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Authorities investigating Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic explosion identify suspect
Authorities identified the suspect in the explosion at a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms, saying at a news conference Sunday that he is the ma...
May 18, 2025

Alcaraz beats Sinner again to win the Italian Open and solidify his status as French Open favorite
ROME (AP) - There's only one player who is consistently beating Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked player again, beating Sinner 7-6 (5), 6-1 to win his first Italian Open on Sunday ...
May 18, 2025

'A family is torn apart': 3 kids killed in suspected drunk driving crash in Toronto
TORONTO - An early-morning crash has torn one family apart, Toronto police said Sunday as they announced three children had died in a collision allegedly caused by an impaired teen driver. Police reve...
May 18, 2025

Phillies closer José Alvarado suspended for 80 games for positive drug test
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies closer Jos Alvarado was suspended for 80 games on Sunday following a positive test for external testosterone under Major League Baseball's drug-testing progra...
May 18, 2025

Maple Leafs winger Matthew Knies to suit up for in Game 7 against Panthers
TORONTO - Matthew Knies is good to go for Game 7. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed following Sunday's morning skate the big winger will suit up in his usual spot on Toronto's top line in ...
May 18, 2025

Federal officials launch investigation into Mexican tall ship that struck Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal transportation officials have launched an investigation into why a Mexican navy tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge in a collision that snapped the vessel's three masts, killed t...
May 18, 2025

Suicide attacker in Somali capital kills 13 at a military recruitment center
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A suicide bomber in the Somali capital on Sunday targeted young recruits waiting to register at a military camp, killing at least 13 and wounded 21 others, witnesses said. Mo...
May 18, 2025

COLLINS: Shades of Jim Carrey
SEVERAL COMMUNITIES, including our nation's capital, are investigating the idea of a "bubble bylaw." This is the latest scheme to prevent protestors from disrupting high profile events at high profile...
May 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV takes his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-back truck to the crowd waving flags and ch...
May 18, 2025

Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Voters in Portugal return to the polls Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country's increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite ...
May 18, 2025

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