OYAMA, Japan (AP) — The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous endurance race, will be open to hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026. Automobile Club de l’Ouest president Pierre Fillon made the announcement on Saturday. Fillon spoke at Japan’s Fuji Speedway, which is holding a 24-hour race that will include hydrogen power. The
Continue ReadingOYAMA, Japan (AP) — The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous endurance race, will be open to hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026. Automobile Club de l’Ouest president Pierre Fillon made the announcement on Saturday. Fillon spoke at Japan’s Fuji Speedway, which is holding a 24-hour race that will include hydrogen power. The
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Haley Lee’s grand slam helped Oklahoma claim a historic win. The Sooners matched the longest win streak ever in Division I softball. Oklahoma claimed its 47th straight victory by defeating Clemson 9-2 in super regional play. The Sooners tied Arizona’s run that started in 1996
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las labores de búsqueda de un joven de 18 años graduado en un instituto de Luisiana que cayó por la borda de una embarcación en las Bahamas esta semana fueron suspendidas, informó el viernes la Guardia Costera estadounidense, citando al ejército del país. Cameron Robbins estaba de viaje de fin
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Al-Shabaab fighters launched a deadly attack on an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday, with both sides reportedly suffering heavy casualties. The militant fighters attacked a forward operating base in Buulo Mareer, about 120 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, the African Union Transition Mission in
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un tribunal acusó de homicidio al hombre que disparó y mató a una mujer que iba de pasajera en un coche que subió por error a su entrada en una zona rural de Nueva York. Kevin Monahan, de 65 años, fue acusado de homicidio intencional sin premeditación, imprudencia temeraria y
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mitch Haniger homered and drove in four runs to help the San Francisco Giants win 15-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee’s Willy Adames left after getting hit by a foul ball while in the dugout in the second inning. Adames later left the stadium to receive
Continue ReadingHOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Freshman RJ Austin hit a two-run home run to finish off a five-run first inning and Vanderbilt rolled to a 9-2 victory over Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. The fourth-seeded Commodores (39-18), ranked sixth in the coaches poll, will play top-seeded and second-ranked Florida (44-13) on
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hunter Brown struck out a career-high 10 over seven innings and retired 16 straight hitters during one stretch, Corey Julks drove in three runs on a pair of singles and the Houston Astros bounced back from being shut out the two previous games to beat
Continue ReadingKAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — James Malatesta had a hat trick, Kassim Gaudet scored twice and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts routed the host Kamloops Blazers 8-3 in the Memorial Cup opener Friday night. Nathan Gaucher, Theo Rochette and Zachary Bolduc also scored for the Remparts. Caedan Bankier, Daylan Kuefler and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer It’s among the world’s busiest container shipping routes — a stream of vessels packed with furniture, automobiles, clothing and other goods, traversing the Pacific between Los Angeles and Shanghai. If plans succeed, this corridor will become a showcase for slashing planet-warming carbon emissions from the shipping industry, which produces
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press There’s no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high. “Succession,” the critically acclaimed drama chronicling a Murdoch-esque feuding billionaire family, wraps its four-season run on Sunday with a highly anticipated 88-minute finale. And just like another tentpole HBO show, “Game of Thrones,” there’s no shortage of theories over
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps. Now, thanks to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, they have even more sway, with an array of jobs to choose from at ever higher
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Rafael Romo (CNN) — Scott Lieberman, an American who lives in San Francisco, always knew that he was adopted from Chile. What he did not know was that he had been stolen as an infant. “I lived 42 years of my life without knowing that I was stolen, not knowing what was happening
Continue ReadingBy AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Lane Thomas opened the game with a home run, Corey Dickerson’s three-run shot highlighted an eight-run sixth inning and Luis Garcia had six hits as the Washington Nationals outslugged the Kansas City Royals 12-10. The eight-run inning was the largest scoring inning in Nationals’ history
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered and drove in four runs, leading Max Scherzer and the New York Mets past the Colorado Rockies 5-2. Brandon Nimmo tripled twice, walked three times and scored three runs during a perfect night at the plate for the Mets, who have won seven of
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival’s prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on trial. “Anatomy of a Fall,” which stars Sandra Hüller
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier and Bo Bichette homered in a three-run third, Kevin Gausman won for the first time in more than month and the slumping Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Friday night. Toronto won for the second time in nine games. Gausman (3-3) allowed
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