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Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress in stabilizing US-China relations, but deep differences persist 05/15/2026 02:23am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress in stabilizing US-China relations, but deep differences persist. Marner, Dorofeyev propel Golden Knights past Ducks 5-1 in Game 6 clincher, into conference finals 05/15/2026 01:38am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Western Conference finals with a 5-1 victory over Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the second round Thursday n DC students' recovery from learning loss during the pandemic leads the nation 05/15/2026 01:34am • D.C. schools just received their report card, and it shows��students are making significant gains since the end of the pandemic. According to the Education Scorecard, a research project by Harvard, Dartmouth and Stanford Universities, D.C. leads the national in academic growth since the pandemic, Baseball Glance 05/15/2026 01:20am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B High-A Northwest League Glance 05/15/2026 01:07am • All Times EDT Wednesday's Games Eugene 4, Tri-City 2 Hillsboro 6, Spokane 2 Everett 3, Vancouver 0 Thursday's Games Tri-City 2, Eugene 1 Hillsboro 6, Spokane 2 Vancouver 7, Everett 2 Friday's Games Everett at Vancouver, 4:05 p.m. Eugene at Tri-City, 9:30 p.m. Spokane at Hillsboro, 9:35 p.m. Saturday Will Smith hits 1st leadoff HR as Dodgers beat Giants 5-2, regain sole NL West lead 05/15/2026 01:07am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Will Smith hit his first career leadoff home run and pinch-hitter Alex Call had a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night in the series finale. Smith was in the leadoff spot that Natasha Howard scores 26 as the Lynx beat the Wings 90-86 05/15/2026 12:45am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Natasha Howard scored 26 points, including the tiebreaking basket with 51 seconds left, Courtney Williams added 21 points and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Dallas Wings 90-86 on Thursday night. Howard scored an uncontested layup on a pick-and-roll with rookie Olivia Miles Golden Knights beat Ducks 5-1 in Game 6 to reach the Western Conference finals 05/15/2026 12:44am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Western Conference finals with a 5-1 victory over Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the second round Thursday n Deep, star-studded Avalanche reach the conference finals for 8th time since arriving in Denver 05/15/2026 12:43am • DENVER (AP) ��� Jared Bednar may have put it best after the Colorado Avalanche erased a three-goal deficit to win their series on an overtime tally by a defenseman who hadn't scored since January and with a different team, no less. ���That one was,��� the coach said, ���something.��� Something, inde Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills 05/15/2026 12:38am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) ��� At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. One by one, he taps bowed heads with a ritual vase and a peacock feather, sprinkling holy water for protection, purification, wisdom. He stops to smile at children who eye him with curiosi Photos of US-born teen Buddhist lama now studying near the Himalayas to become a monk 05/15/2026 12:32am • KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) ��� Jalue Dorje grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis loving rap music, video games and football. But he���s also spent much of his life training to become a monk, memorizing sacred scriptures, practicing calligraphy and learning the teachings of Buddha. That���s because he was r Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm���s length 05/15/2026 12:27am • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ��� U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and h Winning numbers drawn in Thursday���s Virginia Cash 5 with EZ Match 05/15/2026 12:25am • The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash 5 with EZ Match" game were: 6, 13, 20, 21, 29 (six, thirteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Takeaways from AP's report on Jalue Dorje, the US-born teenage Buddhist lama 05/15/2026 12:22am • A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills. Just six months earlier and half a world away, he was pulling all-nighters to play Madden NFL on his Xbox at his home in a Minneapolis suburb. Both are home to Jalue Dorje. Dorje grew up a typical America Cuba's national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean 05/15/2026 12:17am • May 8-14, 2026 Cuba���s national energy grid suffered a major failure that severed power to the island���s eastern provinces as residents in the capital Havana faced ongoing blackouts. Some residents in the capital set up burning barricades to protest the prolonged power outages. Colombia���s Cienag