USNEWS AND WORLD

MINNEAPOLIS – This Mother’s Day is a special one for Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski’s family. His mom Lisa is scheduled to finish her last round of pills on Sunday, marking the end of her Leukemia treatment, Hayden said.  “It’s a really good Mother’s Day gift,” he said in a conversation with the Sun-Times. Wesneski and … Read more

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Biden and congressional leaders will likely resume talks on Tuesday at the White House over the debt limit, the president said Sunday, as the nation continues to edge closer to its legal borrowing authority with no agreement in sight. The meeting was initially supposed to be Friday, but was abruptly … Read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and their fifth straight victory. Gonsolin (1-1) allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one in lowering his ERA to … Read more

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY (Associated Press) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race Sunday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes were counted. The results, … Read more

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — William Byron avoided a wreck between Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson on a restart six laps from the end and held on to win the Goodyear 400 in overtime at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. Byron, who got pushed out of the way by winner Joey Logano two laps from the end … Read more

On Tuesday MTV News became the latest outlet to shut down after 36 years, prompting a bouquet of eulogies posted across social media, which abetted its demise. Remembrances arose in the immediate wake of its termination by Paramount, its parent company, with erstwhile regular viewers pausing to acknowledge the roles Sway Calloway, Kurt Loder, Tabitha … Read more