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Belmont at Saratoga means shortening the 3rd Triple Crown race, but most are OK with that 06/06/2024 11:07am • SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The Belmont Stakes is the final test of the Triple Crown — the third resume booster to edge a horse into the history books. It's not an easy feat. The third leg is the longest of the three races at 1½ miles and requires a horse with endurance to handle it. There ha Today in Sports - Week Ahead, June 7 - June 13 06/06/2024 10:05am • June 7 1930 — Gallant Fox, ridden by Earle Sande, wins the Belmont Stakes by three lengths over Whichone, becoming the second horse to capture the Triple Crown. 1941 — Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, becomes the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes by 2½ length Today in Sports - Week Ahead, June 7 - June 13 06/06/2024 10:00am • June 11 1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes when he rides Sly Fox to victory and the only one to have won all three Triple Crown races. Simms’ other Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (1896, 1898), Belmont Stakes (1893, 1894). 1919 — Walter H Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of grey ash 06/06/2024 03:43am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted three times on Thursday, spewing red lava and clouds of grey ash. No injuries were reported. The volcano, located on an island in the eastern North Maluku province, has been erupting almost every day since early May. Authorities have raised Boat explosion and fire at sea kills 6 Filipino fishermen as 6 others are rescued 06/06/2024 03:26am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An explosion and fire on a wooden fishing boat at sea killed six Filipino crewmembers while six others were rescued in the nighttime darkness, coast guard officials said Thursday. The survivors, including the skipper of the F/B King Bryan, were still being treated at a h Tornadoes touch down across US, killing toddler in Michigan and injuring 5 in Maryland 06/05/2024 11:06pm • LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after a tornado there. Officials in Livoni Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later 06/05/2024 08:21pm • BENOUVILLE, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. The Associated Press is speaking to veterans about their role in freeing Europe from the Nazis, and Ex-NBA, Arizona basketball player Chase Budinger makes Olympics in beach volleyball 06/05/2024 07:57pm • Former NBA player Chase Budinger is going to the Olympics — for beach volleyball. The 6-foot-7 Californian, who helped Arizona reach the Sweet 16 in 2009 before playing seven seasons with the Rockets, Timberwolves, Pacers and Suns, earned a berth with Miles Evans as the No. 2 U.S. men’s pair at Lax oversight by California agency put LA freeway at risk before 2023 blaze, audit finds 06/05/2024 07:53pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lax oversight by California's transportation agency contributed to a destructive blaze last year that consumed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway used by hundreds of thousands of commuters, according to a state audit. While authorities determined the fire was arson, the Of Atlanta mayor pledges to aid businesses harmed by water outages as he looks to upgrade system 06/05/2024 05:55pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor on Wednesday pledged support of a plan to spend $5 million to reimbursing businesses for losses during water outages in the city since Friday, as he promised an assessment of the city’s infrastructure and to deploy monitors to detect leaking pipes. Mayor Andre Di Ship at full throttle in harbor causes major South Carolina bridge to close until it passes safely 06/05/2024 05:51pm • A large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South Carolina harbor Wednesday, prompting the closure of one of the busiest bridges in the state. Harbor pilots were able to help the nearly 1,000-foot (300-meter) ship, which was going nearly 20 mph (32 kmh), g Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, according to a senator and a Western official 06/05/2024 05:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a U.S. senator and a Western official familiar with the matter. The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from President Joe Biden allowing American arms to be used to hit targets insi Arenado homers to back up solid start by Mikolas and give Cardinals 4-2 win over Astros 06/05/2024 04:54pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered, Alec Burleson added an RBI double to back up a solid start by Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday. Burleson’s hit made it 3-0 in the fifth inning and Arenado added an insurance run in the sixth after the Astros Thousands pay tribute to Connecticut state trooper killed during highway traffic stop 06/05/2024 03:52pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thousands of people including police officers from throughout the Northeast and beyond gathered Wednesday for the funeral of a Connecticut state trooper killed by a hit-and-run driver during a traffic stop last week. Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, 34, was remembered as He helped turn Detroit's riverfront into an attraction. Feds say he stole $40M while doing it 06/05/2024 03:45pm • DETROIT (AP) — A man who for years controlled the finances at a group that has turned Detroit's riverfront into a popular attraction was charged Wednesday with embezzling tens of millions of dollars. William Smith routinely used money from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy to pay credit card bill