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Chinese Grand Prix could deliver drama to F1 and slow Verstappen's victory march 04/19/2024 11:37am • SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese Grand Prix could deliver some much-needed drama to Formula 1, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen can't be penciled in as the almost-certain winner on Sunday. It’s also the season’s first GP with a sprint race, which means Friday’s practice session was the only one of t NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions 04/18/2024 05:22pm • CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Top NATO and European Union officials urged foreign ministers from leading industrialized nations on Thursday to take quick, concrete steps to provide more air defense systems and artillery to Ukraine, warning that continued delays could tilt the war in Moscow’s favor. NATO S Browns' draft still affected by Deshaun Watson trade. Team without first-round pick for 3rd year 04/18/2024 01:51pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL draft used to be a major event in Cleveland, viewed as a springtime Super Bowl for a team that's never been to one. There was a buzz. It's gone. The team's franchise-shifting trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson two years ago has once again made the three-day draft almost A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students' spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023 04/18/2024 10:00am • TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blockin China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai 04/18/2024 05:27am • SHANGHAI (AP) — Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu. Despite his so-so results, Zhou is being promoted as a celebrity in China. He’s the subject of a new film as the first Chin 25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting 04/17/2024 10:56pm • DENVER (AP) — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run. Twenty-five years later, and with Mendo now a mother herself, the trau Scottie Scheffler had a quick Masters celebration. Now, it's time to get back to work 04/17/2024 04:33pm • HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler would be the first to lament he doesn't spend enough time celebrating his achievements, which are piling up at an alarming pace. He made an exception after winning his second green jacket in three years. He flew home to Dallas with Korda chases fifth straight victory to tie LPGA record in Chevron Championship 04/17/2024 03:09pm • THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda hasn’t really considered her place in history as she prepares to chase her fifth consecutive victory, which would tie the LPGA record, this weekend at the Chevron Championship. “I’m so in the present that I don’t let myself think about that too much, Stephen Williams becomes first British rider to win the Flèche Wallonne. He tamed rivals and snow 04/17/2024 12:58pm • HUY, Belgium (AP) — Stephen Williams became the first British winner of the Flèche Wallonne classic race on Wednesday after battling tough weather conditions including snow to cross first atop the Mur de Huy. After nearly 200 kilometers (124 miles) of racing, Williams attacked in the Mur de Huy � Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest 04/17/2024 09:11am • STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Andy DePaola welcomed Larry Hogan to his family's restaurant with a big smile and a handshake. The warning came a few minutes later. DePaola, the 64-year-old namesake of DePaola's Bagel and Brunch here in Maryland’s conservative Eastern Shore, whispered to a reporter tha Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown 04/16/2024 08:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a stark pivot for the former president as he juggles being a criminal defendant and the Republican challenger intent on blaming President Joe Biden for crime. Trump stopped b Analysis: Kyle Larson settling in quickly as preparation continues for Indianapolis 500 debut 04/16/2024 04:34pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson said all the right things after completing 43 laps around Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of his preparation for his debut next month in “The Greatest Spectacle of Racing.” He was glad he completed the rookie orientation last October and didn't have to de PGA Tour gets post-Masters signature event at Hilton Head. LPGA stages first major in Houston 04/16/2024 02:35pm • PGA TOUR RBC HERITAGE Site: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Course: Harbour Town GL. Yardage: 7,213. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion Fire destroys Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange dating to 1600s, collapsing its dragon-tail spire 04/16/2024 01:37pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, destroying about half of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange and collapsing its iconic dragon-tail spire, as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. Th Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins 04/16/2024 12:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump began his day as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media. In other words: a familiar routine. But inside the courtroom, which was closed to TV cameras, Trump was a d