15-05-2024 17:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
BALTIMORE (AP) — The electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of the […]
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Diaz, Thompson lead Vanderbilt to 4-3 victory over Mississippi State at SEC Tournament
24-05-2024 07:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Davis Diaz gave Vanderbilt the lead for good with a two-run single in the third inning and JD Thompson pitched six strong innings to lead the […]
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Pakistan to pay $2.58 million in compensation to families of 5 Chinese who died in suicide bombing
24-05-2024 07:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan will pay $2.58 million in compensation to the families of five Chinese engineers who were killed in March when a suicide bomber targeted the vehicle carrying […]
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Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa’s cholera crisis is worse than ever
24-05-2024 07:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
LILANDA, Zambia (AP) — Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. […]
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Schulze homers twice, leads California to 7-5 victory over Arizona at Pac-12 Tournament
24-05-2024 07:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Peyton Schulze homered twice and drove in five runs to lead to lead No. 6 seed California to a 7-5 victory over top-seeded Arizona at the […]
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More severe weather forecast in Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage
24-05-2024 07:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — The skies were blue and the wind was blowing as residents of the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, worked to clean up two days after a […]
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San Diego and Angel City battle to scoreless draw as Alex Morgan returns to Wave lineup
24-05-2024 06:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Morgan returned from injury for the San Diego Wave in a scoreless draw with Angel City on Thursday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. […]
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Sky hand Liberty their first loss with 90-81 victory
24-05-2024 06:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Marina Mabrey had 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty 90-81 on Thursday night. Angel Reese […]
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McDavid gets the winner in the 2nd OT after Oilers overcome captain’s penalty to beat Stars 3-2
24-05-2024 06:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
DALLAS (AP) — Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into the second overtime and the Edmonton Oilers overcame their captain’s double-minor penalty in the first extra period and beat the Dallas […]
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Copper and Taurasi score 20 each and Phoenix tops Washington 83-80
24-05-2024 06:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper and Diana Taurasi scored 20 points each and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Washington Mystics 83-80 on Thursday night. Natasha Cloud added 14 points and […]
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Explosion and fire at chemical factory in India kills at least 9, injures 64
24-05-2024 06:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
THANE, India (AP) — An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India killed at least nine people and 64 were injured, officials said Friday. The explosion Thursday […]
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McDavid scores in double overtime, Oilers grab 1-0 lead in Western Conference final
24-05-2024 06:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
DALLAS – Connor McDavid scored 32 seconds into double overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday in Game 1 of the NHL’s Western Conference final. The superstar captain took a pass from Evan Bouchard and redirected his third goal of the playoffs from the slot on Stars netminder Jake Oettinger. Zach Hyman, with a goal and an assist, and Leon Draisaitl also scored for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner made 31 saves. McDavid also had an assist for a two-point night.
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3-time defending champ Oklahoma beats Florida State 11-3 in super regional opener
24-05-2024 06:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Three-time defending national champion Oklahoma is one win away from going back to the Women’s College World Series. Alyssa Brito went 3 for 3 with two […]
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Mexico’s poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
24-05-2024 06:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple motto laying out his administration’s priorities: “For the good of all, […]
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Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?
24-05-2024 06:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Then the head of the ministry’s personnel directorate was hauled into court. This week, two more senior […]
Trio propels UCLA to 8-0 six-inning victory over Georgia in Los Angeles Super Regional
24-05-2024 06:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leadoff batter Mia Brady hit two solo home runs, Jordan Woolery added a three-run shot and sixth-seeded UCLA cruised to an 8-0 six-inning victory over No. […]
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Police response to Maine mass shooting gets deeper scrutiny from independent panel
24-05-2024 06:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Problems with police communication and coordination in the fraught hours after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting will be under scrutiny Friday from an independent commission, which plans […]
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Molinaro’s grand slam rallies Penn State to 9-5 victory over Michigan in Big Ten Tournament
24-05-2024 06:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bryce Molinaro hit a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of a six-run eighth inning and eighth-seeded Penn State rallied last in a 9-5 victory over […]
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Australian media reports that more than 100 people killed by landslide in Papua New Guinea
24-05-2024 06:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 people are estimated to have been killed in a landslide in remote Papua New Guinea on Friday, Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The landslide […]
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Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial
24-05-2024 06:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass. Yet for weeks, the famously combative presumptive Republican nominee has sat silently — to the point of sometimes […]
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‘Green blitz’: As election nears, Biden pushes slew of rules on environment, other priorities
24-05-2024 06:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election-year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation […]
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Hunter Biden’s lawyers expected in court for final hearing before June 3 gun trial
24-05-2024 06:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are due in court Friday for the final hearing before the president’s son is expected to stand trial on federal firearms charges […]
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Music Review: Australian EDM twin duo Cosmo’s Midnight want you to ‘Stop Thinking and Start Feeling’
24-05-2024 06:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
They say nothing good happens after 3 a.m. But something great definitely happens at the stroke of midnight — Australian duo Cosmo’s Midnight’s joyful new album, “Stop Thinking and Start Feeling.” Their third full-length aims to get audiences to turn off their inner self-nag and surrender to the magic of reinvented EDM disco funk. And what a successful endeavor that is: “Stop Thinking and Start Feeling” is a certified party playlist banger. EDM is a bit
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A fire in an apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, kills 14 people and injures 6, state media say
24-05-2024 05:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An overnight fire in a small apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed at least 14 people and injured at least six others, state media said Friday. […]
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A fire in an apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, kills 14 people and injures 3, state media say
24-05-2024 05:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An overnight fire in a small apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed at least 14 people and injured three others, state media said Friday. The official […]
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Orioles survive ChiSox rally, win 8-6 in a game that ended with infield fly and interference call
24-05-2024 05:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
CHICAGO (AP) — Jorge Mateo hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles withstood a late Chicago comeback try and beat the White Sox 8-6 Thursday night in a […]
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Deaths in correctional facilities trending upward, BC Coroners Service says
24-05-2024 05:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service says inmate deaths in the province have been trending upward. The agency says the deaths of 188 people in provincial and federal correctional facilities […]
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6 killed in Idaho crash were agricultural workers from Mexico, officials say
24-05-2024 05:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. (AP) — Six people killed when a pickup crashed into a passenger van in Idaho on Saturday were agricultural workers from Mexico, officials said. The Ministry of […]
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Taiwan tracks dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast on 2nd day of drills
24-05-2024 04:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan tracked dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast Friday on the second day of a large exercise China’s People’s Liberation Army held […]
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Jared Jones and Jake Brown each homer, LSU rallies, beats South Carolina at SEC tourney
24-05-2024 04:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
Jared Jones and Jake Brown each hit a home run, Steven Milam went 4 for 5 with two RBIs as No. 11 seed LSU rallied and beat South Carolina 11-10 […]
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