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Filly Thorpedo Anna goes wire to wire to dominate soggy 150th Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs 05/03/2024 08:22pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Thorpedo Anna capped her biggest victory with one impressive burst. The filly went wire to wire in the 150th Kentucky Oaks on Friday, pulling away from a charging Just F Y I to win by 4 3/4 lengths in the slop at Churchill Downs. Thorpedo Anna's quick splits in her lon The Latest | Israel's planned invasion of Rafah risks killing hundreds of thousands, UN says 05/03/2024 07:30pm • The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The border city is a critical entry point for humanitarian aid and is filled with displaced Palestinia NYPD body cameras show mother pleading “Don’t shoot!” before officers kill her 19-year-old son 05/03/2024 07:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers repeatedly fired their guns at a New York City man who had called 911 during a mental health crisis as his mother and younger brother begged officers not to shoot, bodycam video released Friday shows. Win Rozario's family called on the officers to be fired and charg Cavaliers C Jarrett Allen ruled out for Game 6 of first-round playoff series against Magic 05/03/2024 07:19pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic without center Jarrett Allen, who is sitting out for the second straight game Friday night because of a bruised rib. Allen, who has arguably been the Cavs’ best playe Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200 05/03/2024 07:12pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue. The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that “meteorological report Fever move Caitlin Clark's preseason home debut up a day to accommodate Pacers' playoff schedule 05/03/2024 07:06pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark will make her preseason home debut a day earlier than initially scheduled, Indiana Fever officials announced Friday. Indiana was initially scheduled to host the Atlanta Dream on May 10. The game will now be played Thursday. The scheduling conflict occurred when th Slain Charlotte officer remembered as hard-charging cop with soft heart for his family 05/03/2024 07:05pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Friends, colleagues and the wife of fallen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer remembered him Friday as a hard-charging outwardly stern cop who also peppered friends with “how's things” texts and showered love on his wife and young son. Thousands packed the Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer 05/03/2024 07:02pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona's new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths, which t Boeing threatens to lock out its private firefighters around Seattle in a dispute over pay 05/03/2024 07:00pm • Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and bring in replacements beginning Friday night unless the workers accept the company's last offer on wages. The company said the two sides were far apart in negotia Mets moving struggling starter Houser to bullpen 05/03/2024 06:33pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The New York Mets have moved struggling starter Adrian Houser to the bullpen for at least one turn through the rotation. Manager Carlos Mendoza announced the decision before Friday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Houser, who allowed four runs over five innings in Thursday� Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump 05/03/2024 06:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Yellen delivered an address Friday in Arizona, using economic data to paint a picture of how disregard for America's democratic proce Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders 05/03/2024 06:27pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warni Deadly news helicopter crash likely caused by shaky inspections, leading to loose parts, feds say 05/03/2024 06:22pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB's final report on the 2022 crash, whic California man who testified against Capitol riot companion is sentenced to home detention 05/03/2024 06:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man who organized a “group of fighters” to storm the U.S. Capitol — and later testified against one of his companions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack — was sentenced on Friday to six months of home detention. Russell Taylor had a knife on his chest and was ca Bologna draws at Torino and misses chance to go third in Italy 05/03/2024 06:06pm • TURIN, Italy (AP) — Bologna missed a chance to leapfrog Juventus and move into third place in Serie A after a lackluster 0-0 draw at Torino on Friday. A win would have taken Bologna, one of the surprises of the league, to one point ahead of Juve. Instead, it remained in fourth, a point behind the