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Great White was a late scratch just minutes before the Kentucky Derby after flipping and throwing off Alex Achard while waiting to enter the starting gate.

Shakira will perform a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Rio officials expect around 2 million people to attend Saturday night.

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged four residents with illegally casting votes in an election.

Spirit Airlines has ended its 34-year run, closing the chapter on a discount carrier that reshaped U.S. air travel.

A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te says he has arrived in Eswatini, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in Africa, despite flight challenges reportedly due to Chinese pressure.

Berkshire Hathaway's first-quarter profit more than doubled as the value of its investments improved and most of its businesses reported higher earnings.

Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi has died at 59. His life was marked by two life-altering accidents.

The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions if they pay Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S.

In what Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed as a major milestone, his $20 billion Delta tunnel largely cleared another chokepoint last week -- but it still faces obstacles of a different magnitude.