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Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter 04/25/2024 01:26pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith's death. He was convicted of Union Pacific's first-quarter profit creeps up 1% as railroad limits expenses 04/25/2024 01:24pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific's first-quarter profit crept 1% higher as the railroad tightened up on expenses — particularly its fuel bill — even though it delivered slightly less freight. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad said Thursday it made $1.64 billion, or $2.69 per share. That's mor A look at the Gaza war protests that have emerged on US college campuses 04/25/2024 01:24pm • Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. By Thursday, police in Boston and Los Angeles said they had arrested protesters at schools in those cities and at Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash 04/25/2024 01:24pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash. F2 champion Theo Pourchaire gets another IndyCar race with McLaren as Malukas continues to heal 04/25/2024 01:21pm • Theo Pourchaire faces a new challenge following his IndyCar debut — going from the streets of Long Beach to the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The 20-year old Frenchman, who is the reigning Formula 2 champion, gets his second turn racing for injured Arrow McLaren driver David M Will Power denies participating in Penske cheating scandal. Silence from Josef Newgarden 04/25/2024 12:59pm • Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism. Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny following the March 10 season-opening race at St. Petersburg, Flori New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore 04/25/2024 12:31pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailin Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down 04/25/2024 12:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious ef Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy 04/25/2024 12:20pm • LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Military vehicles and red carnations returned to the streets and squares of downtown Lisbon on Thursday as Portugal reenacted dramatic moments from the army coup that brought democracy to the country 50 years ago. Tens of thousands of people attended the celebrations of the Summer Movie Guide: Virtually all the movies coming to theaters and streaming from May to Labor Day 04/25/2024 11:34am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Are you ready for some movies this summer? There's action-adventure, romance, horror, franchises and anniversary re-releases of some of your favorites populating theaters and streaming services from May through Labor Day. You just have to know where to look. Things kick off in Chinese automakers redefine the car as a living space at Beijing Auto Show 04/25/2024 11:14am • BEIJING (AP) — How about turning a car's front bucket seats 180 degrees so they face the rear seats and extending out a table so the occupants can play cards or eat a meal? Or a 43-inch (109 centimeter) screen for the passengers in the back seat? The seemingly never-ending efforts of China's elect Police officer hospitalized after motorcycle crash in DC's Navy Yard 04/25/2024 10:36am • A D.C. police officer is in the hospital following a crash Thursday morning in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Police told WTOP the officer was riding a police motorcycle when they were hit by a car just before 8 a.m. at the 400 Block of M Street in Southeast D.C. The officer was transported to a Today in Sports - Week Ahead, April 26 - May 2 04/25/2024 10:05am • April 26 1905 — Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the only outfielder in major league history to throw out three runners at the plate, each of whom became the second out of a double play. The victims were the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-1 loss. 1912 — 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, R Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you 04/25/2024 08:06am • Allergy season can bring misery to tens of millions of Americans each year. Tree, grass, and other pollens can cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing. Where you live and what you're allergic to can make a big difference in how bad your allergies are, but there are many things you When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk 04/25/2024 07:07am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A routine traffic stop on a highway south of Denmark's capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over, authorities said Thursday. The Central and West Zealand Police said in