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Rinus VeeKay overcomes early crash with final flourish to make Indianapolis 500 pole shootout 05/18/2024 07:23pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rinus VeeKay changed his fortunes with one late, daring Indianapolis 500 qualifying run Saturday. It could change the trajectory of his entire season. The 23-year-old Dutch driver overcame an early crash that forced crew members to scramble to repair the No. 21 Chevrolet and th Soto's 2 homers, Gil's 14 strikeouts lead Yankees over White Sox 6-1 for 6-game winning streak 05/18/2024 05:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto had his first multihomer game with the Yankees, Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Trevino also went deep for New York, which has Swiatek dominates to earn her 3rd Italian Open title and heads to French Open as the big favorite 05/18/2024 03:39pm • ROME (AP) — If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it's hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title. The top-ranked Swiatek dominated in her latest meeting with No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, winning the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to earn her third trophy on Ro Pogacar extends Giro lead to nearly 4 minutes after stage 14 time trial won by Ganna 05/18/2024 02:30pm • DESENZANO DEL GARDA, Italy (AP) — Tadej Pogacar extended his Giro d’Italia lead to nearly four minutes after the 14th stage on Saturday when he finished second on the individual time trial to Filippo Ganna. As the Giro prepares to head into the high mountains and the Alps, Pogacar put even more Chelsea women rout United to win 5th straight title as manager Emma Hayes exits for US 05/18/2024 12:13pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Mayra Ramirez scored twice as Chelsea routed Manchester United 6-0 to clinch its fifth straight Women's Super League title in a triumphant sendoff for manager Emma Hayes on Saturday. Hayes ends her 12-year spell at Chelsea on a high note before heading across the Atlanti 6 endangered black-footed ferrets born at National Zoo outpost in Virginia 05/18/2024 10:13am • A litter of endangered critters were born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, last Saturday. Aristides, a 1-year-old endangered black-footed ferret, birthed six kits on May 11, the zoo said. It said animal care staff are using a "tempo Climate activists glue themselves at Munich airport to protest pollution caused by flying 05/18/2024 09:56am • BERLIN (AP) — Six climate activists broke through a security fence at Munich airport on Saturday and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, temporarily shutting down flights. The activists from the group Last Generation were protesting flying as the most polluting form of transport For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change 05/18/2024 12:16am • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse's bank account was empty. The money had all been used by Missouri's foster care system or Angels beat Rangers 9-3 to give Ron Washington win in his 1st game as visiting manager in Texas 05/18/2024 12:02am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered, Tyler Anderson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 9-3 on Friday night to give Ron Washington a victory in his first game as a visiting manager in Texas. Neto snapped a 1-all tie and put the After starting his day in jail, Scheffler finds peace on the course and a chance to win, too 05/17/2024 09:39pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf's biggest stage Friday during one of the sport's most bizarre mornings ever. By the time the world's best player, Scottie Scheffler, had been book FTC warning: Be careful how you pay bills online 05/17/2024 08:24pm • The next time you pay a medical, utility or other bill online — think twice. The Federal Trade Commission said it may be an impersonator tricking you into paying them. It said doxo, which is a third-party vendor, did that to many people who used the website. The FTC sued the company for What to do when facing extended summer power outages 05/17/2024 07:48pm • Texas officials say power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and killed at least four people. The storm knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region as temperatures hover around 90 degree Gun Song wins the Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico, beating Corposo by 3 1/4 lengths 05/17/2024 07:23pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — John Velazquez has now won the Black-Eyed Susan a record five times. It took him over a decade to secure victory No. 5, but when it happened, Gun Song made it look pretty easy down the stretch. Velazquez rode Gun Song to a 3 1/4-length win Friday at Pimlico Race Course, taki Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips 05/17/2024 05:52pm • FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. “It’s v Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week 05/17/2024 04:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Week of May 20 Bowhead Specialty - New York, 6.7 million shares, priced $14-$16, managed by JP Morgan/Morgan Stanley. Proposed NYSE