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The verdict in the trial George Floyd’s killing marked the latest challenge for teachers around the U.S. who have grappled all year with how to address the country’s reckoning with racial injustice. In the moment and the immediate aftermath, some have looked to challenge students’ thinking or draw historical parallels. Others primarily sought to give youths space to process their reactions. Large school districts including Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Houston stressed that counselors would be available to support students. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Superintendent Scott Elder called on educators to provide guidance to help students process events. 

Max Scherzer struck out nine in six scoreless innings to move up to No. 21 on the career K's leaderboard, and Alex Avila drove in the game’s lone run with one of his two doubles, helping the Washington Nationals edge the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0. Scherzer retired 12 of his last 13 batters and got his first win of this season. He gave up four hits and lowered his ERA to 1.80. Washington scored in the second on Avila's two-out double against Carlos Martínez, whose record is now 0-4. Brad Hand got his third save.

A Utah group that led the push to legalize medical marijuana in the state has launched a financial relief program for patients who can't afford their medication. The Utah Patients Coalition on Tuesday joined a small but growing list of programs around the U.S. aimed at helping low-income patients access the drug. The project is among the first to offer ongoing subsidies statewide. Medical cannabis typically isn’t covered by insurance or Medicaid because it remains federally illegal. The coalition has partnered with cannabis pharmacies across the state who will offer  discounted medications to patients approved for subsidies.

Austin Gomber got his first victory for the Colorado Rockies, allowing two hits over six innings to beat the Astros 6-3 on a wintry afternoon and send Houston to its ninth loss in 10 games. It was 34 degrees at first pitch and a light snow fell throughout the game, gaining in intensity. The weather didn’t bother Gomber, among five players acquired from St. Louis in the Feb. 1 trade that sent star third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals.  

Andrew Knapp hit the winning single in the ninth inning, Bryce Harper  hit a tying solo homer in the seventh and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5. Hector Neris struck out two in a scoreless ninth for the win. Mickey Moniak hit his first career home run for the Phillies five years after they made him the No. 1 overall draft pick. Darin Ruf hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh off reliever Brandon Kintzler.

The murder conviction in George Floyd’s death has been hailed as a sign of progress in the fight for equal justice, but the case is an outlier in many ways and leaves unanswered difficult questions about law enforcement’s use of force and systematic racism in policing. The case against Derek Chauvin is different from many police killings, which are often declared justified under a legal system that gives police broad leeway to use force when they fear their life or other lives are in danger. And while the verdict is historic, it might not be quickly repeated, even as the list of those killed at the hands of police grows.

Tony Finau is among the PGA Tour players pros primed to take unusual risks and big swings this week. The tour is back in New Orleans with the Zurich Classic's two-player team format for the first time since 2019. While the second and final rounds call for players on each team to alternate shots, it’s a best-ball format in the first round on Thursday and third round on Saturday. That’s when Finau says he can see himself “letting it rip” if teammate Cameron Champ's tee shot is safely in the fairway. Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm are back to defend their title.

NEW YORK (AP) — Greta Thunberg turned 18 in January, but she’s already made peace with her future: While most college students will change their concentrations multiple times, the Swedish high school student says climate change activism will be her…

The NBA has suspended Indiana Pacers forward JaKarr Sampson for one game for headbutting San Antonio guard Patty Mills during Monday's loss to the Spurs. The fourth-quarter incident began with a shoving match as Sampson and Mills fought for a rebound. Sampson then confronted Mills, drawing a flagrant two foul and automatic ejection. Mills and Spurs forward Rudy Gay also drew technical fouls. The league fined Mills $25,000 while Gay was fined $20,000. Sampson will sit out Wednesday night's game against Oklahoma City, leaving the already short-handed Pacers with one fewer player.

Lakers big man Anthony Davis intends to play Thursday night when Los Angeles opens a four-game road trip at Dallas. He hasn’t suited up since Feb. 14, missing Los Angeles’ last 30 games in the longest injury absence of his career. The Lakers have managed to stay in the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference standings despite playing without Davis for nine weeks and without LeBron James since March 20. The Lakers went 14-16 without Davis, and they’re 7-9 since both Davis and James went down.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever worsening global warming in a two-day climate summit livestreamed for binge viewing. While there will be many faces on…

President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a two-day summit aimed at rallying the world’s worst polluters to do more to slow climate change. Biden’s first task when his virtual summit opens Thursday is to convince the world that the United States is both willing and able to meet an ambitious new emissions-cutting pledge. Success for Biden in the summit of 40 world leaders will be making his expected promise to halve U.S. coal and petroleum emissions believable enough to persuade other powers to make big changes of their own.   

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic demanded on Wednesday that Russia should allow its expelled diplomats to return to Moscow, threatening that otherwise more Russian diplomats would be asked to leave Prague. The Czech request looks set to further escalate…