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Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan���s Triple Crown bid 05/18/2024 11:20pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishers offering congratulations. ���I think they���re trying to get rid of me,��� Lukas said. ���They probably want me to retire. I don���t think that���l Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm 05/18/2024 10:52pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could pose health risks. National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard said o Dive team finds bodies of 2 men dead inside plane found upside down in Alaska lake 05/18/2024 09:06pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ��� The bodies of two men have been recovered from a plane that was found face down in a lake, Alaska State Troopers said Saturday. Troopers were notified late Friday of the upside-down aircraft in Six Mile Lake near the Athabascan community of Nondalton, located about 200 mil Preakness Chart 05/18/2024 08:58pm • 13th Race at Pimlico, Saturday May 18, 20241 3-16 Miles Dirt. Purse $2,000,000, 3-Year-OldsPreakness Stakes 149th RunningHorseWgtPPStrt1/41/23/4StrchFinJockeyOddsSeize the Grey126531-��1-21-2��1-21-2��J.Torres9.80Mystik Dan126414-24-2��3-hd2-22-hdB.HernandezJr.2.40Catching Freedom126325-1��5-2��5-23 Jaime Torres wins the Preakness with Seize the Grey 2 years after starting to ride horses 05/18/2024 08:38pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Jaime Torres was watching horse racing on television in his native Puerto Rico in 2019 when he decided he wanted to be a jockey. Less than five years later and just two since he began riding, Torres won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday aboard Seize the Grey. To add even more to 706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn���t enough for a world record. 05/18/2024 08:24pm • KYLE, Texas (AP) ��� How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough. Another attempt by the city of Kyle, Texas, to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with one name fell short Saturday despite 706 Kyles of all ages turning up at a park in the Militia clashes rock western Libyan town. At least 1 civilian was killed, officials say 05/18/2024 03:58pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Clashes between government-allied militias rocked a coastal town in western Libya, trapping families inside their homes and forcing the closure of schools Saturday, officials said. At least one civilian was killed. The latest bout of violence in the chaos-stricken Mediterranean nation Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Gonzalez seeks unity in first rally 05/18/2024 03:31pm • LA VICTORIA, Venezuela (AP) ��� The presidential candidate of Venezuela���s chief opposition coalition on Saturday sought to cultivate a mood of hope and possibility in a large rally that marked the start of a campaign he admittedly never imagined leading. Edmundo Gonz��lez Urrutia, the former diplo 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 Fewer bus routes and longer walks: Prince William school system making some transportation tweaks 05/18/2024 02:17pm • Prince William County Public Schools will be making several changes to transportation for the 2024-25 school year in hopes of improving on-time arrivals and bus routing. In response to challenges with student transportation, the school division contracted a third-party transportation consultant exp NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro 05/18/2024 11:59am • NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) ��� NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short track racing for Sunday night���s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It can���t get much worse than last year. After months of hype leading up to the first race at the Young women in Rio favela hope to overcome poverty and violence to play in Women's World Cup in 2027 05/18/2024 10:19am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, the biggest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro and one of the most impoverished and violent. One of its residents, 15-year-old soccer player Kaylane Alves dos Santos, hopes her powerful s Capitol Hill Classic 10K, 3K cause traffic closures around Lincoln Park 05/18/2024 10:05am • The 43rd NCB Capitol Hill Classic will take place Sunday, shutting down major roads from the Supreme Court to RFK Stadium. The 10K, 3K and fun run are also raising money for local students, closing the school funding gap for Capitol Hill Cluster School. The 10K starts bright and early, at 8:30 a. Today in Sports - Lucy Li becomes youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women���s Open at 11 years 05/18/2024 10:00am • May 19 1909 ��� In his first title defense Jack Johnson fights ���Philadelphia��� Jack O���Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown. 1910 ��� Cy Young, the career leader in major league victories, wins No. 500 as the Cleveland Indians def Nootbaar, Winn hit 2-run homers, Cardinals drop Red Sox below .500 with 10-6 win 05/18/2024 12:28am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston 10-6 on Friday night to drop the Red Sox below .500 for the first time since the season���s opening week. Nolan Arenado had three hits that included an RBI single in the eighth after entering