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Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myi...
Apr 16, 2024

Jiri Smejkal gets 1st goal, Senators beat Bruins 3-1 in regular-season finale
BOSTON (AP) - Jiri Smejkal scored his first career goal midway through the second period and Jakob Chychrun scored less than a minute later as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday...
Apr 16, 2024

Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division title
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. With the victory...
Apr 16, 2024

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist a...
Apr 16, 2024

Maple Leafs to meet Bruins in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs knew a familiar foe was waiting on deck. The club now knows which Atlantic Division rival will represent its first test in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Toronto wil...
Apr 16, 2024

Jets edge Kraken 4-3, clinch second in Central Division
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored twice and Tyler Toffoli broke a third-period tie to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a key 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. The win clinched second place in the N...
Apr 16, 2024

Kikuchi, Guerrero help Jays edge Yankees 5-4
TORONTO - Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi struck out nine in his solid six innings, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s two-run single in the fourth pushed the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the New York Yanke...
Apr 16, 2024

Oshie scores winner into empty net, Capitals make playoffs by beating Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - T.J. Oshie scored into an empty net in the rare situation of a team pulling its goaltender in a tie game, and the Washington Capitals are in the playoffs after beating the Philadel...
Apr 16, 2024

Red Wings miss playoffs despite 5-4 shootout win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Patrick Kane scored the shootout winner in a 5-4 Detroit win over the Montreal Canadiens in their regular-season finale Tuesday, but the Red Wings were eliminated from playoff contention. T...
Apr 16, 2024

Shomari Figures wins Democratic nomination in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, has won the Democratic nomination in a runoff for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. Figures def...
Apr 16, 2024