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A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won’t make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday issued its seasonal outlook for the Atlantic, giving a 55% chance of a below-average […]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With the departure of several prominent Minnesota Vikings players underway this offseason, Harrison Smith had to consider leaving himself — assuming he wanted to stay in the game at all.The opportunity to return for a 12th year in the NFL with the only team he’s ever known, now with a revered… […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — El Niño is coming.It could be quite the storm.Thursday night at Arizona, Fernando Tatis Jr. will be announced as the leadoff hitter for the San Diego Padres and settle into a big league batter’s box for the first time since the last game of the 2021 season.One of baseball’s most electrifying… […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — National player of the year Zach Edey of Purdue has declared for the NBA, but will keep open the option of returning to school next season.The 7-foot-4 center, who led Purdue to a Big Ten regular-season title last season by averaging 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.5 assists… […]

BOSTON (AP) — The rain might be gone if Eliud Kipchoge returns for another try at the Boston Marathon, as he said Tuesday he intends to do. The field might be thinner. The wind might be at his back.But Heartbreak Hill will still be there.The historic route from Hopkinton to Boston’s Back Bay isn’t going… […]

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Serie A champion last season. A Champions League semifinalist this season.AC Milan is regaining its pedigree as a European power after a turbulent stretch marked by the end of Silvio Berlusconi’s ownership and financial issues.The seven-time continental champion reached the last four of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at… […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown — the Senate charging ahead with a bipartisan package to temporarily fund the government but the House slogging through a longshot effort with no real chance of finishing by Saturday’s deadline.With days remaining before a federal closure, the… […]

KareVoyage Concierge, Australia-based premium medical tourism provider specializing in ethical luxury healthcare journeys to India, has been named “Best Medical Tourism Concierge in Australia for 2025” by Best of Best Reviews, recognizing leadership in patient advocacy, safety-first coordination, and personalized international healthcare support. Australia, May 21, 2026 — KareVoyage Concierge, Australia-based premium medical tourism provider […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of “Hello, Goodbye” on the final broadcast of CBS’ “The Late Show” on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans. In letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notified the two doctors […]