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Mystik Dan wins 2024 Kentucky Derby in a dramatic photo finish

Mystik Dan narrowly won the 150th Run for the Roses, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young in a thrilling three-horse finish at Churchill Downs.
Mystik Dan and rider Brian Hernandez race to the line and win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race
Mystik Dan and rider Brian Hernandez race to the line and win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race
21h ago

Three bodies found amid search for 2 missing Australians, 1 American in Mexico

The FBI did not provide further details on the bodies, including their identifications.
mexico surfer victims
mexico surfer victims

University leaders face calls for accountability after crackdowns on pro-Palestinian encampments

Faculty members are voting no confidence in school presidents and students are condemning police actions on campus.
Fordham University students and pro-Palestinian protesters rally in front of one of the entrances to the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, New York
Fordham University students and pro-Palestinian protesters rally in front of one of the entrances to the Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan, New York
1d ago

Infant abducted from New Mexico park after mother, another woman found dead, police say

Clovis police issued an Amber Alert for Eleia Maria Torres on Friday after officers found two women dead and a 5-year-old injured at Ned Houk Park.
 Eleia Maria Torres.
 Eleia Maria Torres.

Indigenous doulas lead the fight for reproductive care access gap in Guam

The island has been without abortion services since the only abortion-providing doctor retired in July 2018.
The Birthworkers of Color Collective is preparing the island with CHamoru-led birthing support.
The Birthworkers of Color Collective is preparing the island with CHamoru-led birthing support.

A decades-old FDA rule is keeping Americans from having better sunscreen

Products sold in Europe, Japan and South Korea offer more protection from the sun. In the U.S., the key ingredients aren't FDA-approved.
A hand holds two bottles of sunscreen against a blue sky with clouds
A hand holds two bottles of sunscreen against a blue sky with clouds
2d ago

Caitlin Clark makes her WNBA debut with Fever at sellout exhibition game against Wings

Clark's WNBA debut didn't disappoint as the guard tied in points, 21, with Wings rookie Jaelyn Brown. Clark started with a 3-pointer less than 1 minute into the game.
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Image: woman female professional basketball player wnba
2d ago

Florida teens seen on viral video dumping trash into ocean from a boat turn themselves in

The suspects, ages 15 and 16, each face a third-degree felony pollution charge, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A video still of boaters dumping trash off a boat into the ocean
A video still of boaters dumping trash off a boat into the ocean

Police arrest dozens at NYU and The New School while clearing protest encampments

College and city officials in New York said many of those involved in campus protests at Columbia University and CCNY were not affiliated with the schools.
Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

How police officers preyed on teens in the Boy Scouts’ police Explorer program

Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.

EXCLUSIVE

2d ago

EXCLUSIVE

Her family thought her death was a tragic accident. It was years before the truth came out.

Susann Sills’ family couldn’t fathom that her husband was involved in her death — until his arrest. The California fertility doctor was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for her murder.
Susann Sills murder victim
Susann Sills murder victim