Day: May 2, 2025

Bob Baffert-trained horse scratched from Kentucky Derby ahead of Hall of Famer’s return to Churchill Downs

9:20 pm May 2, 2025

The field for the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby was reduced to 19 by Friday after two horses were scratched with potential complications, including one colt trained by legendary trainer Bob Baffert. Rodriguez, the Wood Memorial winner, was scratched Thursday due to a bruised foot and will instead be sidelined until the second leg of […]

Luigi Mangione argues double jeopardy in bid to drop murder case, suppress evidence

9:15 pm May 2, 2025

Attorneys for the man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson filed a motion to the New York Supreme Court on Thursday to suppress evidence in the state’s case against him, and to have the case dismissed completely. Luigi Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Angifilo, said in the filing that statements her client made to Altoona, […]

Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel’s roof ahead of conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor

9:15 pm May 2, 2025

The chimney that will let the world know when cardinals have chosen a successor to Pope Francis was installed Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Firefighters were seen putting up the fixture ahead of the conclave set to begin next Wednesday. During a conclave, cardinals vote through a secret ballot. A two-thirds […]

Abrego Garcia’s wife begged judge for protection order, saying ‘he slapped me’: audio

8:38 pm May 2, 2025

Deported alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia is facing more allegations of abuse after an audio recording reportedly of his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, begging a judge for a temporary order of protection. In a recording of an August 2020 court hearing obtained by USA Today, Sura describes the abuse she allegedly suffered at the […]

AOC draws spotlight with Queens town hall as 2028 White House talk swirls

8:33 pm May 2, 2025

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is hosting an in-person town hall in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Friday night amid speculation she is considering a 2028 presidential run. After speaking at a May Day protest in New York City on Thursday, rejecting Trump’s agenda and warning protesters that Republicans “are going after Medicaid next,” Ocasio-Cortez is returning […]