Gunman shot near White House; one bystander wounded

 

Washington, D.C. — Shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday, a person approached a Secret Service checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, pulled a weapon from a bag and opened fire at officers; Secret Service personnel returned fire, the suspect was struck, taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The...

Dodgers bullpen extends streak as Hernández delivers six

 

Milwaukee. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3 at American Family Field after falling behind early; Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer in the fourth and matched a career-high with six RBIs, while starter Roki Sasaki was relieved after a difficult first inning. The win...

Washington gunman killed after firing at Secret Service

 

An armed man who opened fire at a U.S. Secret Service security checkpoint near the White House on Saturday evening was shot by officers and later died at a local hospital, federal officials said. The incident occurred shortly after 6:00 p.m. Eastern near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, just...

Spurs Expect Fox, Harper Available For Game Four

 

San Antonio — The Spurs expect All-Star De'Aaron Fox and rookie Dylan Harper to play Sunday in Game 4 at Frost Bank Center, coach Mitch Johnson said Saturday. Both entered Game 3 questionable, and Fox briefly left after tweaking a right high ankle sprain while Harper dealt with a right...

Torres' debut, Pallante strong as doubleheader split unfolds

 

Cincinnati. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader; Bryan Torres, making his major-league debut at age 28, hit a two-run homer and singled, while Andre Pallante allowed one run over six innings and retired his final 13 batters, and Jordan...

New York fintech AI Financial warns of bankruptcy risk

 

AI Financial Corp., a Nasdaq-listed fintech and digital asset treasury company based in New York and formerly known as Alt5 Sigma, has warned of substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next year. In a recent Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and...

Ehlers' Overtime Goal Evens Eastern Final Series Monday

 

Raleigh, N.C. — Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 3:29 of overtime Saturday to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, evening the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece. The game followed Montreal’s 6-2 win in Game 1 on Thursday and was played in Raleigh before...

Kerley wins 100m at Enhanced Games in Las Vegas

 

LAS VEGAS — Fred Kerley, the 2022 100-meter world champion, ran 9.97 seconds to win the Enhanced Games 100m on Sunday in Las Vegas. The event permits FDA-approved performance enhancers; Kerley said he competed drug-free, was one of four non-enhanced sprinters, and reaffirmed his intention to pursue a place at...

Iran Moves World Cup Base Camp To Mexico

 

PHOENIX — Iran's Football Federation announced Saturday that the national team has moved its official World Cup training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, after the federation said FIFA approved the change. Mehdi Taj, federation president, issued the statement naming Tijuana as the new base; FIFA had not independently...

Washington Republicans pull Iran war powers vote

 

House Republican leaders on Thursday withdrew a planned vote on a Democratic war powers resolution that would direct President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, after it became apparent they lacked the votes to defeat it. The move followed a near-passage of a similar House measure...