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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Twenty horses stampeding toward the first turn in a battle for position. A screaming crowd of 150,000 and maybe some showers that dampen the Churchill Downs dirt strip. It’s the 150th Kentucky Derby. Beyond a couple early wagering favorites, it’s a wide-open race. Post time is 6:57 p.m. EDT Saturday. The forecast calls for 79 degrees and overcast skies with 82% humidity and a 20% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. The dirt surface was upgraded to good early in the afternoon after being muddy to start the day’s racing. Fans poured through the gates at Churchill Downs in colorful outfits and large hats with plumage. They lined up to buy mint juleps in souvenir glasses. Cigar smoke curled in the humid air. Wet weather could benefit six horses that have won in the mud or slop before, including early favorites Fierceness and Sierra Leone. The others with experience on messy surfaces are Dornoch, Just a Touch, Mystik Dan and Society Man. The Derby will answer the perennial question of which 3-year-old can best handle running 1 1/4 miles in front of

WEATHER ALERT Winter Storm Warning WATCH LIVE Welcome, Manage MyDisney Account Log Out Saturday, May 4, 2024 7:03PM Fresno police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a woman and critically injured a man in northeast Fresno Friday. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a woman and critically injured a man in northeast Fresno. Police say officers attempted to pull over a car near Gettysburg Avenue and First Street before 9 p.m. Friday for not having their lights on. However, the driver sped off into the residential area near Fashion Fair Mall and jumped the curb into a park near Santa Ana Avenue. Officers say that’s where the car hit a man in his 30s and a woman before driving off and later crashing into a pole near Thesta and Santa Ana. The people inside the car got out and ran. Officials say the woman died at the scene due to her injuries. The man was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Authorities are looking for two men who were inside the

JACKSON, Miss. — Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly this week when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black student in a raucous gathering that was endorsed by a far-right congressman from Georgia. “Ole Miss taking care of business,” Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins wrote Friday on the social platform X with a with a link to the video showing the racist jeers. The Associated Press left voicemail messages for Collins on Friday at his offices in Georgia and Washington and sent an email to his spokesperson, asking for an explanation of what Collins meant. There was no immediate response. The taunting brought sharp criticism on and off campus. “Students were calling for an end to genocide. They were met with racism,” James M. Thomas, a sociology professor at the University of Mississippi, wrote Friday on X. The Rev. Cornell William Brooks, a former president and CEO of the NAACP and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, wrote on X that a white man mocking a Black woman as a

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WEATHER ALERT Winter Storm Warning WATCH LIVE Welcome, Manage MyDisney Account Log Out Saturday, May 4, 2024 3:16PM A Kansas man is now the second whistleblower linked to Boeing to die in the last two months. A Kansas man is now the second whistleblower linked to Boeing to die in the last two months. The family of 45-year-old Joshua Dean says he died April 30. He had a staph infection that quickly developed into pneumonia. Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, was reportedly among the first to sound the alarm about potentially dangerous defects with the 737 Max. In March, a former Boeing manager who raised safety questions about the aircraft maker was found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. John Barnett, 62, was a longtime Boeing employee and worked as a quality-control manager before he retired in 2017. In the years after that, he shared his concerns with journalists. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved. Top Stories

Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party’s mayor of London, has romped to victory, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.’s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election.

OAKLAND – At a glance, Lawrence Butler’s first full year with the A’s has been merely okay. Butler delivered his first career walk-off on April 12, launching a 445-foot home run that same night, but through 30 games, he’s hitting .185 with a .599 OPS. Dig deeper, though, and Butler’s tantalizing potential becomes clear. He’s smashing the ball. He’s displaying more patience. He’s playing fantastic defense. He’s, in short, flashing glimpses of being a foundational piece. “I envision him being extremely successful,” Darren Bush, Oakland’s bench coach and director of hitting, said. “He’s big, strong and fast. When you have that combination and you’re willing to listen and you’re willing to learn and you’re willing to take information in and use it, you’re going to have a good chance of being successful.” The underlying number that immediately jumps out is his average exit velocity of 94.4 mph. Entering Friday, that places him in the 97th percentile, tying him with Shohei Ohtani and placing him just below Aaron Judge (94.6 mph) and Matt Olson (94.7 mph). It’s not just the exit velocity, either. Just about all

Many of the world’s greatest historical structures and buildings have been constructed with stone, but the material is largely no longer used in construction because of its cost. A New York startup is trying to change that.

Andrew Carmellini has risen to the top of the culinary world, opening a bevy of restaurants in New York City over the past two decades. Now, his newest restaurant, Café Carmellini, is the first one that has his name on it. Jeff Glor has more.

Pressure has been mounting to reach a deal as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is dramatically escalating while Israel insists it will launch an offensive into Rafah, the territory’s southernmost city.

Jason de Leon has spent years studying undocumented migration and border concerns, trying to understand why people would leave their homes in search of new ones. The reasons can include climate change, poverty and violence, and in his newest book, Leon dives into clandestine border crossings like never before. Dana Jacobson has more.

Hope Hicks, a longtime close aide of former President Donald Trump, took the stand Friday to testify in his New York hush money trial. Hicks detailed the chaos inside Trump’s 2016 campaign, making her the first member of Trump’s inner circle to testify.

Employment data released in April showed that less jobs were added during the month than analysts expected, and showed that the nation’s unemployment rate had ticked up. Economists say this shows a cooling job market, but President Biden said it’s a sign his own economic plan is working.

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RED BLUFF — The Red Bluff Office of The California Highway Patrol will hold an educational program on May 13 specifically designed for drivers 65 and older. The CHP said this invaluable program, presented by CHP Senior Volunteers and a CHP Officer, is free. The two-hour session delves into crucial topics such as roadway safety, reaction times, DUI awareness, and more. Participants in this enlightening program will gain knowledge and receive a Certificate of Participation, a tangible testament to their commitment to enhancing their understanding of safe driving practices. The class will begin at 10 a.m. and run until noon at the Red Bluff Community & Senior Center, 1500 South Jackson Street, Red Bluff. Due to the high demand and limited space of 30 people, the CHP urges interested individuals to secure their spots promptly. To reserve a place in the class, please get in touch with the Red Bluff CHP office at (530) 737-6746. “Join us in promoting and ensuring safer roadways for all Californians. Your commitment to enhancing driver safety is highly commendable, and we look forward to your participation in this educational