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Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 26th and 27th home runs, Jose Trevino delivered a two-run shot that put New York ahead in the eighth inning and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4.

Gerrit Cole took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Aaron Hicks hit a tiebreaking triple in the ninth as Manuel Margot slammed into the right-field wall and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 for their 50th win.

The Tampa Bay Rays came into the season with Wander Franco at shortstop, Brandon Lowe at second base and Mike Zunino behind the plate.

Anthony Rizzo hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning and the streaking New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 for their 14th straight home win.

Spanish media report that former King Juan Carlos has postponed a second visit home since he established residence abroad after his reputation was tarnished by financial scandal.

Milan’s famed La Scala opera house has announced the celebration of next season’s gala premiere with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov.”.

Spain’s armed forces have fired an army captain after a video was posted on social media showing some 30 soldiers kneeling in front of the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum, the most potent existing symbol of the dictatorship of the late Gen. Francisco Franco.

The Rays have put shortstop Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list with a right quadriceps strain, the latest setback for the injury-plagued team.

Corey Kluber and Gerrit Cole dueled evenly for six impressive innings before the Tampa Bay Rays scored a pair of late runs to beat the Yankees 3-1, ending New York’s four-game winning streak.

The Spanish government will tighten judicial control over the country’s intelligence agency.

Randy Arozarena hit a pair of homers, Jeffrey Springs threw shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays spoiled the debut of Baltimore Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman with a 6-1 victory.

Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I, is planning to visit Spain again in June.

Twenty years after a spate of deaths at a rural Missouri hospital, a former worker has been charged with murder.

Spain’s former king has returned to the country for his first visit since leaving nearly two years ago amid a cloud of financial scandals.

Yadiel Hernandez and Maikel Franco homered and the Washington Nationals ended the Houston Astros’ 11-game winning streak with a 13-6 romp.

Authorities say they've arrested a former respiratory therapist who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a patient 20 years ago.

Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power.

Vidal Bruján got an RBI double leading off the 10th inning for his first hit of the season, and the Tampa Bay Rays rebounded from their no-hit loss with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Shohei Ohtani hit his first grand slam in professional baseball on a two-homer night, and the surging Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-3.

Shohei Ohtani hit a tying, two-run double in the ninth inning, Anthony Rendon followed with a game-ending single against his former team and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 5-4.

Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.

French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe.

The Spanish government has passed a decree aimed at boosting the transparency in a monarchy still reeling from scandals involving King Felipe VI’s father, former King Juan Carlos I.

Miguel Cabrera reached the 3,000-hit mark on a weekend afternoon in front of an adoring crowd at his home ballpark in Detroit.

Austin Slater smacked a three-run homer as part of a seven-run second inning against struggling Washington starter Patrick Corbin, and the San Francisco Giants cruised past the Nationals 7-1.

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI turned 95 this past weekend.

Rookie Seth Beer had three hits and three RBIs, and Daulton Varsho added a two-run homer to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 11-2.

A former personal assistant to Amber Heard says she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of then-husband Johnny Depp.

A longtime friend and next-door neighbor of Johnny Depp says Amber Heard told him Depp had hit her.

Another month, another four-decade high for inflation.

Lawyers for actress Amber Heard are warning a jury that a six-week libel trial sought by Johnny Depp will likely devolve into a mudslinging soap opera.

Depp has sued his ex-wife for an op-ed she wrote about being a domestic abuse victim. She counter-sued.

Nelson Cruz hit his 450th home run and added a tiebreaking two-run single in three-run eighth inning that lifted the Washington Nationals over the Mets 4-2 and prevented New York from an opening four-game sweep.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber looked good in his debut with the Tampa Bay Rays, pitching into the fifth inning to help the defending AL East champions beat Baltimore 8-0 and complete a season-opening sweep of the Orioles.

Spain’s main opposition party has appointed a veteran conservative politician as its new chief in an effort to move past an ugly internal clash that brought down his predecessor.

Trevor Story and Nick Castellanos are among the newest $100 million men during a Major League Baseball offseason full of big contracts.

There are no more bargaining sessions on the calendar.

Designer Gabriela Hearst brandished her green mindedness by setting her Chloe show at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday inside a famous Parisian greenhouse.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a musical reunion of Leon Bridges and Khruangbin, the first take of a multi-part documentary on Kanye West and the return of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for its pandemic-delayed fourth season.

Campaigning in the Philippine presidential election has begun with candidates led by a late dictator’s son and the pro-democracy current vice president.

An Italian appeals court has definitively annulled the arrest warrant for the prime suspect in the Vatican’s big fraud and embezzlement trial.

Authorities in Brazil say landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains have killed at least 19 people in the country's most populous state, Sao Paulo.

K-way, the Franco-Italian brand synonymous with windbreaker, is stepping into luxury fashion with its first live runway show ever on the closing day of Milan Fashion Week.

The Catholic church has been the dominant religious force in Spain for centuries.

Pope Francis is celebrating Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Oscar-nominated actor James Franco recently admitted having sex with students at his drama school.

Months after settling a sexual misconduct lawsuit, James Franco said he has been “doing a lot of work” on himself.

The actor spoke at length about allegations of sexual misconduct made against him in 2018.

U.S. consumer confidence rose this month as Americans shrugged off concerns about rising prices and COVID’-19′s highly contagious omicron variant.

Pedro Almodóvar's “Parallel Mothers” stars Penelope Cruz and Milena Smit as young mothers who meet at the hospital and whose babies are accidentally switched at birth.

Thousands of Catalans has taken to the streets of Barcelona to protest against a court decision that mandates that 25% of all school subjects be taught in Spanish and reduces the still predominant use of the local Catalan language in classrooms.

Heading into the Christmas week, nuclear energy has become a big thorn in the side of the European Union.

Most eligible Chilean voters stayed home for the first round of presidential voting.

Right-hander Max Scherzer agreed to a record-setting $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets and shortstop Corey Seager struck a $325 million, 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers as players and teams rushed to reach agreements before an expected lockout.

Trends include high-end materials, furniture-quality finishes and multifunctional spaces.

The farmer moved a two-century-old border stone into French territory as it was blocking his tractor.

1 of 3A prominent group of pediatric pulmonologists has joined KIDZ Medical Services (KIDZ), a physician-owned healthcare organization thatprovides pediatric, neonatal, and obstetrical care in seven counties in Florida. The three physicians who comprise the Pediatric Pulmonology Group of South Florida, Antonio Rodríguez, M.D., María Franco, M.D. and Alicia Della Volpe, M.D., are double board- certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Rodríguez, Franco and Della Volpe to KIDZ Medical. This merger further strengthens the pulmonary team at KIDZ Medical and our ability to serve the communities in Miami-Dade, Broward and Collier counties,” said Wayne Brackin, CEO of KIDZ Medical.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks to media in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarters. Thierry MonasseThe European Commission will unveil Wednesday a new coronavirus-related stimulus package and expectations are that it could boost markets across Europe. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will present her own proposal Wednesday, building on the Franco-German plan. Peripheral bond yields have moved lower in the month of May as investors have digested the possibility of common European debt. Meanwhile in currencies, the euro the common currency used across 19 European countries could strengthen on the back of new European stimulus.

Maria E. Franco, MD, pediatric pulmonologist at Nicklaus Childrens Hospital, has been elected president of the hospitals Medical Executive Committee (MEC) for a three-year term. Elected vice president for a three-year term is Dr. Ziad Khatib, a pediatric hematologist/ oncologist on the hospitals medical staff since 1993. Dr. Franco has been in private practice based at Nicklaus Childrens main campus since 1998. Nicklaus Childrens also recognizes the following outgoing MEC members whose terms concluded on Dec. 31, 2019:Pablo Marcelo Laufer, MD outgoing president of the Medical Staff;Anselmo Cepero-Akselrad, MD outgoing vice president of the Medical Staff, andJose Rosa-Olivares, MD outgoing MEC member. For more information about Nicklaus Childrens Hospital, visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.