things bigger
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Nine batters, nine runs — and still nobody out. That was quite a trip through the batting order for the Baltimore Orioles. On their way to a 13-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, the Orioles scored nine runs in the sixth inning before
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader Caitlin Clark of Iowa will enter the Elite Eight in sixth place on college basketball’s all-division, all-time scoring list. She scored 29 points against Colorado in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament to increase her total to 3,859 points and pass NAIA players
Continue ReadingBy ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati in northeastern India for two decades. In that time, he’s mastered navigating the large, vibrant celebrations, which allows him to focus on the small details. In this photo one can even see the
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children. The legal battle began after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River. Troopers closed South U.S. Highway 59 at about 1:25 p.m. Saturday after the incident and diverted traffic from the area. A state patrol spokesperson says the bridge,
Continue ReadingSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers in Northern Nevada were shot and wounded Friday, after a traffic stop in the Reno area quickly escalated into an hourslong standoff that included several shootouts between officers and the suspect, police said. Chris Crawforth, the police chief in the nearby city of Sparks, said Saturday at
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender and
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say two men have been hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying ammunition or guns for gangs that have terrorized the country. Police confirmed Saturday that the crowd snatched the men from police custody after they were found with the equivalent of about $63,000
Continue ReadingBy SERKAN GURBUZ and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crumpled into the Patapsco River this week after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden has won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circulating ballots in February to voters who asked for them. Biden’s victory was virtually assured, though seven other candidates were
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, delivering a 10-minute homily and baptizing eight people, a day after suddenly skipping the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. Francis entered the darkened, silent St. Peter’s Basilica in his
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Easter weekend storm has slammed into Southern California, bringing more rain and mountain snow to a region already drenched by winter weather. The slow-moving storm was expected to unleash 1 to 3 inches (2.54 to 7.62 centimeters) of rain, as well as up to 2
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Easter weekend storm has slammed into Southern California, bringing more rain and mountain snow to a region already drenched by winter weather. The slow-moving storm was expected to unleash 1 to 3 inches (2.54 to 7.62 centimeters) of rain, as well as up to 2
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Angel Reese says LSU’s players are embracing the role of “good villains” as they make a run toward repeating as national champions. Flau’jae Johnson had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Reese put up her 26th double-double of the season Saturday as LSU (31-5) beat
Continue ReadingBy SERKAN GURBUZ and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers are working Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, The bridge crumpled into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after a massive cargo ship crashed
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, a day after making the last-minute decision to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. Francis entered the darkened, silent St. Peter’s Basilica in his wheelchair,
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says heavy rains have killed eight people, mostly children, and injured 12 in the country’s northwest. Pakistan has this year experienced a delay in winter rains, which started in February instead of November. A spokesperson for the local disaster management authority said downpours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province caused
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