Regional forecasts show storms, rain, and sunny stretches

 

Bridgeport, West Virginia: Meteorologists forecast scattered thunderstorms, damaging winds, and isolated hail across parts of West Virginia, the D.C. region, and Central Florida Wednesday afternoon into the evening. Forecasters reported showers this morning, midday breaks, and lines of storms forming west to east, with timing between early afternoon and after...

Los Angeles police investigate death of Grizzlies forward

 

LOS ANGELES — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the team and his agency, Priority Sports, confirmed on Tuesday. Clarke was found dead on Monday at a residence in the Los Angeles area, according to authorities. A person familiar with the ongoing investigation said...

Louisiana Advances Plan To Eliminate Majority-Black House District

 

BATON ROUGE, La. Republican senators advanced a plan Wednesday to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down the state's U.S. House map as an illegal racial gerrymander. The committee vote followed hours of testimony from Black residents and Democrats opposing the...

Florida to close Everglades 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

 

ORLANDO, Fla. Florida will remove detainees and dismantle the Everglades detention center known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' by early June, state contractors were told this week. Vendors received notice that detainees will be moved 'by the start of' June and the site will be dismantled in the following weeks, officials and...

Dorofeyev's overtime goal puts Golden Knights one away

 

Las Vegas — Pavel Dorofeyev scored at 4:10 of overtime Tuesday, giving the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round at T-Mobile Arena. Dorofeyev’s goal, his second of the game, sent Vegas to a 3-2 series lead and...

Four Companies Schedule Investor Events and Product Launches

 

Houston. Nauticus Robotics announced an earnings conference call for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, scheduled for May 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time; registration and a listen-only webcast link were provided in the May 12 PRNewswire release. Reno's Dragonfly Energy launched a redesigned Battle Born e-commerce site on...

China Declares Four Red Lines Ahead of Trump Visit

 

Washington DC: On May 13 the Chinese Embassy posted on X that four issues—the Taiwan question, democracy and human rights, paths and political systems, and China’s development rights—constitute 'four red lines' that must not be challenged during US President Donald Trump’s visit to China scheduled for May 13–15; the White...

Altman Testifies as Musk Seeks OpenAI Leadership Change

 

OAKLAND, California: Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday in a federal trial in Oakland to defend his leadership of OpenAI against a lawsuit filed by co-founder Elon Musk seeking Altman's removal. Altman testified about concerns over Musk's attempts to gain control as OpenAI transitioned from a nonprofit to a...

Haase's two homers lift Giants past Dodgers in Los Angeles

 

LOS ANGELES. Eric Haase homered twice and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday, a night that produced several rare milestones. Haase’s two long balls, both off Yoshinobu Yamamoto, made him the first Giants catcher to hit two homers in a game at Dodger Stadium...

Regional High School Baseball: Scores and Tournament Seeds

 

Ashland and surrounding central Missouri towns saw multiple high school baseball results this week as teams closed regular seasons and opened district play. On Tuesday Southern Boone routed California 11-1; Wednesday New Franklin beat Jamestown 4-2; Thursday Southern Boone edged Father Tolton 1-0 while Eugene and Linn recorded district wins. Those...