Post Malone Delays Tour, Cancels Early Stadium Shows

 

Birmingham — Post Malone canceled his Protective Stadium concert Friday, announcing via an Instagram story that he will delay the start of his 'Big Ass Stadium Tour' to finish new music; the tour had been scheduled to begin May 13 in El Paso and included early dates such as May...

Iran Proposal Rejected, Negotiations Stall Amid Fragile Ceasefire

 

Washington — President Donald Trump on Friday rejected a fresh negotiating proposal from Iran that Pakistan delivered to U.S. interlocutors on Thursday night, saying Tehran's demands were unacceptable and that he was "not satisfied" with the draft. Trump also told lawmakers the war against Iran has "terminated" as a 60-day...

Trump Calls US Navy 'Pirates' Over Iranian Blockade

 

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on May 1 that the US Navy was 'like pirates' after US forces seized a ship and cargo in connection with a US naval blockade of Iranian ports during the ongoing US–Israel conflict with Iran. He described taking control of the vessel, its cargo...

Trump Defends Strikes, Announces Arms Offers To Allies

 

Washington, President Donald Trump on May 2 defended recent US military strikes against Iran, saying the operations prevented Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and degraded Iranian air and naval capabilities. Speaking at a Forum Club event in Palm Beach and at a Florida seniors event this week, he cited...

State lifts burn ban for 81 counties amid localized limits

 

North Carolina: The North Carolina Forest Service lifted an open-burning ban for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3, after recent rainfall reduced wildfire risk; the original statewide ban had been issued March 28. Local authorities in Buncombe and Wayne counties announced matching lifts, while some jurisdictions reported that...

Wheeler, Stott Lead Phillies Past Marlins In Miami

 

Miami. Zack Wheeler struck out eight and allowed one run over six innings, and Bryson Stott hit a three-run homer Friday night as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 6-5 at loanDepot Park. Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa each had two hits; the win marked Philadelphia’s fourth straight under...

Okamoto powers Blue Jays to consecutive Minneapolis wins

 

Minneapolis — The Toronto Blue Jays recorded consecutive wins over the Minnesota Twins this weekend: on Friday the Blue Jays beat the Twins 7-3 as Kazuma Okamoto hit two home runs and Yohendrick Piñango and Lenyn Sosa each collected three hits, and on Saturday Toronto produced an 11-4 victory highlighted...

Always a Runner captures Kentucky Oaks in prime-time

 

Louisville, Ky. — Trainer Chad Brown’s filly Always a Runner, rehabilitated from a serious pneumonia diagnosis last fall and treated in a veterinary clinic with a hyperbaric chamber, returned to racing in February and on Friday night won the 152nd Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in the first prime-time, under-the-lights...

Indiana Hoosiers to Visit White House After Championship

 

Bloomington, Ind. — The Indiana Hoosiers will visit the White House on Monday, May 11, following their Jan. 19 national championship victory over the Miami Hurricanes, 27-21, which completed a 16-0 2025 season and featured Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza as the team's leading player. The scheduled May 11 visit, confirmed...

Sabres defeat Bruins, advance to NHL second round

 

Boston — The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at TD Garden on Friday in Game 6, clinching the series 4-2 and advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third,...