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April 28, 2024

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  • AP-Scorecard

    April 28, 2024, 10:33 p.m.

    TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Toronto 3 L.A. Dodgers 1 Final Atlanta 4 Cleveland 3 Final Texas 4 Cincinnati 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 15 Milwaukee 5 Final Houston 8 Colorado 2 Final Arizona 3 Seattle 2 Final Boston 5 ...

  • Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts. Lawmakers want to keep it that way

    April 28, 2024, 10:33 p.m.

    HONOLULU (AP) — For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown. This little-known ...

  • Stuart Skinner gets 1st postseason shutout as Oilers beat Kings 1-0 to take a 3-1 series lead

    April 28, 2024, 10:19 p.m.

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stuart Skinner stopped 33 shots for his first postseason shutout, Evan Bouchard scored on the power play midway through the second period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in Game 4 on ...

  • NHL Playoff Glance

    April 28, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Saturday, April 20: Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Monday, April 22: Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Thursday, April 25: Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Saturday, ...

  • Timberwolves coach Chris Finch leaves game in 4th quarter after collision with Mike Conley

    April 28, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

    PHOENIX (AP) — Minnesota coach Chris Finch was helped off the court late in the fourth quarter against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night after colliding with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley. Conley was trying to dribble down the sideline when ...

  • NHL Daily Playoff Glance

    April 28, 2024, 10:14 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 20 Carolina 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Boston 5, Toronto 1 Sunday, April 21 Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 1 Winnipeg 7, Colorado 6 Vancouver 4, Nashville ...

  • Panama's leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising a return to better times

    April 28, 2024, 10:11 p.m.

    PANAMA CITY (AP) — The leading candidate to be Panama’s next president is a last-minute stand-in who promises to return the Central American country to a boom time that experts say will be difficult to recapture. José Raúl Mulino, a ...

  • Mexico's presidential candidates discuss social spending, climate change in 2nd debate

    April 28, 2024, 10:08 p.m.

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s leading presidential candidate repeatedly touted the social programs of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and walked a fine line between supporting the national oil company and promising a clean energy transition in the second ...

  • Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

    April 28, 2024, 10:02 p.m.

    SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an infant, widening a destructive outbreak of severe weather across the middle of the U.S. Punishing ...

  • Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict

    April 28, 2024, 10:00 p.m.

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel's military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll. Many campuses were ...

  • Sports Betting Line

    April 28, 2024, 9:57 p.m.

    NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Boston 10½ (203½) at MIAMI Oklahoma City 4½ (204½) at NEW ORLEANS at DENVER 7½ (217) LA Lakers MLB Monday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at BALTIMORE -126 N.Y Yankees +108 at TORONTO ...

  • Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100

    April 28, 2024, 9:56 p.m.

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy rains, as flood-related deaths since mid-March in the East African country neared 100. Some schools remained “adversely affected” ...

  • Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray's status in jeopardy for Game 5 vs. Lakers because of calf injury

    April 28, 2024, 9:54 p.m.

    DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray's playing status is in jeopardy for Game 5 of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night after he was listed as questionable with a left calf strain ...

  • NBA Daily Playoff Glance

    April 28, 2024, 9:42 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 20 Cleveland 97, Orlando 83 Minnesota 120, Phoenix 95 New York 111, Philadelphia 104 Denver 114, L.A. Lakers 103 Sunday, April 21 Boston 114, Miami 94 L.A. Clippers 109, Dallas ...

  • NBA Playoff Glance

    April 28, 2024, 9:42 p.m.

    All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Indiana 3, Milwaukee 1 Sunday, April 21: Milwaukee 109, Indiana 94 Tuesday, April 23: Indiana 125, Milwaukee 108 Friday, April 26: Indiana 121, Milwaukee 118, OT Sunday, April 28: Indiana ...

  • Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico

    April 28, 2024, 9:41 p.m.

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary Sunday in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was authorized to open only a dozen voting centers this year compared with more than 100 ...

  • Edwards scores 40 points and Timberwolves outlast Suns 122-116 to finish first-round sweep

    April 28, 2024, 9:39 p.m.

    PHOENIX (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 on Sunday night and sweep the first-round playoff series. Edwards scored 31 of his points ...

  • What to stream this week: Dua Lipa, Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' 'Hacks' and 'Welcome to Wrexham'

    April 28, 2024, 9:23 p.m.

    The return of “Hacks” and a new Jerry Seinfeld movie are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ ...

  • 7 Minnesotans accused in massive scheme to defraud pandemic food program to stand trial

    April 28, 2024, 9:18 p.m.

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opening statements are expected Monday in the fraud trial of seven people charged in what federal prosecutors have called a massive scheme to exploit lax rules during the COVID-19 pandemic and steal from a program meant to ...

  • More than a dozen military families in Hawaii spark trial over 2021 jet fuel leak that tainted water

    April 28, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

    HONOLULU (AP) — A trial for a mass environmental injury case begins in Hawaii on Monday, more than two years after a U.S. military fuel tank facility under ground poisoned thousands of people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl ...

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