‘Long overdue’: Leafs, Canadiens meet again in playoffs
TORONTO (AP) — Frank Mahovlich can’t pick a side. Who can blame him?...
Sweden’s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA
NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii’s legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country’s popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA....
Hunter gets key hit as Mets beat Braves 4-3
ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Mets got homers from Jonathan Villar and Tomás Nido, an unlikely hit from Tommy Hunter and strong performances by a string...
Ryu pitches 7 masterful innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-0
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven masterful innings, light-hitting Danny Jansen played a key offensive role and the Toronto Blue Jays be...
Jarry makes 39 saves, Penguins top Isles 2-1 to even series
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry bounced back from a shaky performance to stop 39 shots, and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their first-round playoff s...
Colombia rebel group claims leader ‘Jesus Santrich’ slain
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia’s government and had been at large for three years was killed...
Biden moves to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden took executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality l...
Arizona auditors backtrack, say no election data destroyed
PHOENIX (AP) — Firms hired to run a partisan audit of the 2020 election for Senate Republicans in Arizona said Tuesday that data was not destroyed, re...
US eases asylum restrictions at border amid legal challenges
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Domingo Antonio Zeledon traveled for nearly three weeks from his hometown in Nicaragua, leaving behind his wife and three younge...
US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland fire...
Leaders agree in Paris on helping African economies revive
PARIS (AP) — More than 20 African heads of state and top officials from European governments, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund a...
More California counties see COVID-19 case improvements
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five more California counties will move to less restrictive tiers because of improving COVID-19 conditions and no counties regresse...
Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islande...
10-man City loses 3-2 at Brighton, Gundogan off injured
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Manchester City paid heavily for the 10th-minute sending-off of Joao Cancelo as the newly crowned Premier League champions sq...
Leeds secures top-half finish in EPL by beating Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Leeds struck twice late in the game to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday and g...
Webby Awards go to Fauci, Oprah, DuVernay and Pharrell
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Riz Ahmed, Dua Lipa, Andra Day and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson all won honors Tuesday at...
Storm atop WNBA power poll after weekend of buzzer-beaters
The WNBA’s 25th anniversary season is off to an exciting start....
LeVert to miss Pacers’ play-in game against Hornets
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The short-handed Indiana Pacers will be down at least one more player for Tuesday night’s play-in game against the Charlotte Horne...
Hoover mass vaccination site closes amid dwindling demand
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — One of the largest COVID-19 vaccination sites in Alabama operated for a final day Tuesday as dwindling demand forced a shutdown de...
Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden’s domestic plans
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating viole...
Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain deployed its military to the Moroccan border Tuesday and expelled nearly half of the thousands of migrants who jumped fences...
EU seeks Mideast cease-fire, concerned conflict will spread
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers called Tuesday for a cease-fire to end days of heavy fighting between the Israeli armed forces and Pa...
Kerry says US examining carbon border tax, sees risks
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said Tuesday that Washington is looking into the possibility of introducing a fee on imports f...
US-Russia showdown looms as top diplomats meet in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Top diplomats from the United States and Russia are set to square off this week in Iceland for their first face-to-face enco...
Darwin’s Arch loses its top due to erosion in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The famed Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone....
Romania-built plane used by Ceausescu going up for auction
BUCHAREST (AP) — An airplane used for official trips by late Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu will be put up for auction on May 27 with a s...
Long after grisly end, Túpac Amaru still fascinates in Peru
NEW YORK (AP) — Roads and schools in Peru carry the name of Túpac Amaru. A framed depiction of him — stern gaze, flowing hair, wide-brimmed hat — hang...
Tennessee to mandate bathroom signs about transgender use
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee will become the first state in the United States to require businesses and government facilities open to the public ...
Biden adviser makes personal appeal to young to get shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House aide made his pitch for young people to get vaccinated personal, sharing the struggles his own son has dealt with ...
Gathering again? Gifts to wow and thank your host
The weather has warmed up, a lot of vaccines have gotten into a lot of arms, and many of us are getting ready to gather with friends (following all CD...