Biggest news you missed this weekend
Undefeated Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby
Just a year after American Pharoah swept the Triple Crown and ended the sport’s 37-year drought, it’s time to start the hype machine again. Unleashing a powerful run on the far turn after sitting right behind a sizzling early pace, Nyquist opened up in the stretch and won the 142nd Kentucky Derby by 1¼ lengths over a fast-closing Exaggerator on Saturday and will enter the Preakness Stakes a perfect 8-for-8 in his career.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea won’t use nukes first
North Korea will not deploy nuclear weapons unless the communist nation's enemies use them first and will attempt to normalize relations with "hostile" countries, leader Kim Jong Un revealed Sunday. "As a responsible nuclear weapons state, our republic will not use a nuclear weapon unless its sovereignty is encroached upon by any aggressive hostile forces with nukes," Kim said at the Workers' Party of Korea congress in Pyongyang, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim added that the North "will faithfully fulfill its obligation for non-proliferation and strive for the global denuclearization."
1 lucky winner in $429M Powerball drawing
One lucky winner in New Jersey is sitting on a lottery ticket worth $429 million dollars, the seventh largest prize in Powerball history. Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director, said the ticket was sold in Mercer County, which includes the state capital of Trenton. She said the retail location will be disclosed by Monday, but that the winner — or winners if it was a group — probably would take some time to consult financial planners before coming forward.
Canadian wildfire could 'burn for months'
The catastrophic Fort McMurray wildfire continued to roar on Sunday, and officials warned it could burn for months. According to CBC News, the fire has grown to nearly 500,000 acres (772 square miles) as of Sunday morning and has destroyed more than 1,600 structures. That's about half the size of the state of Rhode Island.
U.S. soldier dies in non-combat incident in Iraq
A U.S. soldier from Seattle has died in a non-combat incident in Iraq, the Pentagon said Sunday. 1st Lt. David Bauders, 25, died Friday at Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, the Pentagon said. Bauders was serving with the Washington National Guard's 176th Engineer Co., which deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in April, Guard spokesman Capt. Joseph Siemandel told USA TODAY. Siemandel said Bauders' death remained under investigation and that no details were immediately available.
London elects its first Muslim mayor
The Labour Party's Sadiq Khan won the election Friday, becoming London's first Muslim mayor. Khan, 45, is the son of a bus driver from Pakistan. Khan was the bookmakers' favorite to succeed flamboyant American-born Mayor Boris Johnson. "This result should inspire young Muslims in Britain to pursue a career in politics and public life," said Faith Matters, a non-governmental organization that promotes interfaith, in a statement. "Khan’s comfort with his own multiple identities speaks to the diversity of the city that he will now serve."
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