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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it 05/13/2024 06:00am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It's like that every year, and it doesn't make it any easier when he gets to the Masters. Jordan Spieth should be able to India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round 05/13/2024 05:26am • SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) ��� Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies began casting their ballots on Monday as the country's gigantic, six-week-long election edges past its halfway mark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term with an eye on winning a supermajority in Parliam Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out 05/13/2024 05:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year. A major concern expressed by bot 'A thing of beauty': 25 years later, Ted Leonsis reflects on Capitals ownership 05/13/2024 04:53am • Owner Ted Leonsis and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals pose with the Stanley Cup after their team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) While the pinnac Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing 05/13/2024 03:53am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� An Australian judge Monday lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. The temporary ban was put in place April 22, but the judge rejected the application from Australia���s eSafety Commission to Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats 05/13/2024 03:44am • SANTA ANA, Philippines (AP) ��� The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches, waterfalls, fireflies and a few casinos. But that���s changing after the laid-back town of about 35,000 people, which sti This Week: Producer prices, inflation check, April retail sales 05/13/2024 03:10am • Inflation foresight The Labor Department releases producer price data for April on Tuesday. The producer price index measures inflation at the wholesale level, before businesses pass costs on to consumers. Wholesale inflation jumped in March, the latest sign that inflation pressures in the economy r Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it's designed to curb migration 05/13/2024 02:30am • EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) ��� When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a special payment card that���s for asylum-seekers only. She no longer pays in cash for her apples, eggs and fish ��� like most of the Germans standing in line with her at the register. Laca, 45 Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services 05/13/2024 12:15am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern Port-au-Prince. When they do, school director Roseline Ceragui Louis finds there's only one way to try to calm the children and keep them safe: getting them to lie on the cla Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term 05/12/2024 11:40pm • Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned Tuesday following Putin���s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most mem Nigeria's fashion and dancing styles are in the spotlight as Harry and Meghan visit Lagos 05/12/2024 08:37pm • LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ��� Nigeria���s fashion and traditional dances were at full display on Sunday as Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in its largest city, Lagos, as part of their three-day visit to the country to promote mental health for soldiers and empower young people. The couple, invited to the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 Results 05/12/2024 08:37pm • Sunday At Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. Lap length: 1.37 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 293 laps, 57 points. 2. (4) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 293, 52. 3. (33) Josh Berry, Ford, 293, 34. 4. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 293, 36. 5. (13) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 293, 32. 6. Buescher confronts Reddick after another near-miss NASCAR loss at Darlington Raceway 05/12/2024 08:13pm • DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) ��� Chris Buescher let his frustrations out over a second close call that cost him a NASCAR victory for a second straight week. Buescher had lost out by 0.001 of a second at Kansas to Kyle Larson a week ago in what was the closest ending in NASCAR history. This time, Buescher Ruidiaz scores go-ahead goal and the Sounders secure a 2-1 Cascadia Cup win over Portland 05/12/2024 08:11pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Raul Ruidiaz scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Seattle Sounders snapped Portland's six-game undefeated streak in their rivalry series with a 2-1 Cascadia Cup victory over the Timbers on Sunday. Cristian Roldan scored a first-half goal and the Sounders Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home 05/12/2024 08:06pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Swiss Eurovision fans were getting ready Sunday to give a hero's welcome to singer Nemo, who won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with ���The Code,��� an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer���s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. The singer, who is Swiss but currently live