5 things you need to know this weekend
Memorial service planned for Muhammad Ali
“The Greatest” fought his last fight: Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, died Friday at age 74. A memorial service is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Ky. Ali, who became one of the youngest heavyweight champions in boxing history, was hospitalized Thursday with a respiratory issue Thursday. He has battled Parkinson’s disease since the 1980s and helped raise awareness about the illness. Here are 30 of the best quotes from Ali.
Fear of flooding in parts of Texas as rivers continue to swell
A stubborn, slow-moving storm spinning across east-central Texas is likely to bring the already saturated state still more rain this weekend. Flooding continues to be a concern as the effects of days of wet weather linger in creeks and rivers. This week’s deadly storms are the latest in a string of torrential rains since May 2015 that have put swaths of the state under water. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to drench the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley through the weekend.
Beleaguered Washington, D.C., subway to begin massive safety repairs
Tourists, be forewarned: A rough ride is in store this summer on the Metro in the nation's capital. A year-long program of repairs to the Washington, D.C., underground subway system starts Saturday. The good news: The plan isn't a total shutdown, which was threatened by federal officials. But delays will continue for months while critical repairs take place. The repairs come after one passenger died and 90 others were taken to hospitals after smoke filled a subway tunnel in January 2015. A similar fire in at a station in March prompted a one-day emergency closure of the entire system.
Northern California becomes sports epicenter ahead of pivotal matchups
The NHL Stanley Cup Final and NBA Finals will consume the sports world this weekend, less than 45 miles apart. Down 2-0, the San Jose Sharks hope a trip back home Saturday (8 p.m. ET) will cure their woes against the unflappable Pittsburgh Penguins. Twenty-four hours later, the Cleveland Cavaliers look to regroup from their Game 1 loss and stop the Golden State Warriors' supporting cast before the series heads to Cleveland.
Daughter of former dictator could become Peru's first female president
The shadow of an imprisoned former president looms over Sunday’s Peru election, which has become in many ways a referendum on the legacy of Alberto Fujimori’s iron-handed rule in the 1990s. Recent polls showed his daughter, Keiko Fujimori, opening a small lead over former Wall Street banker Pedro Kuczynski, though within the margin of error and with a large number still undecided. The two candidates have focused mostly on fighting crime and corruption. This is Fujimori's second try at becoming Peru's first female president, following a failed bid in 2011.
And the essentials:
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Contributing: Associated Press