Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Nationwide Redistricting Push

 

Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling this week changing the legal standard on race in districting and prompting state legislatures to consider new congressional maps ahead of November's midterm elections. Analysts including Reuters and independent forecasters reported a historic low in competitive U.S. House seats, noting only...

Pistons Beat Magic, Detroit Prepares For Cavaliers Clash

 

Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 116-94 in a Game 7 on Sunday, securing their first playoff series win since 2008 and advancing to the Eastern Conference second round; Cade Cunningham scored 32 points with 12 assists while Tobias Harris added 30 points. They will host the Cleveland Cavaliers at...

United flight clips pole over Turnpike, lands safely

 

Newark, New Jersey — On Sunday afternoon, United Airlines Flight 169, a Boeing 767-400 carrying 221 passengers and 10 crew from Venice, contacted a light pole over the southbound New Jersey Turnpike during final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport and completed a safe landing, officials and the airline reported. Authorities...

Cam Smith’s Extra-Inning Single Beats Red Sox, Astros

 

Boston — Cam Smith delivered a two-out, two-run single off the Green Monster in the 10th inning Sunday, giving the Houston Astros a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox and securing the series. Ranger Suárez left after four scoreless innings with right hamstring tightness, and Christian Walker returned to...

Candidates campaign as ballots arrive across states

 

San Francisco — Multiple candidates in the California gubernatorial race campaigned across Bay Area precincts this weekend as vote-by-mail ballots began arriving in mailboxes ahead of the June 2 primary, election officials said. County elections officers reported substantial vote-by-mail usage and local groups reminded voters to sign return envelopes and...

Trump Launches Project Freedom to Escort Hormuz Vessels

 

United States President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, 3rd May, the launch of 'Project Freedom,' saying U.S. forces will begin escorting neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning (Middle East time). He posted the plan on Truth Social and described the effort as a humanitarian gesture to...

Giants promote prospects after 0-6 East Coast trip

 

San Francisco. The Giants completed a 0-6 road trip through Philadelphia and Tampa Bay this week, losing the final game 2-1 in 10 innings on Sunday when Jonathan Aranda hit a walk-off single; the team was outscored 26-9 and recorded multiple one-run defeats during the East Coast swing. Tyler Mahle...

Wild Missing Two Key Players For Opening Games

 

Denver — The Minnesota Wild will be without center Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin for the first two games of their second-round series at Ball Arena after both were held out with lower-body injuries. Neither player made the trip to Denver ahead of Game 1 on Sunday, and...

Utah enacts law treating VPN users as in-state visitors

 

Salt Lake City — Utah enacted Senate Bill 73, the Online Age Verification Amendments, signed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 19, and the law takes effect on May 6. The statute requires websites that host a substantial portion of content harmful to minors to verify user ages and treats...

Prosecutor: Buckshot from Suspect Struck Secret Service Vest

 

Washington — On April 25 at a Washington hotel, federal prosecutors said investigators determined that buckshot fired from Cole Tomas Allen's Mossberg pump-action shotgun struck a Secret Service agent's bullet-resistant vest during an attempted breach of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner; U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro made the disclosure on...