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NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Chris Devenski has been suspended for three games and fined for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati Reds rookie Sal Stewart, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. Devenski intentionally threw at Stewart in the top of the seventh inning of Pittsburgh’s 17-7 win at PNC Park on Saturday. He was ejected following the incident. Pirates manager Don Kelly was also suspended for one game and received […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Biennale previewed its 61st and most chaotic edition ever on Tuesday, just days after the unprecedented resignation of its jury over the participation of Israel and Russia undermined the very structure of the world’s oldest contemporary art exhibition. Tensions were evident as Ukrainian artists stood by a truck that had brought a statue of an origami deer from the war-ravaged eastern front to the […]

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour will be Canada’s next governor general. The governor general is the representative of Britain’s King Charles III. The king is the head of state in Canada, a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies. Carney said Charles approved the appointment on his recommendation. “I will have an opportunity to have very in-depth conversations […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls,” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation. The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” […]

There are primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana as well as a key state Senate race in Michigan that will decide control of the chamber. In Ohio Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running to reclaim his old job. Vivek Ramaswamy, a tech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate, faces auto-racing engineer and internet personality Casey Putsch for the Republican nomination for governor. In Indiana President Donald Trump’s push to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last week. The GOP bill released late Monday would designate the money for the U.S. Secret Service for “security adjustments and upgrades” […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman revealed Tuesday that his absence in the final weeks of the season was caused by a need to address his mental health. Hedman, in a statement released by the Lightning, did not provide specifics about what he has been dealing with. He didn’t play in Tampa Bay’s final 22 games of the season, including the seven playoff matchups in a […]

The reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and veteran edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr. are working on a one-year deal worth up to $5 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract hasn’t been finalized. Fowler, 31, played for the Dallas Cowboys last year and had three sacks in 17 games, […]

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Two hikers were injured in a bear attack on a popular hiking trail near Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful geyser, park officials said Tuesday. The attack was described by officials as a single event Monday afternoon along the Mystic Falls Trail. A large area of the park near the Midway Geyser Basin was temporarily closed pending an investigation. The area includes at least five […]