Rays win 8-4, extend streak to seven games

 

BOSTON. On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4, extending their winning streak to seven games and recording 13 wins in their last 14 outings. Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson delivered the go-ahead two-run single in the sixth, and Simpson later added an RBI triple in the...

Montreal Victoire wins Game 3, leads PWHL semifinal

 

St. Paul — Maggie Flaherty and Hayley Scamurra scored 24 seconds apart early in the second period, and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 27 saves as the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Thursday night in the PWHL playoffs. Sidney Morin opened the scoring for Minnesota 3:22 into the game...

U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes Near Hormuz Strait

 

Washington — On May 7–8 U.S. forces reported intercepting what they characterized as unprovoked Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and responded with self-defense strikes; Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters countered that U.S. forces attacked two Iranian vessels and civilian areas in Hormozgan province, and...

Memphis Lawmaker Proposes Secession After GOP Redistricting Vote

 

Memphis, Tenn. State Rep. Antonio Parkinson called this week for Memphis and surrounding West Tennessee counties to secede from Tennessee and form a new state after the Tennessee GOP supermajority approved a congressional map Thursday that splits Memphis into three districts. Parkinson made the proposal during a legislative hearing and...

Cyberattack Disrupts Canvas Across Universities, Colleges, School Districts

 

United States — On May 7–8 the Canvas learning management system experienced a cyberattack and widespread outage that left thousands of students and staff unable to access coursework, prompting Instructure to place the platform in maintenance mode while universities and school districts disabled access, alerted users, and assessed potential data...

US revokes passports for delinquent child support debtors

 

WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department announced Thursday it will begin revoking U.S. passports starting Friday for thousands of parents who owe significant unpaid child support, initially targeting those with debts of $100,000 or more—about 2,700 passport holders—based on figures provided by the Department of Health and Human Services and statements...

Communities nationwide hold National Day of Prayer observances

 

United States: On Thursday, May 7, 2026, communities across the country held National Day of Prayer events, with hundreds gathering at city and county courthouses, city halls, and church-led venues; organizers led worship, scripture readings, and prayers for government, families, first responders, and other institutions. In Rochester, Mayor Malik Evans and...

U.S. Sanctions Target Cuban Military Conglomerate Assets

 

Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced sanctions on Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), GAESA Executive President Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, and Moa Nickel SA (MNSA) following President Trump’s executive order last week. Rubio said GAESA is an umbrella enterprise controlled by the Cuban military and that...

U.S. and Iran Trade Accusations After Strait Incidents

 

Washington — U.S. officials said three American destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz this week and reported coming under attack, while Iran's military command accused U.S. forces of striking two Iranian vessels and carrying out airstrikes on civilian areas on May 8, escalating disputed accounts of clashes in the strategic...

Nashville Republicans advance map erasing Democratic district

 

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are set to vote Thursday, May 7, 2026, on a new congressional map that would dismantle a majority-Black, Democratic-held district centered on Nashville and effectively erase one of the state’s few remaining Democratic seats. The proposal would split Nashville’s urban voters into three...