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‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad The Blue Angels, filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the box with the elite flying squad 05/17/2024 10:58am • If youre looking for a little bit of that Top Gun: Maverick spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, youre in luck. A groundbreaking new documentary, The Blue Angels, is flying onto IMAX screens for one week, through May 22. Using IMAX-certified cameras mounted on For the children of Gaza, war means no school and no indication when formal learning might return 05/17/2024 01:10am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) Atef Al-Buhaisi, 6, once dreamed of a career building houses. Now, all he craves is to return to school. In Israel's war with Hamas, Atef's home has been bombed, his teacher killed and his school in Nuseirat turned into a refuge for displaced people. He lives in a cramp Ukraine says it has checked Russia's offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing Ukraine says it has checked Russia's offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing 05/16/2024 08:49pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlins forces in a key northeastern Ukraine town have halted the Russian advance, military officials in Kyiv claimed Thursday, though a senior Moscow official said the frontline push had enough resources to keep going. Rus Juan Soto says he's open to in-season contract talks with the Yankees as All-Star slugger settles in 05/16/2024 06:35pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Juan Soto has settled in just fine with the Yankees, marveling at the reach and intensity of the fan base, relishing New York's rich culture and, of course, hitting in a loaded lineup right in front of Aaron Judge. He'll have a decision to make sooner than later on whether to re Pacers hope home cooking energizes push to even series with New York, force Game 7 05/16/2024 06:16pm • The Indiana Pacers' season is on the brink. It's win or it's over. So the last playoff team with a perfect home record has to dig deep and make the most of the energy it receives from its own crowd as it tries to rebound from an embarrassing loss at New York with a season-saving win Friday night in Suspended Argonauts QB Chad Kelly withdraws from camp, citing desire to minimize distractions Suspended Argonauts QB Chad Kelly withdraws from camp, citing desire to minimize distractions 05/16/2024 12:55pm • Suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly said he will withdraw from training camp and hopes to learn, grow and better myself through counseling after his suspension by the league. Kelly released a statement Thursday through his agent, Chris Lambiris, announcing his decision. The CFL Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship Rory McIlroy dealing with another distraction on eve of PGA Championship 05/15/2024 08:26pm • Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is coming off two straight victories, one of them with Irish pal Shane Lowry in New Orleans, the other an ex After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500 After slow start to IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren tries to get back on track at Indianapolis 500 05/15/2024 01:33pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Pato OWard picked up his first trophy in nearly two years when he arrived at Arrow McLaren's team lounge in Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend. No, it wasnt the victory celebration OWard had planned for his first IndyCar win since July 2022, but it was unusual: H If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how — and why — to try again If youve tried meditating but cant sit still, heres how and why to try again 05/15/2024 10:13am • The first time Marcelle Hutchins sat down to meditate, she put on a guided session, relaxed her shoulders and tried to close her eyes. She lasted two minutes. I had a deadline, and I thought, I dont know if I can sit still this long,' said Hutchins, who was working as a radio journalist. FIFA meets with women's soccer decisions, anti-racism pledge and retreat from key reforms on agenda 05/14/2024 07:38pm • FIFAs gravest crisis erupted with police raids at its annual meeting in 2015 and nine years later international soccers 211 member federations gather this week in Thailand with some of the resulting anti-corruption reforms now in retreat. During three days of meetings starting Wednesday in Ban Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum  — and snipes at Trump Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum and snipes at Trump 05/14/2024 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment on Tuesday, taking potshots at Donald Trump along the way as he embraced a strategy that's increasing friction between the world's tw Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in 05/13/2024 05:48pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russian troops were locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers around the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine on Monday, pushing ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front and put more pressure on overstretched Ukrainian forces. Moscow's renewed Truck driver accused of intentionally killing Utah officer had been holding a woman against her will 05/13/2024 03:55pm • A truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway had been holding a woman against her will inside the cab of his truck, new court documents reveal. Michael Aaron Jayne, 42, is accused of driving his rig into Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser, w India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round 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 Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services 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
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