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Kentucky Derby winner Cherie DeVaux bet on herself and won big

For more than a decade, Cherie DeVaux helped train other people’s horses as she dreamed of one day taking the reins herself.That dream came true, and then some. DeVaux became the first woman to train the winning horse at the Kentucky Derby when Golden Tempo claimed the 152nd Run for the Roses on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Jockey Jose Ortiz rode Golden Tempo to a first-place finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday.Rob Carr / Getty ImagesBefore starting her stable, DeVaux climbed her way up the ranks, beginning as a stable worker for the late Chuck Simon before becoming an assistant trainer for Chad Brown. In 2018, she finally acquired her trainer’s license and went out on her own. “It was a conversation with my now husband,” DeVaux, 44, said to WLEX-TV about her decision to go solo. “I was burned out from being an assistant trainer. I wanted to do something more for myself, have a little bit more of a personal life.”DeVaux’s initial plan was to see how training by herself went for three years, but she would win her first race only 11 months later. Though the start of the pandemic soon after halted her momentum, DeVaux kept

Photos from the 152nd Kentucky Derby: the best day in horse racing, the 'Sport of Kings'

Once again, tens of thousands flocked to Churchill Downs, dressed to the nines, to partake in one of the grandest spectacles in sport and, perhaps, travel back in time. Spectators enjoying the lead up to the 152th Kentucky Derby, as the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs look on.Steph Chambers / Getty ImagesMay 2, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT / Updated May 2, 2026, 5:06 PM EDTEvery year, the Kentucky Derby produces some of the best visuals in sports, horses galloping around a dirt track, the stands filled with spectators dressed in linen suits, gaudy dresses, and even gaudier hats, the twin spires of Churchill Downs looking on from above. The Derby has gone on like this for more than 150 years. Long ago, horse racing was referred to as the “sport of kings,” for its connection to nobility and high-class society. The Derby offers us all a chance to play dress-up, celebrate this historic sport, and travel back in time.Follow along for live updatesThe sights, the sounds, the grandeur — it’s almost as important as which horse wins, at the end of the day. Grace Hollars / USA Today Network via Imagn ImagesJeff Faughender / USA Today Network via Imagn Images

Spirit Airlines says all flights are canceled as it shuts down operations

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Boy, 14, shot dead by Israeli settlers in West Bank amid escalation in violence

May 2, 2026, 7:00 AM EDTBy Molly HunterAL-MUGHAYYIR, OCCUPIED WEST BANK – A boy’s blood still stained the sidewalk in front of his school, days after an Israeli settler shot him dead.Aws al-Nasaan, 14, was gunned down in broad daylight last week in the small Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, in the occupied West Bank. His death comes amid a dramatic escalation in settler violence, alongside a push to expand Israel's control over the West Bank through new laws, settlement expansions and security crackdowns limiting Palestinians' freedom. According to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Israeli settlers and forces have killed at least 42 Palestinians so far this year. The attack, caught on video from multiple angles, took place just after noon on Tuesday, April 21. Video obtained by NBC News shows a bearded man in an Israeli military uniform firing down the hill toward the school. He crouches to get a better angle and keeps shooting. Video shot from the road to the east side of the school shows bullets hitting the wall. In one of the videos, al-Nasaan’s body can be seen on the ground as his friends shout for help. Aws al-Nasaan

Kentucky Derby 2026 guide: Where to watch, start guide, betting odds, lineup and more

2026 Kentucky Derby guide: Date, location, time, TV channels, betting favorites and moreGet the latest ahed of the 2026 Kentucky Derby, including how to watch, what time it starts, where to watch or stream the race, who is expected to win and more.May 2, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT / Updated May 2, 2026, 6:56 AM EDTThe hunt for horse racing's Triple Crown begins Saturday with the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky.This year, the field of 3-year-old horses aren't the only ones drawing attention. Trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have won the Kentucky Derby a record-tying six times, will have two horses in the field as he tries to become the race's all-time winningest trainer. NBC Sports will provide coverage of the Derby all Saturday.Date: Saturday, May 2Live coverage time: Begins at 12 p.m. ET on Peacock and continues on NBC and Peacock at 2:30 p.m.Post time for Kentucky Derby: 6:57 p.m. ETWhere: Churchill Downs in Louisville, KentuckyTV Network: NBCStreaming: PeacockThe essentialsWho: 20 3-year-old horsesPurse: $5 million ($3.1 million for first place)Distance: 1¼ milesPost positions with odds via NBC SportsNo. 1 Renegade (4-1)Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. | Trainer: Todd PletcherCareer Highlight: The odds-on favorite to win won

How Tom Steyer's unexpected alliance with progressives vaulted him into the top tier of California's governor race

When the Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution endorsed Tom Steyer in the unwieldy California governor’s race, the irony of a progressive group founded on an anti-billionaire ethos backing a multibillionaire wasn’t lost on its leader.“If you had asked me a year ago, ‘Oh, are you going to endorse a billionaire for anything? I think that would have been highly unlikely,” Joseph Geevarghese, Our Revolution’s executive director, said in an interview.But Geevarghese said he’d been impressed with Steyer’s policy platform and engagement with liberal groups in the state.“The most energizing and ideologically aligned candidate just happens to be a billionaire,” he said.The unexpected alliance between progressives and Steyer — a hedge fund founder who’s faced criticism for past investments in controversial spaces like private prisons — has helped vault him into the top tier of a California governor’s race that lacks a clear favorite one month out from the all-party primary. Despite initial skepticism from liberal groups and politicians in the biggest Democratic state in the country, Steyer managed to stay in the conversation with his consistent push for progressive priorities, like single-payer health care, taxing the profits of oil companies and a billionaire tax that is likely to appear on the

Trump endorses Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky Senate primary

President Donald Trump moved Friday to thin the Republican field running for Senate in Kentucky, endorsing Rep. Andy Barr and prompting businessman Nate Morris — who had support from key Trump world figures — to drop out of the race for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell's open seat.“I know Andy well, and he is always a Vote we can count on because he knows what it takes to GET THINGS DONE and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site.The post came 16 minutes after Trump wrote that he had met with Morris on Thursday and urged him to end his campaign and instead accept an ambassadorship.“When President Trump asks you to serve your nation, you answer the call,” Morris said in a statement to NBC News, confirming that he has decided to drop out of the race. “I am incredibly proud to be a part of the Trump Administration, representing Kentucky and America on the global stage and fighting for the America First agenda.”In a statement, Barr said he was “honored” to have Trump’s endorsement.“Just like the President said at his Northern Kentucky rally in March, I’ve been with him all the way and

Alabama governor calls special session to move primaries for redistricting, while Georgia passes

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called legislators into a special session Friday and asked them to reschedule the state's midterm primaries, in hopes that pushing those elections back will give them time to re-install congressional maps that had been blocked in court before a landmark Supreme Court ruling changed the landscape around race and redistricting this week.Alabama was scheduled to host its election on May 19, using a court-ordered map that includes two congressional districts in which Black voters have a good chance of electing the representative of their choice, following redistricting litigation earlier this decade. But after a Wednesday ruling from the Supreme Court that signals that Alabama might be allowed to use a previous map with just one Black-majority district, Ivey said Friday she wanted state lawmakers to reschedule the election.“By calling the Legislature into a special session, I am ensuring Alabama is prepared should the courts act quickly enough to allow Alabama’s previously drawn congressional and state Senate maps to be used during this election cycle," Ivey said in a statement Friday afternoon.Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana's congressional map unconstitutional in an opinion effectively gutting the racial gerrymandering protections in Section 2 of the

Appeals court reinstates requirement that abortion pills be dispensed in person

A federal appeals court on Friday granted the state of Louisiana's request to reinstate a nationwide requirement that abortion pills be dispensed in person. The ruling represents a victory for opponents of abortion rights, since it limits access by blocking people's ability to obtain mifepristone — one of the two pills used in medication abortions — through telehealth and by mail.Telehealth prescriptions have been key to maintaining abortion access in states that outlawed or restricted the practice after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. “Anti-abortion politicians have just made it much harder for people everywhere in the country to get a medication that abortion and miscarriage patients have been safely using for more than 25 years,” Julia Kaye, senior staff attorney for the Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU, said Friday in a press release.During the Covid pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration under President Joe Biden temporarily eliminated a requirement for mifepristone to be dispensed only in clinics, medical offices and hospitals. The change was made permanent in 2023.Louisiana challenged that FDA regulation in federal court last year, alleging that it created safety risks and that the data to support it was flawed or nonexistent. Multiple

Anger and despair among Jewish Britons after spate of attacks

LONDON — Britain in 2026 is a place where Jack Hur doesn’t feel safe wearing his Star of David pendant. It’s where some Jewish mothers tell their teenage sons to remove their kippot before boarding the tube. It’s where dinner-table talk of leaving the country no longer seems outlandish.Standing behind the counter of Sulam’s Kosher Food Store, Hur, 32, produces his Star of David necklace from underneath his sweatshirt. From his back pocket he reveals a kippah. “I only wear this sometimes,” he says, unfolding the small, black skullcap. “It depends where I am.”Ultimately for Jews, he said, “Britain just isn’t safe.”Golders Green, a hub for Britain’s tiny Jewish community, feels like a neighborhood under siege. Antisemitism had been surging in the United Kingdom since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent offensive in the Gaza Strip. There were 3,700 reported antisemitic incidents last year, more than double the number in 2022, according to the Community Security Trust, a charity that coordinates security measures at Jewish institutions and tracks this data.But a spate of attacks against synagogues and other Jewish sites in recent weeks has brought that to another level.Jack Hur in Golders Green.Alexander Smith

Gas prices jump to $4.39 per gallon as Iran war drags on

The national average gas price rose to a fresh wartime high of $4.39 per gallon in its biggest one-day jump since a ceasefire with Iran was announced on April 7. It was also the biggest one day jump since early March.On Thursday, gas prices jumped seven cents to $4.30, but overnight jumped an additional nine cents. Since the war started, the average price of gas has risen more than 47%.The steady rise for gas prices comes as crude oil extends its gain for the year to around 80%. U.S. crude oil closed on Friday around $102 per barrel and international benchmark Brent ended the week at about $108 per barrel. This week, price pressures worsened as President Donald Trump said that he wants to maintain the blockade on Iranian ports, which the U.S. Navy has been enforcing since April 13. "Iran can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon, and their economy is crashing," Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon. "The power of the blockade is incredible."Casting fresh doubt on how fast the war can be ended, Trump added, "They're not getting any money from oil, and hopefully it can be worked out very soon."On Friday, Trump told

Spirit's possible shutdown looms after bailout plans opposed by Republicans

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Billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker explores something new in a 2028 run: Raising money

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker may be a billionaire, but should the Democrat run for president in 2028, he may for the first time accept fundraising dollars, NBC News has learned.Two people involved in discussions around Pritzker strategy said while the governor has not pulled the trigger on a 2028 campaign, he has given early signs that he would not self-finance — at least not entirely. Pritzker has reached out to operatives who have national fundraising experience and internally discussed what digital fundraising might look like, a person with knowledge of the conversations said. For the governor seeking a third term in Illinois, it would be the first time he ever looked to fundraise from donors. He first ran for governor in 2018, leaning on his personal wealth.Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, is a free-spending billionaire, who for years sprinkled millions of dollars across the country to support state parties or back ballot questions on reproductive rights in battleground states. Between his 2018 and 2022 runs for governor, he spent more than $350 million of his own money. Via a super PAC, he also threw $10 million behind Illinois Democratic Senate nominee Juliana Stratton in her primary earlier

Trump says Iran wants to make a deal but he is 'not satisfied' with proposal

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Trump says he thinks War Powers Act is 'unconstitutional'

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Biden backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor in his first endorsement since leaving office

Former President Joe Biden on Friday backed former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' campaign for governor in Georgia, his first endorsement since leaving office last year."I've known her for a long time, and she's something special," Biden said in a video backing the former mayor, who served as a senior adviser in the Biden administration.Biden added in the video that the "same qualities that made her a great mayor made her invaluable to our administration." He called Bottoms "smart" and "focused" and said she "gets things done.""Georgia, she's ready. She's been ready," said the former president, who included Bottoms on a short list of potential vice presidential running mates in 2020.Bottoms is running in a crowded Democratic primary field, which also includes former Georgia state Sen. Jason Esteves, former state labor commissioner and DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who served as a Republican but later switched parties.Bottoms has held a lead in public polling in the race, but it's unclear whether she'll garner more than 50% of the vote and avoid a runoff after the May 19 primary.Whoever wins the Democratic primary nomination will go on to face the eventual GOP gubernatorial nominee. Georgia,

Trump says he doesn't need congressional authorization for Iran conflict

3h ago / 10:12 PM EDTTrump administration is pulling 5,000 troops from Germany The U.S. is withdrawing approximately 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon officials said today, after President Donald Trump was angered by criticism from the German chancellor over the war with Iran.The troop moves would include one brigade combat team as well as other forces inside Germany, the officials said. The decision does not appear to affect the U.S. military’s massive medical support bases, like Landstuhl, where thousands of troops, including casualties from the Iran war, have been taken for medical treatment.The decision was a direct response to comments made by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but also reflected Trump’s frustration that U.S. allies aren’t doing enough. Trump has been threatening Germany and other NATO allies over their refusal to engage in the U.S. and Israel-led war on Iran. He suggested earlier this week he might pull troops from Germany.“The Europeans have not stepped up when America needed them,” said a senior Pentagon official said. “This cannot be a one-way street.”Read the full story here.4h ago / 9:09 PM EDTTrump endorses Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky Senate primary President Donald Trump moved today to thin the Republican field running for Senate

Elizabeth Warren to campaign in Iowa for progressive Senate candidate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., plans to campaign for Iowa Senate candidate Zach Wahls this month, adding firepower to a raging battle between progressive outsider candidates and the Democratic Party establishment.Wahls, a state senator, is pitted against state Rep. Josh Turek, whom many perceive as the favorite of Democratic leaders in Washington, in the June 2 primary. The winner will take on Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson in what promises to be a closely watched race in the fight for control of the Senate."Zach Wahls is running to shake things up," Warren said in a statement announcing her May 10 visit to a Wahls rally in Des Moines. "He's taking on a corrupt system that's rigged against working families; a system where giant corporations, their lobbyists, and their super PACs funnel millions to candidates like Ashley Hinson, so those politicians let them jack up prices on groceries, prescriptions drugs, and the basics Iowans need to get by."Warren, who had already endorsed Wahls, announced her trip to the state Friday morning, one day after an establishment favorite, Gov. Janet Mills, dropped out of a heated Maine Democratic Senate primary. Mills' decision to suspend her campaign all but ensures that Graham Platner, an oyster