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The hunt for horse racing’s Triple Crown begins Saturday with the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. This year, the field of 3-year-old horses aren’t the only ones drawing attention. Trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have won…

By the time doctors detect pancreatic cancer, it’s often too late to treat effectively. But a new study suggests that artificial intelligence might be able to find signs of the disease before tumors are visible on a scan. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. An AI…

Danco Laboratories, one of the makers of the abortion pill mifepristone, asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block a lower court ruling that imposed a nationwide requirement for the medication to be dispensed in person. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In its filing, the…

PORTLAND, Maine — Before Graham Platner dove into the meat of his speech at the Maine Democratic Party Convention Saturday night, where he said it is “very odd but deeply humbling” to be the “presumptive nominee” for Senate, he first thanked his former opponent, Gov. Janet Mills. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited…

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was reviewing a new offer from the Iranian regime to the end the war, but offered little optimism that the proposal would succeed. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has…

Defense lawyers for the man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last week say he’s being deprived of his dignity and resources by being unnecessarily kept under suicide precautions. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a…

For more than a decade, Cherie DeVaux helped train other people’s horses as she dreamed of one day taking the reins herself. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. That dream came true, and then some. DeVaux became the first woman to train the winning horse at…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Passengers arriving at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Saturday were still being dropped off for flights that no longer existed — learning only at curbside that Spirit Airlines had shut down overnight. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I just found out,”…