Steyer's Spending Surges in California Governor's Race Ahead

 

Los Angeles — Billionaire Tom Steyer has spent or booked over $115 million on broadcast, cable and radio advertising across California, saturating television and mobile ad inventories as campaigns and voters prepare for the June 2 primary. AdImpact data reported the spending, making his outlays nearly 30 times those of...

Palou Wins Long Beach; Rosenqvist Secures Pole Position

 

Long Beach, California — Alex Palou won the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 19, 2026, driving the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to a 3.9663-second victory over Felix Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist had earned the pole on Saturday with a 1:07.463 lap in the No. 60 Meyer Shank...

LSU Teams Split Results Across Spring Sports Events

 

Baton Rouge — LSU teams produced mixed outcomes this week across multiple sports, including a 4-3 women's tennis upset over top-seeded Oklahoma on April 18 that advanced the Tigers to the SEC semifinals, a 7-2 baseball loss to Texas A&M, a softball series sweep of Ole Miss, and ongoing recruiting...

Virginia Voters Decide On Controversial Temporary Redistricting Measure

 

Arlington, Va. — Voters in Virginia held a special election this Tuesday to decide whether to approve an amendment allowing the General Assembly to adopt temporary congressional districts ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Early voting ended over the weekend, and state officials reported turnout figures would be critical on...

Carroll's grand slam secures Diamondbacks' series victory

 

PHOENIX. On Saturday night Corbin Carroll hit a fourth-career grand slam in the eighth inning, breaking a tie and sending the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Chase Field. Ildemaro Vargas led off the eighth with a single extending his hitting streak to 17...

Cincinnati rallies late to draw with Chicago Fire

 

Cincinnati: FC Cincinnati scored twice inside the final 15 minutes Saturday to force a 3-3 draw with the visiting Chicago Fire at TQL Stadium, with Evander converting a penalty in the 79th minute and an own-goal by Chicago's Dje D'Avilla in the 86th minute completing the comeback in MLS play. Chicago,...

Rhodes retains title after intense WrestleMania 42 main event

 

Las Vegas — Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night, in a match that began with Pat McAfee accompanying Orton and striking Rhodes with a microphone. Rhodes cleared McAfee from ringside, placed him on the announce table...

Sale's seven strong, Braves capitalize on Phillies error

 

PHILADELPHIA — Chris Sale struck out seven in seven innings Saturday night and the Atlanta Braves capitalized on a third-inning defensive error by Phillies second baseman Edmundo Sosa to score three unearned runs, overcoming Felix Reyes' first-inning home run to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 at Citizens Bank Park in...

Small schools close across states amid enrollment declines

 

PAXTON, Ill. — After more than 50 years, the Paxton Community Nursery School will close at the end of the 2025–26 school year because of sustained enrollment declines and budget shortfalls. The school's board said enrollment began falling about a decade ago as new preschools opened in the area, numbers...

Rosen Issues Multiple Securities Class Action Deadlines Nationwide

 

New York, New York. This week Rosen Law Firm issued a series of investor notices via Markets Insider and Newsfile reminding shareholders of pending securities class actions and investigations involving Alight, Corcept, Coty, PennyMac and PayPal, and announcing lead plaintiff motion deadlines occurring between April 20 and May 22, 2026. The...