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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — J.J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to birdie and the other for eagle that carried him to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open for his first title since the U.S. Open last summer. …
NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials cast the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran as an “Easter miracle” on Sunday, framing the operation in religious terms that portrayed the war as a just cause and divinely blessed. In the past, administrations typically issued postcard-style Easter greetings, and …
April 6 (Reuters) – Russia’s military said early on Monday that air defence units had downed 148 Ukrainian drones over a three-hour period and officials said emergency crews were restoring power to nearly half a million households in outages linked to air attacks. On Sunday evening, a drone killed a civil defence volunteer in Russia’s …
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting grounds as the species’ population declines. The whale was discovered Saturday near Raymond, Washington, in …
SEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to North Korea over a drone incursion that he said was carried out by a South Korean individual without government approval, stressing Seoul’s commitment to preventing future incidents. “Although it was not our government’s intention, we express our regret to …
PHOENIX (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday. Teams will have two days to send qualifying offers to players who they have reserved rights for. Teams will also have a chance to offer a franchise tag to one player who is eligible to …
PHOENIX (AP) — Ann Meyers Drysdale will always be a Bruin. The UCLA great and women’s basketball pioneer smiled as she was honored with other members of the 1976 U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team at Sunday’s national championship game. They all wore matching bright red Team USA shirts. But when Meyers Drysdale was introduced, she …
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry’s pregame warmup is always a must-see show at Chase Center long before the main event, and the cheers were extra loud for his latest session now that he’s finally healthy and back. Curry ran out to the floor greeted by a warm ovation and was set to play about …
U.S. forces mounted an urgent and high-risk rescue effort to find an airman who was forced to eject from a downed F-15E fighter jet over Iran.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — After coming oh so close to winning at Shadow Creek last year, Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship in rolling to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field. Coughlin shot an even-par 72 for …