Durant returns, Lakers secure 2-0 playoff series lead

 

Los Angeles — On Tuesday night the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 101-94 in Game 2 of the first-round NBA Playoffs, extending their series lead to 2-0. Kevin Durant returned from a knee contusion sustained in practice and made his Rockets playoff debut, finishing with 23 points in...

Alabama Announces $12.2M Roblox Settlement for Safety

 

Montgomery, Alabama. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Tuesday that Alabama secured a $12.2 million settlement with the online gaming platform Roblox over online child safety concerns, negotiated directly by the AG's office after months of talks and citing multi-state lawsuits and a late‑August abduction report as background. The agreement directs...

Braves prospect arrested after deadly I-75 hit-and-run

 

Bradenton, Fla. – An early-morning crash on I-75 Monday left a 34-year-old truck driver dead after a black Ford Mustang allegedly weaved through traffic and struck a Chevrolet Trailblazer, which was pushed into the semi driven by Stavan Albert Facey. Florida Highway Patrol investigators identified 18-year-old Jonathan Matos Morales as...

Patriots' Mike Vrabel Addresses Resort Photo Controversy Tuesday

 

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday he had "difficult conversations" with family, coaching staff, team officials and players after photos of him and NFL reporter Dianna Russini surfaced from a Sedona, Arizona, resort taken before the NFL meetings that began March 29, the coach said...

Florida Opens Criminal Probe into ChatGPT After Shooting

 

MIAMI: Florida's attorney general announced this week that the state has opened a criminal investigation into whether OpenAI's ChatGPT played a role in a deadly mass shooting at Florida State University last year. Prosecutors said they reviewed exchanges between the suspected shooter and the chatbot and cited state aiding-and-abetting statutes...

Bay of Bengal: US boards tanker carrying Iranian oil

 

U.S. forces have boarded the oil tanker M/T Tifani in the Bay of Bengal on suspicion of smuggling Iranian crude, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Described by U.S. officials as a “right-of-visit maritime interdiction,” the operation occurred without incident and is part of broader efforts to disrupt shipments tied to Iran,...

Billy Donovan Resigns As Chicago Bulls Head Coach

 

CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan resigned Tuesday after six seasons, electing to step aside rather than continue under a reorganized front office. The move followed the team’s dismissal of executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the...

Trump Extends Ceasefire With Iran Amid Diplomatic Maneuvers

 

Washington: President Donald Trump extended a US ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, April 22, 2026, delaying the scheduled end of a two-week pause in hostilities to allow Tehran time to present a unified proposal. He said the US naval blockade would continue and linked the extension to a Pakistan request...

Senate Republicans pursue reconciliation to fund immigration enforcement

 

Washington — On Tuesday, Senate Republicans unveiled a 58‑page budget resolution to launch the reconciliation process to fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection. The measure, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham, authorizes committees to draft spending increases of up to $70 billion and aims...

Churchill Downs buys Preakness intellectual property for $85M

 

Louisville. Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Tuesday it agreed to acquire the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black‑Eyed Susan Stakes from 1/ST Maryland LLC for $85 million, according to a company release. The agreement transfers trademarks and associated rights while preserving licensing arrangements that permit Maryland to run...