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What are the most unforgettable Kentucky Derby races over 149 years? We picked 10 05/01/2024 04:52pm • A look at 10 memorable editions of the Kentucky Derby, with the 150th running coming up on Saturday: 1933 (59th Derby) Brokers Tip, ridden by Don Meade, came up the rail to challenge leader Head Play and jockey Herb Fisher. They ran side-by-side down the stretch, with Meade and Fisher grabbing arms Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners 05/01/2024 03:21pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law, under a bill that gained traction after police accused a Venezuelan man of beating a nursing student to death on the University of Georgia campus. Gov. Brian Kemp s Experts fear 'catastrophic' college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout 05/01/2024 02:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that's supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. â New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can't find a bank 05/01/2024 02:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration's move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy. But it might do little to ease a longstanding problem in the cannabis industry — a lack of loans, checking accoun Rabid raccoon found in College Park for 2nd time in the past month 05/01/2024 01:51pm • For the second time in the past few weeks, Prince George's County officials say a rabid raccoon was found in College Park, Maryland, last Tuesday. They're cautioning residents who were possibly exposed to get in contact with the health department. The sick animal was spotted less than half a mile Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families 05/01/2024 01:47pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people. Residents and visitors are required under state law to use bathrooms and chan Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere 05/01/2024 01:45pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston College students held a protest rally against the Israel-Hamas war last week. Bullhorns were banned, lest the noise disturb studying for finals. Tents weren't allowed. Students who'd been arrested at other Boston campus protests were barred. After an allotted hour, the studen Pro tips for turning meh guacamole into great guacamole, for Cinco de Mayo and beyond 05/01/2024 11:57am • Americans have been having a love affair with avocados in recent years. Especially in guacamole. According to the California Avocado Commission, some 81 million pounds of avocados are consumed in the U.S. during Cinco de Mayo, the annual celebration of Mexican American culture that falls on May 5. B No need to guess: Mom knows best what she wants for Mother's Day 05/01/2024 11:46am • NEW YORK (AP) — Not all moms are the same. They like and do different things. Some, gasp, don't love the idea of flowers and chocolates for Mother's Day. Consider these alternative gifts, many based on testimonials from actual moms. PAMPER, PAMPER, PAMPER There’s a zillion ways to pamper mom. Th Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box 05/01/2024 11:00am • Galena, a 6-year-old house cat from Utah, likes hiding and playing with cardboard. Earlier this month, the combination of the two made for a stressful trip in an Amazon package, a feverish search, a California rescue and a tearful reunion. Her family is still waiting to “reintroduce cardboard to Stock market today: Asian stocks follow Wall St tumble. Most markets in the region close for holiday 05/01/2024 01:18am • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks fell Wednesday with most of the markets in the region closed for a holiday. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks closed out their worst month since September. Oil prices were lower and U.S. futures were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.8%, down to 38,089.09 in early tradin Rangers' Jon Gray holds Nationals to 3 singles over 8 innings in a 7-1 win 04/30/2024 11:29pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers starter Jon Gray just kept getting the sign from catcher Jonah Heim and filling the strike zone with heaters, sliders and a few changeups against the Washington Nationals. Gray retired 22 of the last 23 batters he faced while allowing only three singles over A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges 04/30/2024 11:15pm • Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses after being inspired by demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza and in some cases from Israel 4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say 04/30/2024 08:30pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday. Still reeling from Mond 14 Health Screening Tests Every Woman Should Have 04/30/2024 08:00pm • Be proactive about your healthHealth screenings -- physical exams, tests and procedures used to detect disease early -- are important. Screening tests are designed to detect hidden disease in otherwise healthy people. From mammograms to colonoscopies and Pap smears, these are the 14 screenings all w