Biggest news you missed this weekend
Duchess Kate and Prince William welcome a princess
It's a princess! And Britain got to see her, wrapped in a blanket, just about nine hours after her birth. Duchess Kate of Cambridge safely delivered a baby girl at 8:34 a.m. London time Saturday. The baby arrived after less than three hours of labor. At 5:30 p.m. London time, Kensington Palace announced that mother and baby would be leaving the hospital Saturday evening local time. Shortly after, Prince William and Duchess Kate emerged from the hospital, posed and waved to the crowd and got into cars to return to Kensington Palace. Carloads of royal and Middleton relatives of the new baby arrived at Kensington Palace on Sunday to see the still unnamed princess.
Baltimore mayor lifts curfew 6 days after riots
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Sunday that she was lifting the six-day curfew imposed after riots ensued over the death of Freddie Gray. "My goal has always been to not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary," she tweeted. "I believe we have reached that point today." The announcement came a day after thousands gathered Saturday outside City Hall, where heavily armed police and National Guard were stationed, in a tense but celebratory demonstration. Tensions had eased after the Friday announcement of charges against six police officers in Gray's death.
Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods announce end of relationship
Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods publicly announced their relationship on Facebook in March 2013, but after more than two years together, the couple is splitting up. Vonn wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that she and Woods have "mutually decided" to end the relationship. Vonn recently accompanied Woods at the Masters and walked the course during the par-3 contest with Woods' children. She has been a mainstay in the gallery at a number of tournaments in which Woods has played (including every major in 2013), and Woods has visited Vonn on the slopes after she made her triumphant return to skiing.
Mayweather-Pacquiao was a complete waste of time and money
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: the uber-bout that wasn't. Paste BN Sports' Chris Chase said the so-called fight of the century was pay-per-snooze, a complete waste of everyone's time and money — except in a boxing community now rolling in cash. The six years that had passed since Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao should have originally fought might have built the anticipation for Saturday night, but it actually robbed us the possibility of a fight that might live up to the hype. By the third round, it was clear Mayweather was going to be successful in playing defense for nine more rounds. By the seventh, it was obvious Pacquiao wasn't going to be able to get him down. The announcement that Mayweather was the victor was an inevitability.
Sheryl Sandberg's husband, Dave Goldberg, dies suddenly
Dave Goldberg, SurveyMonkey CEO and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, died suddenly Friday night, his family announced Saturday. He was 47. "It's with incredible shock and sadness that I'm letting our friends and family know that my amazing brother, Dave Goldberg, beloved husband of Sheryl Sandberg, father of two wonderful children, and son of Paula Goldberg, passed away suddenly last night," Goldberg's brother, Robert, wrote on Facebook on Saturday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who shared Robert's post, wrote: "Dave Goldberg was an amazing person and I am glad I got to know him. My thoughts and prayers are with Sheryl and her family. I hope friends will join me in celebrating his life by sharing your memories of Dave on his profile, as his brother Rob suggests."
American Pharoah wins 141st Kentucky Derby
Highly touted favorite American Pharoah, whose Egyptian-born owner had been a recent runner-up three times in the Kentucky Derby, lived up to the hype Saturday and won the 141st running of the Derby. The winning time for the 1 1/4-mile race was 2:03.02 in front of a record crowd of 170,513. Now it's on to the May 16 Preakness in Baltimore. We'll see if American Pharoah has a shot to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. American Pharoah, the 5-2 favorite, finished a length ahead of runner-up Firing Line and three lengths ahead of previously unbeaten and third-place Dortmund, second choice of the oddsmakers at 4-1. It was the fourth Derby win for American Pharoah's trainer, Bob Baffert, and the third Derby win for jockey Victor Espinoza, who won it for the second year in a row.
Official: 3 survivors found days after Nepal quake
Three survivors were found in a mountainous village in Nepal, several days after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the country, an official said Sunday. Government administrator Surya Prasad Upadhaya told the Associated Press that two men and a woman were rescued near Syauli village and have been taken to a nearby military hospital for treatment. It's not clear what day the survivors were pulled from the rubble. Authorities on Sunday said the death toll has reached 7,250. The toll includes 51 bodies discovered over the weekend in the Langtang Valley on a popular trekking route 35 miles north of Kathmandu, the AP reported. Six foreigners, including a French and an Indian national, were found, as well as Nepalese guides, hotel owners, workers and porters, according to the agency.
Suspect arrested in shooting of NYPD officer
A man accused of shooting a New York City police officer in the head was ordered held without bail Sunday on charges including attempted murder. Demetrius Blackwell appeared in court for his arraignment in a torn jumpsuit with his hands cuffed behind his back and legs shackled. He was arrested Saturday night in the shooting of Officer Brian Moore, who remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition after hours of surgery. Doctors have placed him in a medically induced coma. Officials said Moore was shot on a Queens street after he and his patrol partner — in an unmarked police car — pulled up to a man adjusting his waistband in a suspicious way.
Italy: At least 10 migrants found dead in sea off Libya
More than 3,400 migrants needed to be rescued from at least 16 boats off Libya's coast Sunday, an operation that saved hundreds, but at least 10 bodies were recovered in one of the largest rescue operations ever involving the Italian Coast Guard. Italy and humanitarian officials have been warning for weeks that smugglers would continue to head toward Italian shores unabated, and that spells of mild weather and calm seas could see spikes in the arrivals. Last year, a record-breaking 280,000 migrants were counted illegally crossing borders in the 28-country European Union, mainly fueled by the ongoing fighting in Syria, according to Frontex, the Europe's border agency.
Nigerian military: 234 girls, women rescued from Boko Haram
Nigeria's military has rescued 234 more women and children from a forested area of northeastern Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram extremists who have kidnapped hundreds of girls in recent years, the Nigerian defense ministry said Saturday. The latest rescue, announced by the Nigeria Defense Headquarters on Twitter, brings the total for the week to more than 677 females the Nigerian military claims to have rescued. Muhammad Gavi, a spokesman for a self-defense group that fights Boko Haram, said some of the hundreds of women and girls who were freed are pregnant, citing information he received from some group members who have seen the females. There has been no announcement yet on whether any of those rescued are the students who were kidnapped from the Chibok school a year ago, a mass kidnapping that outraged much of the world.
Contributing: Associated Press