To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan
…
Join our family of readers for as little as $14.99 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.
Already a member? Log in to continue. Otherwise, follow the link below to join.
Please log in to continue |
To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan
—————————----—
MARYLAND
———----———————
Bystander in serious condition after fatal shooting near White House checkpoint
SUMMARY: The bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remains in serious condition. The Secret Service on Sunday said the bystander, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening. Authorities have released few additional details about the early Saturday evening shooting. The District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department said the suspect, 21-year-old Nasire Best, started shooting toward a White House security checkpoint when Secret Service officers returned fire. Best, of Dundalk, Maryland, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
WORDS: 393 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 4:43 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/BystanderinseriousconditionafterfatalshootingnearWhiteHousecheckpoint/6cd7904169ccc872e59d061f3d9ffd8a/text——————————
—————————----—
PENNSYLVANIA
———----———————
The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved
SUMMARY: Memorial Day in the United States is officially about mourning fallen service members. But it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts. The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers. But even in the 19th century, grave ceremonies were often followed by picnics and other leisure activities. The holiday evolved with the arrival of baseball, the five-day work week and summer vacation. In the mid-20th century, a small number of businesses began to open. Sales and traveling are now commonplace.
WORDS: 843 - MOVED: 05/25/2026 4:23 a.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/TheoriginsofMemorialDayandhowithasevolved/2e6085ce93ea0c0e46e1ff1e095ba860/text——————————
——————————
SPORTS
——————————
—————————----—
MARYLAND
———----———————
Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin on 15-day injured list with 'best news' of shoulder strain
SUMMARY: Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. The move came one day after he threw five hitless innings in a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Irvin and Nationals manager Drew Butera say the diagnosis of a strain was good news. The right-hander was forced to leave Saturday’s game with soreness in the shoulder. Irvin says he has experienced discomfort before but “not like I did yesterday.” The Nationals recalled left-hander PJ Poulin from Triple-A Rochester. Butera says he hasn’t decided who will fill in for Irvin.
WORDS: 419 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 2:55 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/NationalsrighthanderJakeIrvinondayinjuredlistwithbestnewsofshoulderstrain/6ffcf1c68f6fc260e5838bc998758b3e/text——————————
Cowser's 3-run homer with 2 outs in 9th gives Orioles 5-3 win, deals Tigers 8th straight loss
SUMMARY: Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Detroit 5-3 in a day-night doubleheader opener that extended the Tigers’ losing streak to eight. Detroit, which lost for the 16th time in 18 games, led 3-1 before Taylor Ward’s RBI single in the eighth off Kyle Finnegan. Following walks by Jackson Holliday and Leody Taveras, Cowser drove an 0-2 sinker 440 feet, about six rows into the right-center field seats for his second home run this season.
WORDS: 365 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 3:55 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/CowsersrunhomerwithoutsinthgivesOrioleswindealsTigersthstraightloss/1da6e028d149745d584dee9e793fea5a/text——————————
Tigers 2B Torres taking a break from swinging a bat as he works to return from left oblique strain
SUMMARY: Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres said Sunday his left oblique strain isn’t fully healed and he will be taking a break from swinging the bat as he works to return from the injury. Torres got hurt on May 2, during a 5-1 win against Texas. He was thrown out at home trying to score from second base on Riley Greene’s single and left after three innings. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 4. Torres joined the Tigers in Baltimore this weekend and said he felt pain the last time he attempted to take swings. Torres said he is able to do everything defensively and in terms of running. But, he is taking four days off and will hit again on Tuesday.
WORDS: 313 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 5:17 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/TigersBTorrestakingabreakfromswingingabatasheworkstoreturnfromleftobliquestrain/925320a2e71b269636381d1202cf2243/text——————————
Griffin, Nationals beat Braves 2-1 to give Atlanta its first home series loss of the season
SUMMARY: Foster Griffin allowed only three hits in six innings, Nasim Nuñez singled in a run in the fifth and the Washington Nationals smothered Atlanta’s bats for the second straight day in a 2-1 win to give the Braves their first home series loss of the season. The Braves had won eight straight home series to open the season before losing two of three to Washington. The first-place Braves fell to 14-2-1 overall in series. Griffin recorded six strikeouts. The Braves, who were shut out on Saturday, finally scored one run in the ninth before leaving the bases loaded.
WORDS: 344 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 8:49 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/GriffinNationalsbeatBravestogiveAtlantaitsfirsthomeserieslossoftheseason/20776dfbb9b0eec926b2a0bf538d5b83/text——————————
Dingler's homer leads Tigers over Orioles 4-1 for doubleheader split, stopping 8-game losing streak
SUMMARY: Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Troy Melton and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers stopped an eight-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 in a doubleheader nightcap. Kevin McGonigle added a two-run single as the Tigers won for just the third time in 19 games and stopped their longest skid since August 2020. Detroit is just 8-21 on the road. Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning of the opener, lifting Baltimore to a 5-3 victory.
WORDS: 262 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 8:54 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/DinglershomerleadsTigersoverOriolesfordoubleheadersplitstoppinggamelosingstreak/41567fc86f5ffdb993fe0b0e41f311d6/text——————————
—————————----—
NEW JERSEY
———----———————
Mets star Juan Soto misses Sunday's game at Marlins because of an illness
SUMMARY: New York Mets star slugger Juan Soto was a late lineup scratch against the Miami Marlins on Sunday because of an illness. Soto was in the original lineup and slotted to bat third as designated hitter. Instead, rookie outfielder A.J. Ewing will hit third with MJ Melendez replacing Soto as the designated hitter. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Soto had been dealing with symptoms for the past three days and felt worse Sunday. Soto’s absence will create a huge hole in a lineup that scored only one run and had three hits in each of the first two games against Miami.
WORDS: 217 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 1:58 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/MetsstarJuanSotomissesSundaysgameatMarlinsbecauseofanillness/e658a585d4a67dd8d764d9c707ce91f9/text——————————
Streaking Knicks focused on Game 4 and not being on verge of reaching the NBA Finals
SUMMARY: Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away. Brunson’s focus, along with the rest of his teammates, is what happens in the first 12 minutes of Monday night’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The blinders approach has New York on a 10-game winning streak with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points and one victory away from its first finals appearance since 1999. No team in NBA history has blown a 3-0 lead, and the Knicks aren’t showing any signs of being the first in 164 series.
WORDS: 681 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 6:10 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/StreakingKnicksfocusedonGameandnotbeingonvergeofreachingtheNBAFinals/068fb73b462ce5f2708e43ae59355a27/text——————————
—————————----—
PENNSYLVANIA
———----———————
Esmerlyn Valdez hits first career home run as Pirates beat Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid sweep
SUMMARY: Esmerlyn Valdez homered for his first career hit, Spencer Horwitz and Oneil Cruz also connected and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Valdez was promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday and had gone 0 for 7 before hitting a two-run homer off Chase Lee in the sixth inning. Pirates reliever Dennis Santana brokered a trade with a fan for the ball, handing over a bat signed by Valdez and a Pirates cap in exchange for Valdez’s keepsake.
WORDS: 337 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 3:28 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/EsmerlynValdezhitsfirstcareerhomerunasPiratesbeatBlueJaystoavoidsweep/2b1e59af4ae7e7ec8983949dfd153867/text——————————
Kwan, Hoskins, Bazzana power Guardians past Phillies 3-1 for 8th win in 9 games
SUMMARY: Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI double in the sixth inning and Travis Bazzana homered in the eighth to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Hoskins has a big-hit history when he returns to Philadelphia to face his former team. That continued Sunday. After Chase DeLauter worked a two-out walk in the sixth, Hoskins doubled down the third base line, scoring DeLauter and giving Cleveland a two-run lead. Steven Kwan opened the scoring for the Guardians with an RBI single in the fifth. Parker Messick (6-1) earned the win and Andrew Painter (1-5) took the loss.
WORDS: 341 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 4:32 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/KwanHoskinsBazzanapowerGuardianspastPhilliesforthwiningames/048c6dcdda89d08f213305584b5ee061/text——————————
Messi leaves midway through second half, grabs at leg, Inter Miami rallies past Union 6-4
SUMMARY: Lionel Messi headed into the World Cup break a bit earlier than planned, and now it’ll be Argentina waiting to see if there’s an injury to worry about. Messi — who almost never gets subbed out of matches — left in the 73rd minute, meaning he was long gone before Luis Suárez’s third goal of the night lifted the defending MLS champions past the last-place Philadelphia Union 6-4 on Sunday night. Messi had two assists and Germán Berterame each scored twice during a record-setting first half for Inter Miami. But Messi basically took himself out of play in the 71st minute and reached toward his left hamstring at least once, then didn’t even venture toward the Inter Miami bench when he could be subbed out.
WORDS: 785 - MOVED: 05/24/2026 9:27 p.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/MessileavesmidwaythroughsecondhalfgrabsatlegInterMiamiralliespastUnion/9fc5366f7746e508b473bbef0003f110/text——————————
Pirates bullpen makes deal, hands over signed bat in swap for rookie outfielder's first HR ball
SUMMARY: What’s the cost of a milestone home run ball? In this case, one signed bat from the rookie who hit the blast, and one official cap. After Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez hit his first career home run in Sunday’s 4-1 win at Toronto, his teammates in the bullpen went to work to get the ball back for him. Valdez was promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday and had gone 0 for 7 with five strikeouts before hitting a two-run blast off Chase Lee in the sixth inning.
WORDS: 189 - MOVED: 05/25/2026 2:19 a.m. EDT
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/PiratesbullpenmakesdealhandsoversignedbatinswapforrookieoutfieldersfirstHRball/b80bfb305d40269e49e2734a66d3954d/text——————————
If you have a coverage enquiry, please contact Editorial Support (available 24/7) via editorialsupport@ap.org
<END>
