WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday. Despite the Iran war, the series of strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” in the …
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 18 points in his unexpected return from injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a huge game by Victor Wembanyama and held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-102 in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night. Edwards was expected to miss at least the …
BOGOTA, May 4 (Reuters) – A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and left six others injured, the national mining agency said on Monday, several weeks after it issued risk control recommendations for the site. The blast occurred at the La Ciscuda mine, operated by Carbonera Los Pinos. The company could not …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored off a terrific pass from Pavel Dorofeyev with 4:58 left to put the Golden Knights ahead for good, and Vegas went on to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday night in the opener of their second-round series. Game 2 is Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Barbashev took …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams have been ruled out of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night with left hamstring injuries. The teams notified the league on the injury reports they turned in on Monday. Doncic was injured in Oklahoma …
Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally Russia. The EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan follows the eighth gathering of the European Political Community, …
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – China is slowing its efforts to repatriate Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. illegally, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters, warning that Washington was prepared to increase travel restrictions on the country if Beijing didn’t reverse course. The new U.S. threat toward China comes just days before President …
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hopes for a new Bronx tradition: John Sterling’s voice booming “Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theee Yankees win!” around Yankee Stadium after victories, just before the first strains of Frank Sinatra crooning “New York, New York.” “I think it’d be a nice little tip of the cap to John and …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 30-36-42-60-63, Powerball: 13, Power Play: 2 (thirty, thirty-six, forty-two, sixty, sixty-three, Powerball: thirteen, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $20 million Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You …
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has spent his campaign for Ohio governor focused on November’s general election and finally gets the chance Tuesday to put the long primary season behind him, as the Trump-endorsed biotech entrepreneur positions for an expensive run against Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director. Contests on the …