• The Canadian Press

    UAW's push to unionize factories in South faces latest test in vote at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama

    DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The voting at the two Mercedes factories — one an assembly plant, the other a battery-making facility — comes a month after the UAW scored a breakthrough victory at Volkswagen's assembly factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In that election, VW workers voted overwhelmingly

  • The Canadian Press

    Kreider's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Rangers into Eastern Conference Final with win over Hurricanes

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Rangers went from cruising through the NHL playoffs with an unbeaten record to suddenly struggling to close out a second-round series despite having a huge lead. Worse, they found themselves down entering the third period with the prospect of having to play a Game 7. Instead, Chris Kreider took over to ensure the Presidents' Trophy winners finally closed out the Carolina Hurricanes and earned their spot in the Eastern Conference Final. Kreider had a third-period

  • MLB.com

    A's vs. Astros Highlights

    Cristian Javier and the Astros defeat Zack Gelof and the A's, 8-1