Slafkovsky OT Hat Trick Lifts Canadiens In Tampa

 

Tampa — The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime on Sunday as Juraj Slafkovsky completed a hat trick and scored the winning power-play goal at 1:22 of overtime. The game opened the Eastern Conference First Round at Benchmark International Arena and followed a previously physical meeting...

Boston runners eye fast times amid ideal conditions

 

Boston — Defending champion Sharon Lokedi will start the 130th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton on Monday, joined by reigning men's champion John Korir and a field of more than 30,000 runners. This week organizers cited cool temperatures and an expected tailwind, conditions that could favor fast finishing times and influence...

Tehran rejects US claims on enriched uranium handover

 

Iran has publicly rejected the idea of transferring its enriched uranium abroad, underscoring a key impasse in ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on state television that Iran’s enriched uranium "is not going to be transferred anywhere," framing the stockpile as a red line for Tehran,...

Spurs Host Trail Blazers in First-Round Playoff Opener

 

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs, finishing the regular season 62-20 as the No. 2 seed, host the seventh-seeded Portland Trail Blazers this Sunday in the opening game of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The matchup followed the Play-In Tournament and represents San Antonio’s first home postseason action...

Flyers win Game 1, take early lead in playoff series

 

PITTSBURGH — The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and rookie Porter Martone added an insurance goal late, giving Philadelphia a 1-0 series lead. The...

White House Probes Deaths, Disappearances Of US Scientists

 

Washington — The White House ordered a federal review this week after media reports identified at least ten scientists and researchers who have died or gone missing dating back to June 2022 and July 2023. President Trump was briefed earlier this week, and officials said further details will emerge over...

United flight diverted to Pittsburgh after security concern

 

Chicago — A United Airlines flight that departed O'Hare Saturday morning bound for New York's LaGuardia was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport after the crew reported a potential security concern, according to United and flight-tracking data; the Boeing 737 carrying 159 passengers and six crew landed at about 11:45 a.m....

Strait of Hormuz: IRGC gunboats fire on Indian tanker

 

Oman – Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats fired on an Indian-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) in the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after Iran and former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly declared the waterway fully open, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)....

Three Sentenced After Bear-Suit Luxury Car Insurance Scam

 

LOS ANGELES. Three people were sentenced this week after prosecutors say they used a person in a bear costume to stage attacks on high-end vehicles in 2024, then submitted fraudulent insurance claims for a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes. The California Department of Insurance, naming the probe 'Operation Bear Claw,' reported...

NJ Transit $150 Fare Sparks FIFA, Fan Concerns

 

United States: New Jersey Transit announced on April 18 that it will charge a $150 round-trip fare for fans traveling from New York City to MetLife Stadium for FIFA World Cup 2026 matches in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The fee represents roughly a tenfold increase over the normal commuter fare...