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NHL roundup: Maple Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 OT win over Bruins
BOSTON (AP) - Matthew Knies scored less than three minutes into overtime off a feed from John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night to stave off elimination i...
May 01, 2024

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall
NEW YORK (AP) - The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion late Tuesday, with police carrying riot shields swarming the Ivy League campus, bursting ...
Apr 30, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Jets eliminated from NHL playoffs with loss to Avalanche
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have been eliminated from the NHL playoffs with a 6-3 loss in Game 5 of their first-round series with the Colorado Avalanche. The teams were tied 3-3 in the third period b...
Apr 30, 2024

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
BEIJING (AP) - The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest. Zhang Yongzhen wro...
Apr 30, 2024

Drury, Noesen help Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3, win series in 5 games
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaned up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another goal eight seconds later as the Carolina ...
Apr 30, 2024

Knies scores in OT, Leafs top Bruins 2-1 to stay alive
BOSTON - Matthew Knies scored at 2:26 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The rookie wing...
Apr 30, 2024

Canucks to start rookie Arturs Silovs in pivotal Game 5
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will start rookie goalie Arturs Silovs as they look to eliminate the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. The 23-year-o...
Apr 30, 2024

Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district bound...
Apr 30, 2024

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickso...
Apr 30, 2024

Michael Massey lifts Royals over Blue Jays 4-1; Toronto's two-game win streak ends
TORONTO - Michael Massey's two-run homer gave Kansas City a lead it never relinquished as the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday. Bobby Witt Jr., and Vinnie Pasquantino had back-to-back ...
Apr 30, 2024