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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State investigators were on site at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters. Tommy Petty, chief of the state Department of Labor’s Amusement Device Bureau, said investigators

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. And some states — and racial or

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Montgomery beat the Yankees for the second time since they traded him last summer, pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 win over Gerrit Cole that completed a disappointing 3-3 trip for New York. On a day Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for

ST. LOUIS (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the fifth time this season, tossed for arguing balls and strikes in the top of the third inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Plate umpire Dan Merzel ejected Boone with an 0-1 count on Gleyber Torres after Boone complained

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-hander Drew VerHagen on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement and recalled left-hander JoJo Romero from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday before their game against the New York Yankees. VerHagen, 32, is 4-0 with a 4.78 ERA in a

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader had a first-inning sacrifice fly in his return to St. Louis, rookie Anthony Volpe hit a go-ahead triple as part of his fifth straight multihit game and the New York Yankees beat the Cardinals 6-2 for a doubleheader split. St. Louis won the rain-interrupted

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals scored five times off the Dodgers’  Julio Urías in the first inning before holding on for 6-4 victory. Urías had just returned from an injured hamstring and was making his first appearance since May 18. It was just the second win for

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aroldis Chapman is back in the bullpen for a division-leading team, though he won’t initially be the primary closer for the Texas Rangers. The once-dominant closer joined the AL West leaders on Saturday, a day after being acquired in a trade from the last-place Royals.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Daniel Hudson made his long-awaited return to the big leagues and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. That ended an odyssey for the veteran right-hander that began with torn ligaments in his left knee and included several setbacks in his recovery, including a

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has approved a close to $52 billion state budget that includes billions in funding to expand Interstate 70 across the state. But the Republican governor on Friday also pared back spending by close to $555 million compared to what lawmakers passed in