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F1 marks 30th anniversary of Senna's death at Imola and Norris tries to follow up Miami win 05/17/2024 12:26pm • Formula 1 arrives at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with a look to the past ��� it's 30 years since Ayrton Senna's death ��� and the future prospect of tougher competition for Max Verstappen and Red Bull. Drivers joined a memorial run around the Imola track on Thursday evening to mark the anniversar Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway, dies at 65 05/17/2024 12:03pm • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ��� Eddie Gossage, the longtime head of Texas Motor Speedway and an old-school promoter mentored by stock car racing's pioneers, has died, Speedway Motorsports announced Thursday night. He was 65. Gossage stepped down three years ago after 25 years as president of the track in For Mystik Dan looks like the horse to beat in the Preakness on what could be a muddy track 05/17/2024 11:03am • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder. Yes, this horse loves the slop. No, Mystik Dan doesn���t need a sloppy track ��� or ���Seinfeld��� character Cosmo Kramer���s comedic endorsement ��� in the Preakness on Saturday because the Kentucky Derby winner has raced and thri Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem 05/17/2024 10:36am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� A Missouri inmate who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a ���medical emergency,��� a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said. David Hosier, 69, is scheduled to be put to death June 11 for killing a Jefferson City couple, Angela a Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompt plea from three governors 05/17/2024 10:33am • Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition during recent trips to the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles (965 km) southeast of Miami. Three of the arrests have prompted pleas for mercy Today in Sports - Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game 05/17/2024 10:00am • May 18 1920 ��� Man o��� War, ridden by Clarence Kummer, wins the Preakness Stakes by 1�� lengths over Upset. 1931 ��� Fifteen-year-old Eddie Arcaro rides his first race, finishing sixth, at Bainbridge Park, Ohio. 1933 ��� First MLB All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park; to be played a He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own 05/17/2024 09:51am • It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston���s most famed Black churches for 24 years. It was more daunting ��� at times agonizing ��� to reach the decision six years later, in 2015, that God wanted him to t Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on 05/17/2024 09:12am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across the border with Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement 05/17/2024 08:37am • Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy in some quarters for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism on Saturday, but he received a standing ovation from graduates and other attendees of the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atch North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill 05/17/2024 04:55am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea���s military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. South Korea's Joint C Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive 05/17/2024 01:17am • HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) ��� Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their local school board is unfairly shutting them out of power. Nearly two-thirds of students in the Haz San Diego FC partners with Club Tijuana for a series of matches 05/16/2024 11:25pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� San Diego FC, a Major League Soccer expansion team set to start play in 2025, announced a five-year partnership with Liga MX's Club Tijuana for friendly matches each season. The games will be played at Snapdragon Stadium, and the teams aim to engage supporters of both teams on co 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 Kremlin���s 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 Louisville native Justin Thomas has work to do at PGA Championship, but 2-under 69 is good baseline 05/16/2024 08:17pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Justin Thomas wished his score reflected how he felt he played. The Louisville native certainly didn���t complain after he birdied four of his final six holes for a 2-under 69 on Thursday in the PGA Championship. He was just hoping for a better start in his hometown as a sup California's water tunnel to cost $20 billion. State officials say the benefits are worth it 05/16/2024 08:07pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration said Thursday it will now cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel aimed at catching more water when it rains and storing it to better prepare for longer droughts caused by climate change. State regulators have been