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New oil and gas lease sale set for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, amid litigation 04/17/2026 02:38pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) ��� The U.S. government plans another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ��� following two prior sales that saw no interest from major oil companies and amid ongoing litigation aimed at blocking drilling in a region seen as sacred by the indigenou Infection caused Rangers' Vincent Trocheck to miss time early in the season 04/17/2026 02:35pm • TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) ��� Vincent Trocheck missed a month early in the season with what the New York Rangers called an upper-body injury. Turns out, it wasn't really an injury, per se. Trocheck on Friday said he had an infection in one of his lungs that initially felt like back spasms and spread when Prosecutors say makeup, wigs helped former Alabama tackle impersonate NFL players in $20M fraud 04/17/2026 02:34pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� In early 2024, a former defensive tackle at the University of Alabama put on makeup and a wig and got on a video call from a swanky suburban Atlanta hotel to finalize a $4 million loan. Luther Davis had convinced investors the money was for a player in the NFL, and he used the wig a The Carolina Hurricanes open their 8th straight trip to the NHL playoffs against the Ottawa Senators 04/17/2026 02:33pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� The Carolina Hurricanes battled through the regular season to claim the Eastern Conference's top seed for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Yet the coming weeks will determine whether this season is considered a success, starting with a best-of-7 series against the Ottawa Senators. Th Timberwolves and Nuggets rivalry returns for a third showdown in four postseasons 04/17/2026 02:31pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The main actors remain the same for Minnesota-Denver, Part III. The plot line is similar, too. ���But a totally different movie,��� Nuggets coach David Adelman said. Grab the popcorn and recline back because the headliners always seem to put on a show. The series between the Timberw From 5-star recruit to NFL draft, Fairfax native Tristan Leigh prepares to go pro 04/17/2026 02:30pm • Tristan Leigh recalled walking the hallways at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia, as a student looking at a plaque inside the school's hall of fame. It belonged to Jordan Stanton, a former James Madison University defensive end who signed with the New York Giants as a free agent in 2014 Ohio���s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters 04/17/2026 02:28pm • The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department. A woman using a walker had shown up, incontinent and carrying ���a large bag of medications.��� She was diabetic, managing a tibia fracture and alcohol-related dementia, and she was ���dumped��� at the DC region faces growing risk of water shortages as Potomac River hits near-record lows 04/17/2026 02:22pm • The D.C. region is heading into summer with rivers at near-record low levels and a growing risk of water shortages, according to water supply experts and the latest drought data. The U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday, shows 31% of the region in severe drought, with the rest experiencing mo Takeaways from AP investigation that found problems in the backgrounds of some new ICE officers 04/17/2026 02:15pm • Some newly-hired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had financial, legal and employment problems in their histories, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. ICE announced earlier this year that it had completed an unp Canada Post taking steps to stop home mail delivery 04/17/2026 02:13pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ��� The government-owned corporation that delivers mail in Canada is taking steps to stop home delivery. Canada Post is initiating talks with 13 communities to begin converting about 136,000 addresses from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, a standalone un The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain 04/17/2026 02:07pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war. The ceasefire appears to have led Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing the global e Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime 04/17/2026 02:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found. Fires used to die dow Several weekend events bring road closures to DC 04/17/2026 01:57pm • The District will be busy this weekend, with three major events expected to draw thousands of attendants. The Penn Ave Pop-up Series is schedule on Saturday, while the Emancipation Day parade and festival and Nu Androids music festival will take place Sunday. As a result, there will be traffic c Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms 04/17/2026 01:56pm • BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) ��� High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it���s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year���s West Inside FIBO, the world���s largest fitness fair, in photos 04/17/2026 01:53pm • inside-fibo-the-worlds-largest-fitness-fair-in-photos