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Indiana Fever beaten despite Clark's 30 points

Caitlin Clark scored a WNBA career-high 30 points in Indiana Fever's 88-82 defeat by the Los Angeles Sparks. Clark became the first rookie to score 30 points and record three blocks, three steals, five rebounds and five assists in a game. The 22-year-old American broke major records in college while at the University of Iowa and has boosted the popularity of women's basketball. "I think I just played with an aggressive mindset," said Clark, who was the WNBA's number one draft pick last month. "I think that was the biggest thing - to play downhill the best I could. We did some good things and then we just kind of shot ourselves in the foot." Clark made her debut in May for the Fever, who have lost seven of their eight games this season.

House from ‘Home Alone’ hits the market for $5.25 million

Kevin McCallister’s childhood home has hit the market for $5.25 million. At just over 9,000 square feet, the house from the “Home Alone” movie was last sold in 2012 for $1,585,000, according to real estate marketplace Zillow. With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the Georgian-style property, built in 1921, has plenty of space to accommodate hijinks like those from the iconic 1990 film. “It’s a chance to own a piece of cinematic history,” said the Dawn McKenna Group, the real estate team selling the property, adding that it’s a “rare opportunity to own one of the most iconic movie residences in American pop culture.”The 1990 film starred a young Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, who must fend off two robbers targeting his family home during Christmas. 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock The Christmas classic starred a young Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy forced to fend for himself after his family accidentally leaves him at home during the holiday season....

Let it wave: Minnesota’s new flag takes flight

Updated: May 12, 3 p.m. | Posted: May 11, 6:57 a.m. As the sun came up over the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday morning, the state’s new flag rose for the first time for Statehood Day. Capitol workers lowered the former flag — a dark blue banner with the seal depicting a farmer and a Native American man riding into the distance at the center — just before dawn. They handed off the banner to a pair of Minnesota National Guard members on the Capitol steps who folded it and marched it down the mall. It was handed off to the Minnesota Historical Society after it was retired. Around 5:45 a.m., the new banner was hoisted up the flagpole for the first time. A small crowd gathered on the Capitol roof cheered. Down below, a group of about 20 looked on as the flag above the Statehouse went up in unison with a twin flag near the Department of Veterans Affairs.“This is history happening right before my eyes,” said Anita Gaul, the Vice Chair of the Minnesota Emblems Redesign Commission. “And here ...