Heat to storms: cold front shifts regional weather pattern

 

Baltimore on Wednesday experienced near-record warmth with highs reaching the mid-90s before a strong cold front moved through the area, producing an increased risk of showers and thunderstorms and prompting forecasts of a sharp temperature drop into the 60s by Thursday and sustained daily rain chances into the holiday weekend. Mobile,...

Pages’ nine-pitch at-bat delivers Dodgers’ ninth-inning win

 

SAN DIEGO — Andy Pages dug in against Padres closer Mason Miller and refused to yield, fouling off three triple‑digit fastballs and three 87 mph sliders before driving Miller’s ninth pitch, a 101.5 mph fastball, to right for the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning. The Dodgers held on to...

Washington warns Tehran of imminent large-scale assault

 

President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that Iran has two to three days to reach what he described as an acceptable deal ending the conflict or face renewed large-scale U.S. military strikes. Trump said he had been about an hour away from ordering attacks before leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar,...

Driver Tests Cybertruck Wade Mode, Gets Stuck, Arrested

 

Grapevine, Texas: A 70-year-old man, Jimmy Jack McDaniel, intentionally drove his Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake on Monday night while giving two German visitors a ride, became stuck near a boat ramp around 8 p.m., and was subsequently arrested. All three occupants escaped through a window and the Grapevine Fire...

San Francisco Launches AI Network To Detect Whales

 

San Francisco: This week authorities and maritime operators launched WhaleSpotter, an AI-powered detection network in San Francisco Bay that scans for whale blows and heat signatures up to two nautical miles and sends real-time alerts to ferries, cargo ships and tankers so crews can slow or reroute. Operators including San Francisco...

Meta Starts Major Layoffs, Reassigns Staff To AI Units

 

San Francisco: On May 20, Meta began laying off about 8,000 employees—approximately 10% of its workforce—and announced that roughly 7,000 staff would be reassigned into four newly created AI-focused organizations; LinkedIn also announced cuts affecting over 600 positions as part of broader industry restructuring tied to increased AI investment. Employees received...

Benintendi's ninth-inning RBI lifts White Sox in Seattle

 

Seattle. Andrew Benintendi delivered an infield single in the ninth inning Tuesday night to drive in the go-ahead run, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Chase Meidroth had tied the game earlier in the ninth, and four Chicago pitchers combined to limit Seattle...

Athletics overpower Angels; bullpen collapses follow in Anaheim

 

Anaheim — On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 14-6 at Angel Stadium, as Nick Kurtz collected three hits and five RBIs and Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof each homered; Angels starter Reid Detmers allowed eight runs over 5 2/3 innings while Mike Trout hit a solo...

Misiorowski, Turang lead Brewers into NL Central lead

 

CHICAGO — Jacob Misiorowski pitched six scoreless innings Tuesday as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 at Wrigley Field, with Brice Turang contributing a two-run homer and Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell adding key hits; the win moved Milwaukee into first place in the NL Central, improving its...

LSU Scratches Schmidt, Wins SEC Tournament Opener

 

HOOVER, Ala. — LSU scratched sophomore right-hander William Schmidt from Tuesday's SEC Tournament opener against Oklahoma because of back tightness, coach Jay Johnson told the SEC Network. The decision came minutes before first pitch in Hoover, and fifth-year senior right-hander Grant Fontenot started in Schmidt's place. Fontenot worked 2⅓ innings...