May 25, 2025

An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan at the cemetery behind St. Mary's church, Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Darrigan was buried in his hometown after his remains were recovered from a World War II bomber that crashed into the water off the coast of New Guinea on March 11, 1944. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ Four are finally coming home

May 25, 2025

The World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was shot down off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944. All 11 men aboard were killed and their remains were presumed lost forever in the vast sea. Yet four crew members are finally coming home, beginning Memorial Day weekend. That’s thanks to a remarkable investigation that located the wreckage. A team of elite Navy divers descended deep underwater in a pressurized bell to reach the sea floor. Internment ceremonies for some of the recovered remains are happening 12 years after a relative of the bombardier on Heaven Can Wait set out to solve the mystery of where the plane went down.

Fans waive during parade laps before the start of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Indianapolis 500 fans double up with split loyalties to Pacers, race day traditions

May 25, 2025

Austin Pettijohn came to Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 dressed appropriately — in checkered flag shorts and an Indiana Pacers jersey. For the 32-year-old from nearby Franklin, Indiana, it just meshed. It also meshed with many others in the colorful race-day crowd. As Indianapolis Motor Speedway swung into high gear, blue-and-gold Pacers jerseys and other team regalia could be found almost anywhere one looked as the trackside sounds and smells wafted through the infield — hours before the Pacers hosted the New York Knicks for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts after scoring against the Indiana Pacers during the second half of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Knicks charge back from 20 points down, beat Pacers 106-100 to cut series deficit to 2-1

May 25, 2025

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter Sunday as the New York Knicks rallied from 20 points down to beat the Indiana Pacers 106-100 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Jalen Brunson added 23 points and Towns had 15 rebounds as the Knicks cut the series deficit to 2-1. Game 4 will be played Tuesday night in Indianapolis. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 20 points and six assists. Indiana dropped to 0-4 all-time playing on the same day the Indianapolis 500 was held.

What to Stream: ‘Mountainhead,’ Bono documentary and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel play sisters

May 25, 2025

“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong’s satirical drama “Mountainhead” and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murder thriller series “The Better Sister” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time for the week of May 26 as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: A new concert special featuring Aretha Franklin, U2’s frontman revealing all in the documentary “Bono: Stories of Surrender” and multiplayer gamers get Elden Ring: Nightreign, sending teams of three warriors to battle the flamboyant monsters of a haunted land.

Ohtani faces hitters for 1st time since elbow surgery, throws 22 pitches of live BP at Citi Field

May 25, 2025

Shohei Ohtani took a significant step Sunday toward making his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The two-way superstar faced hitters for the first time since elbow surgery, throwing 22 pitches at Citi Field about 4 1/2 hours before launching a leadoff homer in a 3-1 loss to the New York Mets. With dozens of reporters watching from the stands, Ohtani threw to five batters in a simulated setting — including teammates Hyeseong Kim and Dalton Rushing. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and pitching coach Mark Prior watched closely from the field. Ohtani isn’t expected to pitch in a major league game until after the All-Star break.

Kyle Larson, second from left, is checked after he hit the wall in the second turn during Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jamie Gallagher)

Kyle Larson crashes again at Coca-Cola 600 ending disappointing day in bid to run ‘The Double’

May 25, 2025

Kyle Larson’s day went from bad to worse Sunday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on a day when he hoped to complete “The Double” — leaving him unsure if he will try to complete the 1,100-mile marathon again. Larson was caught up in a wreck on Lap 246 of the Coca-Cola 600, ending a disappointing day in which he also crashed at the Indianapolis 500 on Lap 91. Larson was bidding to become the second driver to finish both races and run the combined 1,100 miles.

President Donald Trump hints at an announcement in the ‘next two days’ on Iran nuclear talks

May 25, 2025

President Donald Trump is indicating that there has been progress with Iran on its nuclear program and hinted that an announcement could come in the “next two days.” Those remarks are notably more upbeat than those of the Omani mediator of the talks between the United States and Iran, who said on Friday that the two nations made “some but not conclusive” progress in the fifth round of negotiations in Rome. Trump told reporters on Sunday that: “We’ve had some very, very good talks with Iran.” He added: “And I don’t know if I’ll be telling you anything good or bad over the next two days, but I have a feeling I might be telling you something good.”

President Donald Trump says Russian leader Vladimir Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

May 25, 2025

President Donald Trump is making clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, leveling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounds Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a third straight night. Trump wrote on social media on Sunday night that: “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” The U.S. president warned that if Putin wants to conquer all of Ukraine it will “lead to the downfall of Russia!” But Trump expressed frustration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well, saying that he is “doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does.”

FILE - Susan Brownmiller poses on the streets of lower Manhattan in New York, Oct. 18, 1975. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)

Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90

May 25, 2025

Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and ’70s whose “Against Our Will” was a landmark and debated bestseller about rape, has died. She was 90. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among countless women radicalized in the ‘60s and ’70s and part of the much smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett who helped radicalize others. “Against Our Will,” published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape.

Ben Griffin celebrates after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Ben Griffin hangs on at Colonial through tough final round, beats Matti Schmid by 1

May 25, 2025

Ben Griffin has his first individual PGA Tour victory a month after winning a team event. He hung on to beat Matti Schmid at Colonial after breaking a tie with his co-leader for good on the first hole. Griffin shot a 1-over 71 to finish at 12-under 268 in the Charles Schwab Challenge. He beat Schmid by one stroke as both struggled through the final round on a warm day with wind gusts around 30 mph at Hogan’s Alley. Scottie Scheffler couldn’t match the third-round run he made when the world No. 1 was trailing by 10. Scheffler was six back entering the final round and shot 69.

FILE - Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

US-German citizen is charged with trying to attack US Embassy in Tel Aviv

May 25, 2025

A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv. Federal prosecutors in New York on Sunday said the man, Joseph Neumeyer, was deported from Israel and had his initial court appearance. According to a criminal complaint, the 28-year-old Neumeyer walked up to the embassy building on May 19 with a backpack containing Molotov cocktails but got into a confrontation with a guard and ran away, dropping his backpack. He was arrested at a hotel nearby. His court-appointed attorney declined to comment.

Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

Oneil Cruz hits 122.9 mph home run, hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015

May 25, 2025

Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015, a home run off Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson that left the bat at 122.9 mph and splashed into the Allegheny River. Cruz’s leadoff drive to right in the third inning on a 92.2 mph fastball traveled 432 feet and cut the Pirates’ deficit to 3-1 in a 6-5 loss. Cruz had the previous hardest-hit ball, a 122.4 mph single on Aug. 24, 2022. Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton had the prior hardest-hit home run at 121.8 mph, a drive off Gio Gonzalez at Washington on Aug. 9, 2017.

Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand (63) reacts after scoring a goal against Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) during the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Did Brad Marchand really have a Blizzard between periods of Game 3? It’s a delicious rumor

May 25, 2025

A controversy — a creamy, delicious one — is brewing in the Florida Panthers locker room, surrounding some potentially decadent behavior on the part of Brad Marchand during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. The issue: Did he REALLY have ice cream after the second period Saturday night? He said he did, though it is possible that he was telling a frozen fib. Specifically, Marchand said he enjoyed a Blizzard from Dairy Queen. Coach Paul Maurice says just because Marchand said it doesn’t make it true.

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) is introduced before Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Panthers can sweep their way back to Stanley Cup Final with a win over Hurricanes on Monday night

May 25, 2025

Brad Marchand wanted no part of the conversation. He and the Florida Panthers lead the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. Florida is on the brink of reaching the Stanley Cup Final; it would be the Panthers’ third straight appearance in that round and Marchand’s first time in the title round since 2019. Talk of getting there, however, can wait. There’s another win to get first.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) passes against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, center, and forward Jaden McDaniels, right, during the first half of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Thunder face rare test of fortitude after Wolves’ recommitment to throwing ‘fastball’ on defense

May 25, 2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder found all kinds of soft spots in the defense and consistently hit those open shots over two decisive wins to start the Western Conference finals. The Minnesota Timberwolves tightened up their pressure with a back-to-basics approach on their home court that fueled a 143-101 victory in Game 3. They aggressively hounded the ball, employed effective switches and limited their drop pick-and-roll coverage to prevent the mid-range shots. The Wolves were also disciplined enough to minimize their fouls. The question for Game 4 is how quickly the Thunder can hit the reset button after such a drubbing.

Rain or Shine: Hundreds Honor Fallen at Black Hills National Cemetery

May 25, 2025

Sturgis, S.D. – Hundreds of volunteers gathered on a rainy Saturday morning, May 25, at Black Hills National Cemetery to

This undated photo released by the European Space Agency shows the 35 meter-diameter deep-space dish antenna, DSA-2, in Cebreros, Spain, receiving the first signals from Venus Express. (ESA via AP)

Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

May 25, 2025

Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The European Space Agency’s big dish antenna in Spain will beam the waltz into the cosmos as it’s performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The celestial send-off on May 31 will also celebrate the space agency’s founding 50 years ago. The radio signals will hurtle away at the speed of light. Within 23 hours, the signals will be as far from Earth as NASA’s Voyager 1, the world’s most distant spacecraft some 15 billion miles away.

She’s Gonna Bolt 5K Returns to Rapid City in Honor of Carla Malik and Dementia Awareness

May 25, 2025

RAPID CITY, SD — The annual She’s Gonna Bolt 5K is lacing up for another powerful year, bringing together the Rapid City community

Spearfish High School teacher Steve Gabriel stands with two students inside a drift on the 4850 Level at SURF.

High school Students Provide Valuable Airflow Data to America’s Underground Lab

May 25, 2025

Lead, SD — There is a general rule for underground spaces: the deeper you go, the hotter it gets. The

FILE - U.S. Army soldiers cross a floating bridge on the Imjin River during a joint river-crossing exercise between South Korea and the United States as a part of the Freedom Shield military exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops

May 25, 2025

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what’s been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls. The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased dramatically from 2022 through last year, with the Navy vastly outspending the other services. The overall amount of recruiting bonuses also rose steadily, fueled by big jumps in spending by the Army and Marine Corps. The services routinely pour money into bonuses. But the totals spiked as Pentagon leaders tried to reverse falling enlistment numbers.

May 25, 2025.

WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ Four are finally coming home

Indianapolis 500 fans double up with split loyalties to Pacers, race day traditions

Knicks charge back from 20 points down, beat Pacers 106-100 to cut series deficit to 2-1

What to Stream: ‘Mountainhead,’ Bono documentary and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel play sisters

Ohtani faces hitters for 1st time since elbow surgery, throws 22 pitches of live BP at Citi Field

Kyle Larson crashes again at Coca-Cola 600 ending disappointing day in bid to run ‘The Double’

President Donald Trump hints at an announcement in the ‘next two days’ on Iran nuclear talks

President Donald Trump says Russian leader Vladimir Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’

Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90

Ben Griffin hangs on at Colonial through tough final round, beats Matti Schmid by 1

US-German citizen is charged with trying to attack US Embassy in Tel Aviv

Oneil Cruz hits 122.9 mph home run, hardest-hit ball since Statcast started tracking in 2015

Did Brad Marchand really have a Blizzard between periods of Game 3? It’s a delicious rumor

Panthers can sweep their way back to Stanley Cup Final with a win over Hurricanes on Monday night

Thunder face rare test of fortitude after Wolves’ recommitment to throwing ‘fastball’ on defense

Rain or Shine: Hundreds Honor Fallen at Black Hills National Cemetery

Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

She’s Gonna Bolt 5K Returns to Rapid City in Honor of Carla Malik and Dementia Awareness

High school Students Provide Valuable Airflow Data to America’s Underground Lab

The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops

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