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WNBA expansion team Portland Fire uses training concept that emphasizes creativity, problem-solving 05/08/2026 04:34pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As the expansion Portland Fire prepared for their first WNBA season, players were introduced to a new training concept. Fire coach Alex Sarama has written a book on the method, called the Constraints-Led Approach, and the Fire have become something of an incubator for its us What Russia’s low‑key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine 05/08/2026 04:32pm • A three-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defused the tensions over a prospective Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow, but the deal appeared unlikely to set the stage for a comprehensive peace deal. Even as unilateral Wheeler Real Estate: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2026 04:31pm • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (WHLR) on Friday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The Virginia Beach, Virginia-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $2.2 million, or $5. Grains mostly higher, livestock lower 05/08/2026 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn gained 3.25 cents at $4.57 a bushel. May. wheat was unchanged at $6.07 a bushel. May. oats fell by 9.75 cents at $3.25 a bushel. May. soybeans rose by 13.25 cents at $11.94 a bushel. Beef was lower and po NFL and referees agree on a 7-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage 05/08/2026 04:24pm • The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials. The agreement, which was approved by the union's board of directors and ratified by a vote of the membership, runs throug 4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti's president 05/08/2026 04:23pm • MIAMI (AP) — A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose death led to extraordinary turmoil in the Caribbean nation. South Florida served as a central location for planning and financing the plot to oust Moïse and Anne Arundel Co. makes big plans ahead of Preakness races 05/08/2026 04:21pm • For the first time in its 151-year history, the Preakness Stakes is coming to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and local leaders want to make sure the region feels every bit of it. The races will be held at Laurel Racetrack, as Baltimore’s Pimlico track undergoes renovations. Attendance will How major US stock indexes fared Friday 5/8/2026 05/08/2026 04:21pm • U.S. stocks rose to records following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Friday to an all-time high after a report said employers added more jobs last month than expected, even though the war with Iran is raising fuel Maiden Holdings: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2026 04:21pm • HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Maiden Holdings Ltd. (KG) on Friday reported a loss of $7.4 million in its first quarter. The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had a loss of 96 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.34 per share. The reins Joel Eriksson Ek skates closer to a return with the Wild in a 2-0 hole against the Avalanche 05/08/2026 04:20pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek practiced with the team on a limited basis on Friday, and coach John Hynes said the two-way stalwart has a chance to return from his lower-body injury for Game 3 of their second-round series in the NHL playoffs against the Colorado Aval Biglari: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2026 04:18pm • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH) on Friday reported a loss of $14.5 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Antonio-based company said it had a loss of $55.89. The investment firm that owns or has holdings in Steak 'n Shake and Cracker Barrel r TruBridge: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2026 04:17pm • MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — TruBridge, Inc. (TBRG) on Friday reported net income of $506,000 in its first quarter. The Mobile, Alabama-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 59 cents per share. The healthcar 'Somebody stole from me': Mom mourns after 2 fatally shot in kids' soccer dispute 05/08/2026 04:17pm • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A young man appeared in a Michigan court on murder charges Friday, three days after police say a dispute outside a school about who could play an informal game of soccer escalated into a fatal shooting that killed a teenager and a woman trying to help him. Grand Rapids p Oragenics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/08/2026 04:17pm • LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (AP) — LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (AP) — Oragenics Inc. (OGEN) on Friday reported a loss of $2.2 million in its first quarter. The Lakewood Ranch, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 51 cents per share. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automated Training to be a teacher is expensive. These California programs can help 05/08/2026 04:12pm • Becoming a new public school teacher in California means facing an impossible choice: work for a high-need school, making a full-time salary but with little support or training; or get the proper education and training but lose a year or more of wages. For decades those were often the only options.