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Oklahoma standout LB Owen Heinecke gets court injunction to return to Sooners for another year 04/16/2026 06:51pm • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke has been cleared to return to the Sooners for another season. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman granted Heinecke a preliminary injunction against the NCAA on Thursday that gives him immediate relief and allows him to rejoin his team James Harden chases a long-awaited ring as Cavaliers open the playoffs vs Raptors 04/16/2026 06:35pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden has amassed many accomplishments during his career, which will likely include a place in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. However, Harden still has a glaring omission on his resume — a championship ring. Harden sees his midseason trade to the Cleveland DNA proves remains in a car found in the Columbia River are of an Oregon family missing since 1958 04/16/2026 06:32pm • CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) — DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas greenery, authorities said Thursday. The state medical examiner's office has identified parents Kenneth a Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay 04/16/2026 06:30pm • PHOENIX (AP) — A man charged in the disappearance of a Navajo grandmother whose case has highlighted the crisis of violence against Native Americans pleaded guilty Thursday to robbery as part of a second agreement reached with prosecutors. Preston Henry Tolth, 26, could be sentenced to a maximum o Langley Park teacher wins Prince George's Co. Public Schools Teacher of the Year award 04/16/2026 06:28pm • English teacher Clara Allsup was named as Prince George's County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The awards ceremony took place Thursday at the University of Maryland Golf Course, where Allsup was honored for her work as an educator. The teacher has spent her entire 8-year teaching career so Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out 04/16/2026 06:26pm • ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party until sexual assault allegations ruined his political fortunes, killed his estranged wife and then himself weeks before a judge's deadline to move out of their family home, according to police and Upstart Sabres, Flyers upend Eastern Conference playoff mix that also includes Lightning, Hurricanes 04/16/2026 06:22pm • As the Sabres opened practice Thursday, Buffalo city workers began hanging playoff banners on lamp posts lining Washington Street leading to the team’s arena entrance. The significance wasn’t lost on Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin in realizing that for the first time in 15 years, the Stanley Cup p Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show 04/16/2026 06:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, tax filings show. But the 34-year-old Democrat’s meteoric rise as a celebrity politician has brought only a modest increase in hip-hop profits: he took home $1,643 in m RBC Heritage Scores 04/16/2026 06:18pm • Thursday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,243; Par: 71 First Round Ludvig Aberg 33-30—63 Harris English Mike Trout crushes another Yankee Stadium homer, his fifth in four games 04/16/2026 06:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trout’s latest homer against the New York Yankees put him some rare company, and going deep again made history at Yankee Stadium. Trout homered for the fifth time during a four-game series on Thursday, crushing a 446-foot drive in the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Angel RBC Heritage Par Scores 04/16/2026 06:18pm • Thursday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head, S.C. Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,243; Par: 71 First Round Ludvig Aberg 33-30—63 -8 Doncic and Cunningham eligible for NBA awards after appeals of 65-game rule. But Edwards is not 04/16/2026 06:18pm • The Los Angeles Lakers ' Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons ' Cade Cunningham will be eligible for awards such as MVP and All-NBA this season despite falling short of the 65-game minimum, the league and the National Basketball Players Association said Thursday. Doncic played in 64 games and Cunningham The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes 04/16/2026 06:04pm • MIAMI (AP) — A longtime informant who traveled the world partying with rogue U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents avoided a prison sentence this week after admitting he failed to pay taxes on nearly $4 million he received for years of undercover work. Andres Zapata was sentenced Wednesday i IPC report finds that soaring oil prices threaten to deepen hunger in Haiti 04/16/2026 05:59pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of people facing high levels of hunger in Haiti is expected to drop slightly, according to a new report released Thursday, but officials say the situation remains critical and that any small gains might soon be erased because of soaring oil prices linked to Brazilian ex-intelligence chief Ramagem released after immigration arrest, thanks Trump 04/16/2026 05:55pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem celebrated on Thursday his release by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a two-day detention. He thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his release, though he provided no evidence that the leader had had