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No safety in retreat: Ukrainian soldiers say rear defensive lines barely exist amid Russian advance 05/02/2024 12:04am • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� During pitched battles with far better-armed Russian forces, Ukrainian soldier Batyar���s unit has few options. Devastating Russian aerial glide bombs that can drop up to 1.5 tons of explosives out of range of most of Ukraine's air defenses are gnawing away at his men���s p Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says 05/01/2024 11:16pm • MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) ��� Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state's attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown Illinois governor's office says Bears' plan for stadium remains 'non-starter' after meeting 05/01/2024 08:17pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears' proposal to fund a new lakefront stadium remains a ���non-starter," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office said after top aides met with team officials on Wednesday. The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion plan calling for public funding last week for an enclosed fac 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2024 05/01/2024 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. Buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual, however. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate i A year after tragedy and Kentucky Derby banishment, trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is back with Catalytic 05/01/2024 06:43pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Saffie Joseph Jr. embraces this year���s hectic preparation for the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby a little more than usual because he didn���t know if such a moment would happen again after last spring���s tragic events here. Losing two horses after racing just days apar A list of mass killings in the United States this year 05/01/2024 06:26pm • The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened Monday, April 29, in Charlotte, North Carolina, where four officers were fatally shot in the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since 2016. The officers were killed when a task force made up of officers from different agencies arrived in the reside Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing 05/01/2024 05:56pm • BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) ��� A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his p Remains of child found in duffel bag in Philadelphia neighborhood identified as missing boy 05/01/2024 05:24pm • A decomposed body found earlier this year in a duffel bag in Philadelphia has been identified as a 4-year-old boy who authorities say was beaten to death. The body of Damari Carter was found March 18 in the city���s Mantua neighborhood by a worker who was cleaning out an alleyway. Authorities initia Defending champ Jason Day, hometown favorite Jordan Spieth headline Byron Nelson 05/01/2024 05:12pm • McKINNEY, Texas (AP) ��� Jason Day was something of an oh-by-the-way winner of the Byron Nelson 14 years ago when Jordan Spieth generated plenty of headlines as the local teenager contending on the weekend. Now Day is the defending champion, thanks to a victory perhaps just as important as that firs 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 Kenta Maeda gets first win for Tigers, 4-1 over Cardinals 05/01/2024 04:23pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Kenta Maeda got his first win for Detroit, allowing four hits over six innings in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as the Tigers took two of three games in the series. Matt Vierling had three RBIs for the Tigers, who are 31-16 against St. Louis in interleague The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal 05/01/2024 04:08pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday to press for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war, saying ��� the time is now ��� and warning that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to reach an agreement to halt the war in Gaza. On his seventh visit since the latest wa Fairfax County's 'Wonder Wagon' widens access to nature 05/01/2024 03:50pm • Many people in the D.C. area are able to enjoy the wonders of nature by stepping into their yards. Fairfax County, Virginia, is trying to make sure all its residents are able to connect to nature, regardless of where they live. “Fairfax County has five nature centers,” said Tammy Schwab, High-scoring Avalanche await winner of Stars-Golden Knights in next round after dispatching Jets 05/01/2024 03:44pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The high-scoring, fast-flying Colorado Avalanche are so much more than the Nathan MacKinnon Show. The supporting cast for the Avalanche played an integral role as they eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in five games during their first-round series. The Avalanche had 12 different players f Ancestral lands of the Muscogee in Georgia would become a national park under bills in Congress 05/01/2024 02:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve. The proposed Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve would be Georgia's first national park. The area along the Ocmulgee River