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What we learned from local votes ahead of looming UK general election 05/05/2024 05:42am • LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in England cast ballots Thursday in an array of local elections, the last big test before a looming U.K. general election that all indicators suggest will see the Labour Party return to power after 14 years in the wilderness. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was barely a A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza 05/05/2024 04:29am • PARIS (AP) — A well-known British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he was denied entry to France on Saturday to speak at a French Senate meeting about the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta was placed in a holding zone in the Charles de Gaulle airport and will be ex A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7 05/05/2024 03:28am • KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. So this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins on Sunday evening in Israel, carries a heavier King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation 05/05/2024 03:16am • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey. Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early Canelo Alvarez retains undisputed championship with unanimous decision over Jaime Munguia 05/05/2024 03:03am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The question of whether Canelo Alvarez can any longer knock out anyone likely won't go away with his unanimous victory Saturday night, but he remains the undisputed super middleweight champion because he was the stronger and more effective boxer. Alvarez (61-2-2), who closed as a Hometown champion Pantoja unanimously outpoints Erceg at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro 05/05/2024 01:14am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hometown champion Alexandre Pantoja unanimously outpointed Australian Steve Erceg on Saturday night to retain his flyweight championship at UFC 301. Pantoja (28-5), the 34-year-old flyweight champion dominated the fight against Erceg (12-2), but was unable to secure the win b David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs 05/05/2024 12:43am • BOSTON (AP) — With the Boston Bruins' season on the brink and the team's top scorer mired in a scoring slump, coach Jim Montgomery didn't hesitate to publicly challenge David Pastrnak to do more in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It helped bring out some of his best hockey at the perfect Surridge, Mukhtar, Zimmerman lead Nashville past Montreal 4-1 05/04/2024 11:28pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored twice in the second half to finish off his first career hat trick, Hany Mukhtar had three assists and defender Walker Zimmerman scored for each team as Nashville SC rolled to a 4-1 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night, snapping a five-match winless Lowe has 4 hits as Rangers beat Royals 15-4 05/04/2024 10:55pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe had four hits and two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 15-4 on Saturday night. Lowe went 4 for 6 one night after going hitless in four at bats in Texas' 7-1 loss. It was his first four-hit game since last July 14. “I guess it was just Means tosses seven shutout innings in season debut, Orioles beat Reds 2-1 05/04/2024 10:28pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — John Means pitched seven shutout innings in his season debut and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Saturday night. Means (1-0) underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on April 27, 2022. He returned to make four starts last September before landing back o McGlynn scores in second half, helps Union earn 2-2 draw with DC United 05/04/2024 10:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack McGlynn scored the lone goal of the second half to help the Philadelphia Union earn a 2-2 draw with D.C. United on Saturday night. DC United (3-3-5) jumped out to an early lead on Cristian Dájome's goal in the 9th minute. Dájome took passes from Jared Stroud and Mateusz Kl Arriaga, Oluwaseyi lead Minnesota United over Atlanta United 2-1 05/04/2024 10:09pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Kervin Arriaga and Tani Oluwaseyi scored six minutes apart in the second half and Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night. Arriaga ended a scoreless match in the 54th minute with his first goal of the season for Minnesota United (6-2-2). Arri Quick start sends Earthquakes to 3-1 victory over LAFC 05/04/2024 09:50pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Rodrigues gave San Jose the lead in the 5th minute and the Earthquakes never looked back in a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles FC at Levi's Stadium on Saturday night. San Jose (2-8-1), which ended a five-match unbeaten run, jumped out to a 1-0 lead on defender Rodrigues' sec Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947 05/04/2024 09:39pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire. Mystik Dan desperately fought to hang on with two challengers coming to him in the closing strides. He did, too, after a delay of several minutes while the White Sox wait out 3-hour rain delay in 10th inning to beat Cardinals 6-5 05/04/2024 09:31pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tanner Banks came on after a three-hour rain delay to strike out pinch-hitter Iván Herrera in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak. “I’ve never been part of anything like