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Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be shot down by voters

The Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be dead. In the first release of results from Tuesday's referendum, voters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe were strongly against three propositions t...

May 16, 2023

Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 132-126 in West opener

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic recorded his sixth triple-double of these playoffs with 34 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, powering the Denver Nuggets to a 132-126 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in th...

May 16, 2023

Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor

Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia's mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city's 100th mayor and the first woman to serve i...

May 16, 2023

Dan McCaffery wins Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Dan McCaffery has won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania for a vacant seat on the state Supreme Court, which is playing a prominent role in settling disputes over voting rig...

May 16, 2023

Republican wins state House special election in central Pennsylvania; GOP 1 seat away from control

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican Michael Stender has won a special election for a Pennsylvania House of Representatives seat in central Pennsylvania. His victory Tuesday retains the seat vacated by a...

May 16, 2023

Surfing gator seen relaxing at Alabama beach amid the waves

There are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach? One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human beach...

May 16, 2023

Kentucky Gov. Beshear wins Democratic primary, awaits GOP challenger

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won his party's nomination Tuesday for a second term and awaited the winner of a contentious Republican primary that will determine his cha...

May 16, 2023

North Carolina GOP takes first step to override veto of 12-week abortion limit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor's veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the first of...

May 16, 2023

4 rescued in major fire in downtown Portland, Oregon, before firefighters pulled back as blaze rages

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Firefighters rescued several people and at least one dog from a dramatic, three-alarm apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back. Portla...

May 16, 2023

Authorities ID New Mexico gunman who killed 3, wounded 6 as 18-year-old high schooler

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others while roaming through his northwestern New Mexico neighborhood and apparently firing at random targets was an 18-year-...

May 16, 2023