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Today in Sports - Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 05/20/2024 10:00am • May 21 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national governing body for tennis: the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The new organization is created to standardize tennis rules and regulations and to Car Review: Kia Sportage adds plug-in hybrid version with 35 miles of all-electric driving 05/20/2024 05:12am • The Kia Sportage PHEV is happy to cruise quietly on electric power or combine the gas and electric together. (WTOP/Mike Parris) It seems like I just drove the revised and impressive Sportage Hybrid with its new looks and pleasing fuel efficiency. Like the hybrid version we looked at two weeks ago, t After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians 05/20/2024 01:13am • WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (AP) — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently. So Today in History: May 20, Charles Lindbergh takes off on solo flight to France 05/20/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, May 20, the 141st day of 2024. There are 225 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. O Joey Logano dominates All-Star Race, takes home $1 million prize at North Wilkesboro Speedway 05/19/2024 11:01pm • NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — A little prep work paid off for Joey Logano. Logano dominated the short track at North Wilkesboro Speedway leading all but one of 200 laps to win his second All-Star Race on Sunday night and earn $1 million. Logano started on the pole after posting the fastest time in Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla 05/19/2024 09:59pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Every step Xander Schauffele took Sunday toward becoming a major champion brought small reminders that it was never going to be easy. It wasn't just Bryson DeChambeau pushing in the PGA Championship until he finally caught Schauffele with a birdie on the last hole at Valhall Thomas Detry's late birdie assured him of a top-4 finish at the PGA and an invitation to the Masters 05/19/2024 09:30pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thomas Detry's 12-footer for birdie on the par-5 18th on Sunday at the PGA Championship did more than assure the 31-year-old of his best finish in a major. It also carried him all the way to Augusta National. Detry's closing 5-under 66 — capped by that testy birdie — lef Seeking the northern lights was a family affair for this AP photographer 05/19/2024 08:15pm • BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Robert Bukaty has covered nearly every type of story and event for The Associated Press in his 30-year career, from the somber to the exhilarating: a mass shooting, COVID-19, presidents, political campaigns, ski racing — a lot of ski racing — Olympics, and everyday life Team Penske locks out Indy 500 front row qualifying as Larson makes 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing' 05/19/2024 07:35pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — For more than a month, Will Power has all but guaranteed that Team Penske would win the pole for the Indianapolis 500. When the team was caught in a cheating scandal, it was messaging Roger Penske really wanted his driver to tamp down. The team was dealing with the disqualific Late crash knocks Nolan Siegel out of Indianapolis 500, keeps Ericsson and Rahal in starting field 05/19/2024 07:28pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Graham Rahal sat in his car on pit row, sweating out yet another Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Marcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2023 runner-up, waited nearly 45 minutes for a chance to redeem an inexplicable mistake. Then, in a cruel twist of fat NHRA Route 66 Nationals 05/19/2024 07:17pm • SundayAt Route 66 RacewayJoliet, Ill.Final Finish OrderTop Fuel 1. Antron Brown; 2. Shawn Langdon; 3. Dan Mercier; 4. Steve Torrence; 5. Clay Millican; 6. T.J. Zizzo; 7. Shawn Reed; 8. Justin Ashley; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10. Billy Torrence; 11. Cody Krohn; 12. Tony Schumacher; 13. Tony Stewart; 14. Kyle Wave of electoral violence in southern Mexico claims 14 lives in matter of days 05/19/2024 06:27pm • TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Attacks on political candidates in Mexico's violence-torn southern state of Chiapas have left at least 14 people dead in recent days, local authorities and candidates said Sunday. The latest attack early Sunday targeted the car driving Nicolás Noriega, who is running to l Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case 05/19/2024 06:26pm • Arizona's attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state's fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General K Family coach says changing kids' attitudes around chores is key 05/19/2024 06:23pm • Summer is fast approaching, and kids will be spending a lot more time at home. The end of the school year is a great time to have a conversation with kids about the work that goes into keeping homes flowing, family coach Lori Sugarman-Li told WTOP. "Having them around gives us the opportunity to Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor 05/19/2024 05:58pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish, 48, faces seven felony charges including first degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, 52, wh