Ducks eye series win in Game 6, but Oilers have knack for comebacks

The first chance to close their playoff series was a bust for the Anaheim Ducks.

The second opportunity will be Thursday on home ice when they play host to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series.

"We're going to be more ready for the first five, 10 minutes," said forward Leo Carlsson on Wednesday. "We know that they're going to come out hard, so we just have to match that energy."

The Ducks had a golden opportunity to knock out the two-time defending Stanley Cup finalists, but Edmonton staved off elimination with a decisive 4-1 home-ice victory Tuesday.

The Oilers staked a 3-0 lead just past the 10-minute mark and Anaheim could not pull back into the clash despite holding a 24-8 edge in shots over the final two periods.

Anaheim still holds a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

"I always find in the course of a playoff series, there's going to be one game that you want to throw in the can, you just didn't have it up to par, and you're wondering, ‘Why?'" coach Joel Quenneville said. "It happens, it seems like, every year in every playoff round."

Certainly the Ducks have reasons to be positive. They won the first two clashes on home ice and their power play continues to sparkle -- having converted seven times in the first five games (7-for-14).

Plus, they received an important lesson about closing out a team last outing.

"They had their best (against) a bunch of guys that never had a chance to close out a series," Quenneville said. "We learned that you better be ready at puck drop."

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The Oilers, who have erased a handful of series deficits over the past few seasons, are full marks for keeping their hopes alive.

However, Edmonton still has a mountain to climb with the need to make that victory the first of three needed to reach the second round of the Stanley Cup chase.

That said, the mood was definitely brighter in the aftermath of the win and as the team headed to Southern California.

"You always feel good after a win. That definitely changes it," coach Kris Knoblauch said. "After a loss, especially in overtime, heads are hanging and you feel down. A win, you're thinking we only need two instead of three and the task doesn't seem so difficult."

Now to see whether the Oilers can claim another victory and push the series to a one-game showdown on home ice or if that win simply prolonged the execution.

"We're still in a tough, tough spot, a really tough spot," said captain Connor McDavid, who had two assists in Game 5. "We've got to find a way to win in a tough building. ... You have to be grateful just getting to the next day. All we did is survive one more day. The pressure is still on us, but it's a big game for them, too. I'm sure they'll be feeling that, too."

In his team's favor is the club's success as playoff series move along. Starting with the 2024 run to the finals, the Oilers have a 20-5 record in Games 4 through 7, and that includes their Game 4 loss against Anaheim.

Edmonton exudes confidence of a comeback in part because of that success as every playoff series continues.

"I'm sure you've heard this 1,000 times, when our backs are against the wall, we play good hockey," said defenseman Evan Bouchard, who collected three assists in Tuesday's win. "We did that (again)."

--Field Level Media

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Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers work to remove trapped passengers

JAKARTA, April 28 (Reuters) - The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers worked ‌to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage.

Aftermath of a deadly collision between a commuter line train and a long-distance train, in Bekasi

The collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train ‌happened late on Monday in Bekasi, just outside Jakarta.

Bobby Rasyidi, chief executive of Indonesia's state railway firm PT KAI, said the death toll had ​risen to 14 and that evacuation work was still ongoing.

Mohammad Syafii, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, told a press conference early on Tuesday that it was a delicate process to rescue survivors from the mangled carriages.

"We needed to involve personnel with certain skills to perform a measured extrication," he said. "There are some victims who are alive to this ‌minute and we're hoping to extricate them, ⁠but they're still pinned by the train material."

Rescuers have disengaged the trains, a Reuters witness said. They were seen using angle grinders to cut through the metal of the train compartments ⁠and reach the survivors.

Bobby told the press conference that the commuter train first collided with a taxi on the tracks and was then hit by the long-distance train. A women-only carriage bore the brunt of the crash.

Taxi operator Green SM Indonesia said ​on ​Instagram that the taxi involved in the accident was part of ​its fleet. It said it had sent information ‌to authorities to assist in the investigation.

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Green SM Indonesia is the Indonesian branch of Vietnamese electric-vehicle taxi operator Green and Smart Mobility JSC, an affiliate of Vingroup.

After visiting a hospital in Bekasi, President Prabowo Subianto said he had agreed to build a flyover near the train tracks to help resolve heavy traffic congestion, adding that authorities would investigate the collision. He said large parts of the train network are not well-maintained.

Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) is investigating the ‌crash.

On Tuesday, rescuers and people descended upon the train station, some ​looking for their relatives. A man was seen crying while holding his ​brother's bloody bag.

Heriyati, a passenger, said she initially ​intended to use the women's only carriage but opted for the one behind it. She ‌had been on a call with her husband asking ​him to pick her up ​from the station when the collision occurred.

"I haven't even finished with the call and the trains collided," she said.

Commuter line trains are some of the busiest in Jakarta, the world's most populous city. On Tuesday, PT ​KAI said several commuter train trips ‌were cut short due to the crash.

Land transport accidents are common in Indonesia. A train collision in ​West Java province in 2024 killed four people and injured dozens.

(Reporting by Stanley Widianto, Willy Kurniawan, ​and Tri Iswanto; Editing by John Mair and David Stanway)

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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — TheDefense Departmentcan require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge's decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times, an appeals courtruled Monday.

The ruling by a divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit isn't the final decision inthe newspaper's lawsuitover a new Pentagon press credential policy. But the panel's majority opinion said the administration is likely to succeed in showing that the policy's escort requirement is legally valid.

The panel granted the government's request to suspend anApril 9 decision by U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, who ruled that the Defense Department was violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters.

Circuit Judges Justin Walker, J. Michelle Childs and Bradley Garcia heard the case, with Childs dissenting from the 2-1 majority.

“Reporters can hardly verify sources, gather information, or speak candidly with Department personnel with an escort looming over their shoulders,” Childs wrote.

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Friedman found that the Pentagon’s new credential policy violated journalists’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process. He said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team had tried to evade his March 20 ruling by putting in new rules that expel all reporters from the building unless guided by escorts.

Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell said it welcomes the panel's decision and looks forward to arguing the merits of its “full case” before the same panel. In a statement posted on social media, Parnell said unescorted access to the Pentagon has led to the “regular unauthorized disclosure of sensitive and classified national defense information.”

“Since implementing the current access policy, the Department has seen a meaningful reduction in these unauthorized disclosures, which when they occur can endanger the lives of service members, intelligence personnel, and our allies,” he wrote.

Theodore Boutrous, an attorney for The Times, said the panel's ruling is “a narrow, preliminary one" and “casts no doubt” on the strength of the newspaper's constitutional arguments.

"We look forward to defending the full scope of the district court’s rulings in The Times’s favor in this appeal,” Boutrous said in a statement.

President Donald Trump, a Republican, nominated Walker. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, nominated Garcia and Childs. Friedman was nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton.

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American Hailey Baptiste saves 6 match points to stun world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Madrid Open

MADRID (AP) — American Hailey Baptiste earned the biggest win of her career by saving six match points and beating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at the Madrid Open on Tuesday.

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The 32nd-ranked Baptiste rallied to a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) victory — her first over a top 5 opponent. She will play in a WTA 1000 semifinal for the first time.

The result ended a 15-match winning streak for Sabalenka, who was the defending champion in Madrid.

The 24-year-old Baptiste is the first player to beat Sabalenka from match points down since Iga Swiatek did it in the 2024 final in Madrid.

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“It was a tough match. She played great,” Sabalenka said. “I played great. I think I had some opportunities in the third set. I felt like I was maybe a little bit rushing the point over there. But it’s OK, sometimes I guess you have to learn, take the bad stuff from this week and move on.”

Baptiste will face No. 8 Mirra Andreeva, who advanced to her first Madrid semifinal with a straight-set win over Leylah Fernandez.

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Iran live updates: Rubio dismisses Iran peace proposal, stresses nuclear issue

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire,initial U.S.-Iran talksin Pakistan earlier this month failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of the blockade until Iran's proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded "one way or the other."

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Apr 28, 3:28 AMBessent predicts that Iranian oil pumping 'will soon collapse'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post to X on Monday that Iran's oil industry is "creaking" under the pressure of the U.S. naval blockade, predicting that the country's ability to pump oil "will soon collapse.""While the surviving IRGC Leaders are trapped like drowning rats in a sewage pipe, Iran's creaking oil industry is starting to shut in production thanks to the U.S. BLOCKADE," Bessent wrote."Pumping will soon collapse. GASOLINE SHORTAGES IN IRAN NEXT!" he added.

Apr 28, 3:05 AMRubio dismisses Iran peace proposal, stresses nuclear issue

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Secretary Marco Rubio suggested to Fox News in an interview on Monday that Iran's peace proposal falls short of the U.S. conditions for ending the war, now entering its third month.Two officials familiar with the matter told ABC News that the Iranian proposal consists of a loosening of Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the lifting of the U.S. blockade. Talks on Iran's nuclear program would then be pushed back to an unspecified future date, Tehran's proposal suggested.Rubio, though, said the nuclear issue was at the heart of the U.S. position. "The nuclear question is the reason why we're in this in the first place," Rubio said.

Rubio also said the U.S. would not allow Tehran to retain control over the Strait of Hormuz, or to continue to charge tolls to shipping passing through."Those are international waterways. They cannot normalize, nor can we tolerate them trying to normalize, a system in which the Iranians decide who gets to use an international waterway and how much you have to pay them to use it," he said.Rubio underscored U.S. concerns about the regime's ability to agree to a deal and the status of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei."One of the impediments here is that our negotiators aren't just negotiating with Iranians. Those Iranians then have to negotiate with other Iranians in order to figure out what they can agree to, what they can offer, what they're willing to do, even who they're willing to meet with," Rubio said.Asked whether he believed Mojtaba Khamenei was still alive, Rubio replied, "We have indications that he is. Obviously they claim that he is. We don't have evidence that he's not.""I think the question between alive and in power are two different questions. You can be alive -- but I think the unresolved questions here are does he have the same credibility as his father did," Rubio said.Rubio also suggested that the Iranian proposal may not have the backing of all factions jostling for influence in Tehran. "I think there are still questions about whether the person submitting it had the authority to submit that offer," he said.Nonetheless, Rubio said he believed the Iranians "are serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they're in."-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

Apr 27, 11:26 AMIsrael, Hezbollah trade strikes, accuse each other of violating ceasefire

The Israeli military said Monday it was striking Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon and further northeast in the Beqaa Valley area.The Israeli military also accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire, saying Hezbollah launched several drones at IDF forces in southern Lebanon.Hezbollah issued two statements referring to these attacks as responses to Israel's own violations of the ceasefire. Hezbollah said the drones targeted an Israeli tank and an Israeli bulldozer "while it was demolishing homes in the city of Bint Jbeil," which it said was "in response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire and the demolition of homes in villages of southern Lebanon."-ABC News’ Victoria Beaulé

Apr 27, 9:56 AMAmericans have no strategy, entire nation is being humiliated by Iran: German chancellor

In an address to students on Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. has “no strategy” with Iran.“I cannot see what strategic exit the Americans are now opting for, especially as the Iranians are obviously negotiating very skillfully -- or, rather, very skillfully not negotiating and letting the Americans travel to Islamabad [in Pakistan] only to leave again without any results,” Merz said. “An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian state leadership, particularly through these so-called Revolutionary Guards.""We offered, as Europeans -- and said that we were willing -- after the end of negotiations to help getting the Strait of Hormuz open again,” he continued. “... We can help there but first the fighting needs to end. And at the moment I do not see how this can be realized in the near future because the Iranians are clearly stronger than one thought and the Americans clearly don't seem to have a convincing negotiating strategy.”-ABC News’Victoria Beaulé

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Treats from Melania Trump’s White House beehive featured in state dinner menu for King Charles and Queen Camilla

The White House is serving a three-course meal, plus dessert made with honey fromMelania Trump’s beehive, during itsstate dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla.

The first lady pulled out all the stops when planning the Tuesday night dinner to honor the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. asAmericans celebrate 250 years of independence.

Guests will start with a hearts of palm salad and garden herb velouté sauce as the first course. The second course will feature handcrafted spring herb ravioli. And a third course of Dover sole meunière will be offered to guests. This French fish dish will include sweet snow peas and layered potatoes pavé.

The show-stopper will be the dessert course. Guests will enjoy a beehive-shaped chocolate gâteau, which is a French flourless cake, filled with vanilla bean crémeux custard. The dessert will also feature almond joconde, a French sponge cake, and will be served with crème fraîche ice cream andWhite House honey.

The king and queen landed in the U.S. Mondayfor their four-day visit. They werequickly welcomed by President Donald Trump and Melania, who walked the beekeeping enthusiasts across the White House South Lawn for a viewing of the first lady’s new beehive. The beehive is shaped like a miniature White House.

The White House beekeeping program began in 2009 under the Obama administration. Melania’s new hive adds two new bee colonies to the two existing colonies.

Melania’s new hive is expected to increase annual honey production by about 30 pounds, according to the White House. The honey will not only be used in White House culinary dishes, but will also be given as official gifts from the Trumps and donated to local food kitchens.

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The state dinner courses are being served on both the Clinton and Bush china services and paired with three different wines — Hopkins Riesling “Heritage” 2024, Penner-Ash Pinot Noir “Willamette Valley” 2022 and Newton Chardonnay “Unfiltered” 2022.

The star-studded guest list for the state dinner includes chief executives, conservative-leaningSupreme Courtjustices and severalFox Newshosts.

Amazon founderJeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook andParamountchief David Ellison were invited to the dinner, as were Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sam Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas.

Fox News’ Bret Baier, Maria Bartiromo, Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters are also on the guest list. There were also members of Trump’s Cabinet, members of Congress and members of Trump’s family on the guest list.

On the British side, Foreign SecretaryYvette Cooperand Christian Turner, the British ambassador to the U.S., were invited.

Guests will enjoy music from performers in the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force.

After spending two days in Washington,Charles and Camilla will head to New Yorkto spend time with first responders and families of victims affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The king and queen will conclude their visit Thursday in Virginia, where they will take part in several community events.

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Jalen Brunson breaks free as Knicks take away Hawks' oxygen

NEW YORK — Through four games of their opening-round series with the New York Knicks, the Atlanta Hawks had succeeded in making life difficult for Jalen Brunson. A team-wide effort helmed by on-ball menaces Dyson Daniels and Nickeil Alexander-Walker had helped limit the All-NBA point guard to just 43% shooting inside the 3-point arc, with 14 turnovers mitigating his 21 assists.

The struggle to pop Brunson loose led the Knicks toreorient their offense in Game 4, running possessions through Karl-Anthony Towns and prominently featuring OG Anunoby — an approach that worked, but one necessitated by Atlanta selling out on Brunson.

“He can beat you so many ways,” Hawks head coach Quin Snyder said before Game 5. “You know, we'll keep putting different guys on him, changing matchups, trying to do anything you can to just make it hard on him [...] It's not easy.”

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On Tuesday, Brunson offered a reminder of exactly why that is.

Snyder opened Game 5 by juggling Atlanta’s defensive assignments, cross-matching Daniels onto Towns to try to interrupt the flow he found as a high-post hub in Game 4. That slid Alexander-Walker over to Brunson, and while the newly minted Most Improved Player did his level best — and while Daniels still saw his fair share of time in the matchup — Brunson proceeded to shake loose and put together his most composed, decisive, explosive and overwhelming performance of the series.

"Played well. Made shots,” Alexander-Walker said of Brunson’s play on Tuesday. “Gotta be better in his pick-and-roll coverage. Had a few lanes where he was able to get in the paint, get a half a step. Guys like him, that's all that they need."

The Hawks gave Brunson a half-step, and he took a mile, scoring a game-high 39 points on 15-for-23 shooting with 8 assists and just 1 turnover in 35 minutes of work — “a big game from a big-time player,” as Knicks head coach Mike Brown described it after the game — in an emphatic126-97 win, a near-wire-to-wire victory in which the Hawks’ last lead came when a Daniels tip-in made it … 4-2, with 10:39 to go in the first quarter.

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Jalen Brunson breaks free as Knicks take away Hawks' oxygen

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