What to expect at the 149th Kentucky Derby, King Charles' coronation, and more trending news

Here's a look at trending topics for today — Friday, May 5:Kentucky DerbyThe cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days before the race. What didn't change: Forte is the early 3-1 favorite on Saturday in a seemingly wide-open field of 19 horses.

A crowd of about 150,000 is expected to jam Churchill Downs to wager and watch the 1 1/4-mile Derby. Post time is 6:57 p.m. EDT.National 19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby National Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Derby Sports How every Kentucky Derby horse got his name.

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National News AP Debt limit deadline looms as Democrats, GOP spar on spending Senate Democrats are trying hard to pressure Republicans into resolving the menacing impasse on the nation's debt ceiling. In a combative hearing Thursday, the Democrats argued that a bill to raise the limit on federal borrowing, recently passed by the Republican House majority, would also force painful cuts in government services if it becomes law.

Healthy Aging AP NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court. The measure passed by the Senate on Thursday lowers the time restriction from the current 20 weeks. The House passed the bill Wednesday in a similar party-line vote.

National News AP Former California college student arrested in 3 stabbings Police say a 21-year-old who was a student at the University of California, Davis, until last week was arrested on accusations of fatally stabbing two people and wounding another in attacks that terrified the quiet college community. Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel says Carlos Dominguez was taken into custody after 15 people called in reports of a person who matched the description of the suspect in a local park.

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