Boston leads Fever over Fire without Caitlin Clark

 

Indianapolis — Aliyah Boston scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to a 90-73 win over the Portland Fire on Wednesday night after the team ruled Caitlin Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game of the...

Guardians rally in 10th to down Tigers, 3-2

 

Detroit — Angel Martínez led off the 10th inning with a tiebreaking triple and José Ramírez followed with an RBI double as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cleveland had tied the score in the ninth when Daniel Schneemann scored on Patrick Bailey’s groundout, forcing...

Ed Orgeron Rejoins LSU Staff Under Lane Kiffin

 

BATON ROUGE — LSU head coach Lane Kiffin announced Wednesday that Ed Orgeron will rejoin the football staff as special assistant to recruiting and defense, returning to the program he led to the 2019 national title. Kiffin said Orgeron brings national recruiting ability and will work with defensive players and...

Williams Leaves Game 2 With Left Hamstring Tightness

 

Oklahoma City — Thunder guard Jalen Williams exited Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday after receiving treatment for left hamstring tightness and did not return for the second half. The incident occurred during Oklahoma City's home matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, following Williams' 26-point performance in...

Tennessee Readies Execution Amid Testing Disputes

 

Nashville. Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday, May 21, after courts denied defense requests for DNA and fingerprint testing and declined to find him mentally incompetent. The ACLU and ACLU of Tennessee filed motions in April seeking new forensic testing and urged courts to review unidentified evidence...

White House Proposes Pre-Release Review for AI Models

 

Washington: This week the White House signaled plans for an executive order proposing a voluntary framework to allow U.S. authorities to review advanced 'frontier' AI models before public release, potentially as early as Thursday; draft language referenced a 90-day review window while some industry participants advocated for roughly 14 days. President...

United States: Vanessa Trump reveals cancer diagnosis

 

United States – Vanessa Trump, a public figure known for her former marriage to Donald Trump Jr., announced on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The disclosure came in a formal statement released at 4:11 p.m. PDT and quickly drew widespread attention across major news...

Communities contest municipal Flock Safety ALPR contracts

 

Cleveland activists urged city leaders Wednesday to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety and remove automated license plate readers from public streets, while residents in Chandler and Troy attended city meetings this week to oppose or seek stricter limits on Flock ALPR camera deployments and to demand transparent data...

Senate Republicans abandon $1B White House security request

 

WASHINGTON. Senate Republican leaders this week moved to drop a proposed $1 billion security allocation for the White House complex and President Trump's planned ballroom after multiple GOP senators questioned the timing, cost and lack of detailed justification; the request had been tied to a roughly $70 billion bill to...

Kentucky: Trump-backed challenger ousts Rep. Massie

 

Frankfort, Kentucky — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his re-election bid to Trump-endorsed challenger Chris Gallrein in Tuesday’s primary, with results confirmed early Wednesday. Massie, who has represented Kentucky in Congress since 2012, built a reputation as a "quirky" conservative willing to defy GOP leaders, frequently voting against party...