By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Presidents’ Trophy curse was too strong — even for a team coming off the best regular season in NHL history. After a record-setting year, the Boston Bruins failed to get out of the first round of the playoffs. They lost to the Florida Panthers in
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Álvarez hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning and the New York Mets beat Atlanta 5-3 to split a doubleheader after Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exited the nightcap early with a bruised shoulder. Sean Murphy had a pair of three-run homers in
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN The US could default on its obligations as soon as June 1 if Congress doesn’t address the debt limit before then, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. “After reviewing recent federal tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the government’s
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The US could default on its obligations as soon as June 1 if Congress doesn’t address the debt limit before then, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. “After reviewing recent federal tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the government’s obligations
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For millions of low-income New Yorkers, access to routine dental care has long hinged on whether or not they still have eight crucial teeth. State Department of Health rules for Medicaid recipients say a mouth with just four pairs of matching back teeth is “adequate for
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Who wants a big bowl of “chocolatey crispy deliciousness” for breakfast? General Mills is betting a lot of people do, as it is launching Kit Kat Cereal nationwide beginning this month at $5.69 for a standard-size box. The cereal, whose squares resemble the classic wafer-covered chocolate bar from Hershey’s, launched in
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologized Monday for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company — part of an industry that her office just audited — that paid far more than her state salary. After previously refusing to disclose the terms of
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologized Monday for taking a job as a consultant for a marijuana company — part of an industry that her office just audited — that paid far more than her state salary. After previously refusing to disclose the terms of
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Monday that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1, if legislators do not raise or suspend the nation’s borrowing authority before then and avert what could potentially become a global financial crisis. In a letter
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press First Republic Bank has become the second large regional bank with assets over $200 billion to fail in just a few weeks. Like Silicon Valley Bank, which was seized by the government on March 10, First Republic catered to a wealthy clientele, which helped it grow deposits rapidly but may have
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Las autoridades reportan al menos 6 personas muertas luego de que una tormenta de arena causara que entre 40 y 60 autos chocaran a lo largo de una carretera principal en el centro de Illinois este lunes. En la tarde de este lunes, el comandante del Distrito 10 de la Policía Estatal
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En el Medio Oeste, marcar el comienzo no oficial del verano boreal con asados parece un poco descabellado, pues las personas todavía enfrentan los efectos de la nieve y aún tienen que retirarla de sus parrillas antes de pensar siquiera en usarlas. Otra tormenta tardía para la temporada desatará condiciones invernales
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Tom Hanks y Rita Wilson celebraron sus 35 años de casados con una emotiva publicación en redes sociales. “35 años de matrimonio. 30 de abril de 1988. El amor lo es todo”, escribió Wilson en una publicación en Twitter e Instagram. Tom Hanks y Rita Wilson celebraron su 35 aniversario de
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. mastered the Monster Mile on a Monday for the third time in his career and the former NASCAR champion snapped a 54-race winless streak overall in the Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway. It was a weekend sweep for the Truex brothers
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Rebekah Riess and Brad Parks, CNN An interstate in central Illinois reopened Tuesday, a day after at least seven people were killed as more than 70 vehicles crashed in a dust storm, officials said. The crashes along Interstate 55 happened shortly before 11 a.m. in Montgomery and Sangamon counties south of the
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says three men have been taken into custody for allegedly trying to have sex with children in the Kansas City area during the NFL draft. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said deputies
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Mac Horvath is coming off one of the best weeks of the season in college baseball. His monster performance could be what North Carolina needs to spark a late run to a sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Horvath hit a grand slam and two other homers and drove in
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A hair found stuck to duct tape wrapping the body of a 7-year-old boy matched the child’s mother, a DNA analyst told jurors Monday in the woman’s triple murder trial. The hair, found on tape attached to a black plastic bag wrapping the body of Joshua “JJ” Vallow, contained a partial
Continue ReadingBy Lucy Yang Click here for updates on this story EDGEWATER, New Jersey (WABC) — Two boys were rescued after being stuck for hours inside a tunnel in New Jersey on Sunday. The Edgewater tunnel is featured on ‘Weird Things to See in New Jersey.’ Firefighters were able to save the boys after dragging a
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story TRI-STATE (WABC) — Sunday’s relentless downpours caused flooding, downed trees, and major traffic problems across the Tri-state area. Over in the Bronx, the severe weather caused a retaining wall to collapse in Tremont. The wall was reduced to just bricks on East 180th Street behind
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