AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the South Dakota presidential and state primaries (2024)

Simone Biles cruises to 9th national title and gives Olympic champ Sunisa Lee a boost along the way

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All Times EDTDouble Elimination; x-if necessaryAt Foley FieldAthens, Ga.Friday, May 31

President Javier Milei of Argentina, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office. Even so, his passion for Judaism has stood out. Seeking common ground between his vision of radical libertarianism and the prophecy of the Torah, Milei’s interest in Judaism morphed into a religious practice. Breaking decades of policy precedent, Milei has also gone further in his support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government than any other world leader as Israel faces growing isolation over its campaign in Gaza. But Milei’s stance has generated fears and exposed fissures within Latin America's biggest Jewish community and sparked diplomatic rows with Argentina's left-wing neighbors.

Jury selection is set to begin this week in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son after a deal with prosecutors fell apart that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Hunter Biden has been charged with lying on federal gun-purchase forms when he said he wasn’t a drug addict. He has pleaded not guilty and has argued he’s being unfairly targeted by his father’s Justice Department, after Republicans decried the now-defunct deal as special treatment. Hunter Biden is also facing a separate trial in California in September on charges of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes.

Southwest Airlines is going back to federal court in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who says she was fired for her anti-abortion views. The airline also will seek to reverse a judge’s related order that Southwest lawyers must take religious liberty training from a conservative Christian legal group. Arguments are scheduled to be heard Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Southwest says the flight attendant was fired because she violated company rules requiring civility in the workplace. The airline says she sent “hostile and graphic” anti-abortion messages to a fellow employee. Her lawyers say Southwest violated federal law shielding employees from religious-based discrimination.

Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president

Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Nigerian singer Tems' debut album, Dakota Johnson plays a woman questioning her sexuality in “AM I OK?” and Idris Elba narrates a National Geographic series about the millions of soldiers erased from World War II history. There's also a feature-length documentary on Cyndi Lauper called “Let the Canary Sing,” the NHL has its answer to the Puppy Bowl with its first Stanley Pup game airing on the NHL Network and gamers can weild their virtual blasters and lightsabers in the battle-heavy Star Wars: Hunters.

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NiJaree Canady struck out eight as Stanford defeated UCLA 3-1 to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals and eliminate the Bruins. Stanford won the final game between Pac-12 teams before the league splits up. UCLA will be in the Big Ten next season while Stanford will join the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal reached the semifinals for the second straight year. Stanford will play No. 1 seed Texas in the semifinals Monday. The Cardinal will need to win twice to advance to the best-of-three championship series while Texas will need just one win to move on.

Shares in Asia have started June with big gains after Wall Street finished with another push higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng led with a 2.7% gain. On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 0.8% to close its sixth winning month in the last seven. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly 575 points, or 1.5%, while sagging prices for some big technology stocks held back the Nasdaq composite. It slipped by less than 0.1%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market after data showed the Federal Reserve's preferred measure for inflation held steady last month. That kept alive hopes for coming cuts to interest rates.

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by congressional delegate.

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Dallas Stars needed another road win in Edmonton to keep their season alive and send the Western Conference finals back to American Airlines Center.

The NCAA Tournament game at the Corvallis Regional between No. 15 national seed Oregon State and UC Irvine was suspended with the Beavers leading 6-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game will resume on Monday. A win by UC Irvine would force another game to decide the regional champion with a berth in the super regionals on the line.

Alec Makarewicz batted 2 for 4, homered and drove in a pair of runs and North Carolina State beat James Madison 5-3 to claim the Raleigh Regional and advance to the super regional of the NCAA Tournament. N.C. State’s Matt Heavner led off the fourth inning with a hit-by-pitch, Noah Soles walked and Eli Serrano’s sacrifice advanced the runners. Garrett Pennington flied out then Makarewicz was intentionally walked. Then, Jacob Cozart and Brandon Butterworth each drew walks for NC State’s first two runs. Mike Macini filled the stat sheet for James Madison with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate that included the two home runs and 3 RBI.

Way before 5 a.m. people eager to cast a vote for the Mexican presidential election began to form a line outside the Mexican Consulate in Chicago. By noon, thousands of people took over South Ashland Avenue, forcing police to close off streets and set up barricades to control the lines.

Despite a wet winter and heavy snowpack, California’s 2024 wildfire season kicked off over the weekend with the state’s largest blaze of the year, the Corral Fire south of Tracy and east of Livermore.

Mason Moore had six strikeouts over six scoreless innings, Ryan Nicholson and Emilien Pitre each hit a home run and host Kentucky beat Indiana State 5-0 to win the Lexington Regional. Kentucky clinched a berth in the super regionals for the second consecutive season and the third time in program history. Pitre drew a one-out walk in the top of the first inning, moved to third on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 and the Wildcats led the rest of the way. Randal Diaz went 2 for 4 and Mike Sears was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk for Indiana State.

Matthew Tkachuk is about to renew some acquaintances. Connor McDavid is going back to where his NHL career started. The Stanley Cup Final matchup is set: The Florida Panthers, back in the title round for the second consecutive year and seeking their first championship, will take on the Edmonton Oilers — a team looking to return to hockey’s mountaintop for the first time since 1990.

Mexicans trying to vote from abroad in Sunday’s historic election reported long delays — and in some cases were turned away before being able to cast ballots.

Josh Bloom scored off a rebound during a scramble in front of the net with 22 seconds left to give the host Saginaw Spirit their first Memorial Cup junior hockey title, 4-3 over the London Knights on Sunday night. Saginaw is the fifth U.S. winner in the 104-year history of the Memorial Cup, following Portland in 1983 and 1988 and Spokane in 1991 and 2008. Owen Beck scored twice in the first period and Joey Willis gave Saginaw a 3-0 lead in the second before Ontario Hockey League rival London rallied to tie it. Andrew Oke made 10 saves for Saginaw, with the Spirit outshooting the 13-1 in the first period and 31-13 overall. Kasper Halttunen, Easton Cowan, Sam Dickinson scored for London,.

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in the opening period to get Edmonton going, Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots for his hometown team and the Oilers capped an improbable run to the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Sunday night. Zach Hyman also scored — like McDavid, on a first-period power play — and Evan Bouchard had two assists for the Oilers, who won the Western Conference in six games and will play for the Cup for the first time since 2006. They’ll be heading to Florida for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, that series set to open on Saturday night. Mason Marchment scored midway through the third period for Dallas, which wasted a 2-1 series lead.

At OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame ComplexOklahoma CityAll Times EDTDouble Elimination; x-if necessaryThursday, May 30

PHILADELPHIA — Unable to hold on to two earlier leads — or the baseball at times, for that matter — the Cardinals slipped out of Philadelphia with an extra-inning lockdown to avoid a sweep by the best team in the National League.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the presidential office in Manila, signaling that he seeks to draw closer to countries that are pushing back against threats from China.

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jose Siri hit a two-run double in the eighth to put Tampa Bay ahead, Garrett Cleavinger escaped the bottom of the inning thanks to a bases-loaded double play, and the Rays avoided a sweep with a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

Max Williams hit a three-run home run to cap a nine-run fifth inning and No. 8 national seed Florida State went on to defeat Central Florida 12-3 to claim the championship at the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Jack Zyska, who hit the go-ahead home run in UCF’s win over Stetson earlier in the day, went deep to stake the Knights to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. That score held until the fifth, when FSU scored nine runs on five hits. Cam Smith hit a two-run home run with one out to get the big inning rolling. One out and four runs later Williams blasted his three-run homer.

Georgia used solo home runs by freshman Tre Phelps in the top of the eighth inning and Kolby Branch in the ninth to tie it, and Corey Collins capped a three-run 10th inning with a two-out, two-run double as the Bulldogs (42-15), seeded No. 7 nationally, rallied to beat Georgia Tech 8-6, winning the Athens Regional and earning a spot in the super regionals. Georgia Tech (33-25) loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 10th. Leighton Finley took over for Chandler Marsh after the first two batters reached base. He surrendered a single to Cam Jones before striking out Drew Burress. Matthew Ellis followed with a sacrifice fly for the second out and John Giesler grounded out for the third.

Nolan Gorman hit an early two-run homer and a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. Gorman ripped a two-out single to right field off Gregory Soto to score the automatic runner in the 10th and help St. Louis avoid a series sweep. The Cardinals had lost their last six games in Philadelphia. Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley struck out Nick Castellanos for his 19th save, stranding automatic runner Bryce Harper at third base and ending Philadelphia’s three-game winning streak. John King tossed a scoreless inning of relief for the win.

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