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A Kenyan official says 16 students died in an overnight fire at a girls��� school in central Kenya 05/28/2026 04:19am • GILGIL, Kenya (AP) ��� A Kenyan official says 16 students died in an overnight fire at a girls��� school in central Kenya. Carolina hosts Montreal with 3-1 series lead 05/28/2026 04:11am • Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Hurricanes -228, Canadiens +187; over/under is 5.5 STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS: Hurricanes lead series 3-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hu Today in History: May 28, Jackson signs Indian Removal Act 05/28/2026 04:10am • Today is Thursday, May 28, the 148th day of 2026. There are 217 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50,000 Native Americans, primarily in the Southeastern U.S., to move to designated territories west Pirates bring 2-1 series advantage over Cubs into game 4 05/28/2026 04:02am • Chicago Cubs (30-26, third in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (29-27, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (4-3, 4.83 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-4, 3.00 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 65 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates -173, In ���Pressure,��� the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day 05/28/2026 03:58am • D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it. One day might not seem like much in the grand scheme, but it was a seismic delay in plans for the unprecedented Thousands of corrected primary ballots mailed after Maryland mix-up, DOJ weighs in 05/28/2026 03:49am • Nearly a half million corrected ballots are in the mail as Maryland elections officials correct a mix-up that sent some mail-in voters the wrong party ballots ahead of the state's June 23 primary. State elections administrator Jared DeMarinis told WTOP the issue was discovered on May 14. ���We Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases 05/28/2026 03:39am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called ���forever chemical��� contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government said on Thursday. The government���s largest-ever claim for comp Under President Milei's austerity, disabled Argentines risk losing essential services 05/28/2026 03:15am • MORENO, Argentina (AP) ��� Anal��a Celis, a 34-year-old with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy, cannot walk, but sports therapy eased her taut muscles. She cannot work, but baking gave her a sense of independence. She struggles to speak, but painting with her peers helped her connect withou Ohtani fumes through 6 no-hit innings as two-way superstar battles command 05/28/2026 02:26am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Shohei Ohtani tossed six innings of no-hit ball, gave himself an early lead with a home run, and still wasn't satisfied with his performance. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar dropped some expletives that were picked up by the on-field mic as he struggled with his comma Phoenix faces New York on 4-game losing streak 05/28/2026 02:09am • Phoenix Mercury (2-6, 1-3 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (4-4, 2-0 Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury heads into the matchup with New York Liberty after losing four games in a row. New York went 17-5 at home last season while going 27-17 overall Portland takes on Atlanta after Leite's 20-point game 05/28/2026 02:09am • Atlanta Dream (4-2) at Portland Fire (5-3) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Portland Fire plays the Atlanta Dream after Carla Leite scored 20 points in the Portland Fire's 71-61 win over the Connecticut Sun. Portland takes the court for the ninth game in franchise history. The Fire Chicago takes on Minnesota, seeks to break 3-game slide 05/28/2026 02:09am • Minnesota Lynx (5-2, 2-0 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (3-4, 0-1 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky will try to break its three-game skid when the Sky play Minnesota Lynx. Chicago went 10-34 overall last season while going 6-16 at home. The Sky averaged Washington hosts Los Angeles following Plum's 38-point game 05/28/2026 02:09am • Los Angeles Sparks (3-3, 2-1 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (3-3, 2-1 Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks faces the Washington Mystics after Kelsey Plum scored 38 points in the Sparks' 101-95 victory against the Las Vegas Aces. Washington US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 05/28/2026 02:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of In a tourist-friendly move, China's Tencent to allow PayPal payments through its WeChat networks 05/28/2026 01:29am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� PayPal users will be able to make cashless payments in China using QR codes through Tencent's WeChat Pay���s extensive merchant network, the Chinese technology giant says, in a move calibrated to attract more foreign tourists. Apart from social media and messaging, Tencent���s WeC