By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — George Springer homered twice against his former team, leading José Berríos and the Toronto Blue Jays over Houston 2-1 and snapping the Astros’ season-long winning streak at four. Springer’s leadoff homer in the first was the 46th of his career. Starting at DH, Springer connected again in
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Murió la leyenda de la música country Naomi Judd, la mitad del dúo The Judds, anunció su hija Ashley Judd el sábado. “Hoy, las hermanas sufrimos una tragedia. Perdimos a nuestra hermosa madre por la enfermedad mental. Estamos destrozadas”, dijo Ashley Judd en un comunicado en Twitter. El publicista de Ashley Judd
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By Hande Atay Alam and Radina Gigova, CNN Actress and activist Angelina Jolie paid a surprise visit to a boarding school and medical institution in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, according to Maksym Kozytskyy, head of Lviv’s regional military administration. “In one of the medical institutions, she has visited children who suffered
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have the Golden State Warriors in their seventh Western Conference semifinal in 10 seasons. They’re as healthy as they’ve been since reaching five straight NBA Finals between 2015 and 2019. That run started in 2015 when the
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El lago Powell, la segunda represa más grande de Estados Unidos, se está secando. La situación es crítica: si los niveles de agua en el lago caen otros 9 metros, toda la producción hidroeléctrica se detendría en la represa Glen Canyon. La crisis del agua inducida por el cambio climático en
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Zemgus Girgensons and the Buffalo Sabres were unmistakably upbeat in closing a season the team set an NHL record by missing the playoffs for an 11th consecutive season. The reason for optimism is how a young and rebuilding roster began showing signs of gelling during
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Ian Murphy and Luciano Acosta scored and Cincinnati held off Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday to open a home-and-home series. The teams will meet again Wednesday night in Cincinnati. Murphy opened the scoring in the 44th minute and Acosta made it 2-0 in the 52nd to help Cincinnati (3-5-1) win for the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the Phoenix Suns fined $25,000 on Saturday for violating injury reporting rules by failing to disclose guard Devin Booker’s participation status in an accurate and timely manner before Game 6 of the first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Booker returned from a strained right hamstring to
Continue Reading By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Merrill Kelly threw seven shutout innings and Ketel Marte and Nick Ahmed each homered in the eighth inning, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Kelly pitched seven scoreless innings for the win and held the Cardinals to two hits with four strikeouts.
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By Andy Rose, CNN Country music legend Naomi Judd — one half of the duo The Judds — has died, her daughter Ashley Judd announced Saturday. She was 76. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered,” Ashley Judd said in a statement
Continue Reading LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold at auction. David Kohler of SCP Auctions says the jersey from the 1996-97 season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online auction that begins May 18. Kohler says the
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By Dan Merica, CNN Ohio has changed since Tim Ryan first ran for Congress in 2002 — and so have the prospects of a Democrat running in the state. “The perception of the party,” Ryan said bluntly in an interview, “is much different now than it was when I started.” Ryan is the presumptive Democratic
Continue Reading Verónica Ojeda (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden asistirá a la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca este sábado, lo que supondrá su primera aparición desde que asumió el cargo en un evento tan concurrido en Washington. La cena de este sábado por la noche, que tendrá lugar en el interior del Washington Hilton
Continue Reading TONKAWA, Okla. (AP) — Officials says three University of Oklahoma meteorology students were killed when their vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer rig in northern Oklahoma. The students were travelling back from chasing a powerful tornado in Kansas. The OHP reports 20-year-old Nicholas Nair of Denton, Texas; 19-year-old Gavin Short of Grayslake, Illinois; and 22-year-old
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Josh Berry led a dominant outing for JR Motorsports at Dover Motor Speedway and raced to his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season. Berry had tears in his eyes and hoisted his daughter in the air after he took the checkered flag in
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Long-time talk show host Andy Cohen has announced the birth of his second child, a daughter named Lucy Eve Cohen, born via surrogate. Cohen posted a picture of himself smiling with his new bundle of joy on Instagram on Friday. Lucy was born at 5:13 p.m. in New York City and
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Sebastian Driussi scored his MLS-leading seventh goal of the season — finding the net in the 66th minute — to spark Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Sebastian Ferreira staked the Dynamo (3-3-3) to a 1-0 lead in the 5th minute when he scored from near midfield after
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Sebastian Driussi scored his MLS-leading seventh goal of the season — finding the net in the 66th minute — to spark Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Sebastian Ferreira staked the Dynamo (3-3-3) to a 1-0 lead in the 5th minute when he scored from near midfield after
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The best that Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers could offer Saturday about Joel Embiid’s possible availability for the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Miami was a two-word answer. “There’s hope,” Rivers said. For now, Philadelphia will cling to that. The 76ers and Heat both hit the practice
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in northern New Mexico urged residents in more than two dozen communities to immediately evacuate Saturday ahead of a massive blaze that exploded in size in a day. The Calf Canyon Fire began last week and combined with the Hermits Peak Fire, which was already burning near
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Simona Halep has played some of her best tennis at the Madrid Open again and defeated home crowd favorite Paula Badosa in straight sets to reach the last 16 for the seventh time in 11 appearances. The two-time Madrid Open champion had 21 winners as she
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By ASHRAF SWEILAM Associated Press EL ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say suspected Islamic State militants blew up a natural gas pipeline Saturday in Egypt’s restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, causing a fire but no casualties. They say the suspected militants planted explosives under a pipeline in the town of Bir
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — It’s still advantage Manchester City in the English Premier League title race after the league leader and Liverpool won tricky away matches at in-form teams. Liverpool won at Newcastle 1-0 to go briefly atop of the table. City won at Leeds 4-0 a few hours later to move back above Liverpool by
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Up to a quarter million Ford Explorers are being recalled due to a mechanical problem that can cause the SUV to roll away while it’s parked, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The document said a bolt in the rear axle mounting could fracture and
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Up to a quarter million Ford Explorers are being recalled due to a mechanical problem that can cause the SUV to roll away while it’s parked, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The document said a bolt in the rear axle mounting could fracture and cause the
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN On one of the most solemn days on the Jewish calender, Holocaust survivor Arnold Fridland would not be silenced. Sydney Goldstein, 28, with a little help from others, saw to it. Fridland, 86, was supposed to speak Thursday evening in Boulder, Colorado, at a Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, event —
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Manchester City remains top of the English Premier League title race after winning at Leeds 4-0. Rodri headed City into a halftime lead and further goals came from Nathan Ake, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho. City leads Liverpool by one point. It was the first time City has won three straight league
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UPDATE: According to officials, the fire was contained and one cat was saved from the fire. 13 fire units and 35 fire fighters responded to the incident at Chimney’s Apartment complex. Officials stated no injuries were reported although multiple apartments were damaged by the fire. Investigators are at the scene and any affected residents will
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams reacquired Troy Hill on Saturday. They sent a fifth-round pick in 2023 to the Cleveland Browns in a trade for the versatile defensive back. Hill spent five seasons with the Rams and became a key component of their secondary as their
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have fired coach Jeff Blashill after seven seasons behind the bench. Detroit missed the playoffs in each of the past six seasons. General manager Steve Yzerman said the team was not renewing the contracts of Blashill, assistant Doug Houda and goaltending coach Jeff Salajko. The Red Wings have
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