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Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing 2 teen girls he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison 05/16/2024 06:55pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� An Oregon man who met two 15-year-old girls on Snapchat, sexually abused them while traveling through three states and finally abandoned them at a park has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, prosecutors said Thursday. Albert Wayne Johnson was sentenced Wednesd Marcus Ericsson and Linus Lundqvist involved in separate wrecks during Indy 500 preparations 05/16/2024 06:47pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Former Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson and rookie Linus Lundqvist were involved in separate crashes during a busy day of practice Thursday, leaving their teams with a lot of extra work ahead of qualifying this weekend. Ericsson, who was passed by Josef Newgarden on the Murder charge against Chad Daybell will stand despite wrong date of child's death, judge says 05/16/2024 06:38pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� A typo in the triple murder indictment of an Idaho man accused of killing his wife and his girlfriend's two children doesn't mean that he should be acquitted of one of the deaths, a judge said Thursday. Prosecutors had been carefully detailing the case against Chad Daybell to j United Airlines says it has regained some privileges that were suspended after problem flights 05/16/2024 06:35pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� United Airlines said Thursday that federal regulators are letting it resume planning for growth after they imposed restrictions on the airline following a series of flight mishaps earlier this year, including an engine fire and a tire falling off a plane. United said the Federal Avi Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture 05/16/2024 06:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at a center of Black politics and culture. Morehouse is located in Atlanta, the largest city in the Barcelona closer to securing second place in Spanish league after 2-0 win at last-place Almeria 05/16/2024 06:10pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Fermin L��pez scored both goals as Barcelona defeated last-place Almeria 2-0 on Thursday to move closer to securing second place in the Spanish league. L��pez scored a goal in each half for Barcelona, which opened a four-point gap to third-place Girona with two rounds to go. Second p Sports on TV for Friday, May 17 05/16/2024 05:50pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, May 17 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:35 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Carlton at Sydney 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 ��� AFL: Richmond at Brisbane AUTO RACING 7:25 a.m. ESPNU ��� Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola Arkansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 voting restrictions that state judge found unconstitutional 05/16/2024 05:38pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld four voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers in 2021 that were struck down by a state judge as unconstitutional. Justices ruled that the four laws did not violate the U.S. or Arkansas constitutions, reversing and dsi Buffalo Bandits star Dhane Smith shifts focus to winning lacrosse championships over setting records 05/16/2024 05:07pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� Dhane Smith chuckles while recounting the fool-proof plan he thought he devised to get out of playing on the Buffalo Bandits' defensive unit to instead focus on offense during his first two National Lacrosse League seasons. By tanking on defense, an impatient Smith figured it UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push 05/16/2024 04:46pm • North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Thursday, three days after the school���s board of trustees approved an audit of the athletics department due to financial concerns growing amid the volatile landscape of college sports. Roberts also China and Russia reaffirm their close ties as Moscow presses its offensive in Ukraine 05/16/2024 04:42pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday reaffirmed their ���no-limits��� partnership that has deepened as both countries face rising tensions with the West, and they criticized U.S. military alliances in Asia and the Pacific region. At their summit Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii crowned Miss USA after previous winner resigned, citing mental health 05/16/2024 04:27pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii was crowned Miss USA 2023, more than a week after the previous titleholder resigned for mental health reasons. Born and raised on the island of Maui, Gankiewicz is a model who leads a female empowerment nonprofit organization. Gankiewicz, who was the Marcus Ericsson crashes in practice but still has no regrets headed into Indy 500 05/16/2024 04:23pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Marcus Ericsson returned to the Indianapolis 500 with zero regrets but ended Thursday with a violent collision late in the first full day of practice. Ericsson hit a curb with just over two hours remaining in the session, causing his car to spin and hit the wall three different Walmart, Canada Goose rise; Deere, Freeport-McMoRan fall, Thursday, 5/16/2024 05/16/2024 04:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Walmart Inc., up $4.18 to $64.01. The retailer's first-quarter financial results beat analysts' forecasts. Deere & Co., down $19.59 to $394.43. The agricultural equipment maker trimmed its profit forecast Marchand may return from injury for Game 6, says part of playoff hockey is 'trying to hurt someone' 05/16/2024 04:00pm • Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand wasn't too outraged over the disputed hit he took that's sidelined him for the past two games. Because in his view, hurting players comes with the territory in the postseason. ���The more guys you take out, the more advantage your team has," Marchand said Thursday