Wisconsin Supreme Court race could shift state judicial control

 

Madison: Voters cast ballots Tuesday in a Wisconsin Supreme Court contest between Democratic-backed Chris Taylor and Republican-supported Maria Lazar for a 10-year seat, with the race focused on abortion rights, redistricting and union-rights cases and the potential to alter the court's ideological balance. The outcome could widen a 4-3 liberal majority...

Judge limits visits as protective order hearings proceed

 

Salt Lake City. A court commissioner ruled Tuesday that Taylor Frankie Paul cannot have unsupervised visits with her two-year-old son after concerns about volatile behavior during confrontations with the child's father; both parties participated remotely while lawyers attended the hearing in person. The decision sets a contested April 30 hearing to...

Hawaii Doctor Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter After Hike

 

Honolulu. A Honolulu jury convicted anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig of attempted manslaughter after finding he tried to kill his wife during a March 2025 cliff-side hike at Pali Puka; jurors returned the verdict on Wednesday following a day of deliberations. Honolulu prosecutors said Konig tried to push Arielle Konig off a cliff,...

Nationals rally, Cardinals answer with extra-inning victory

 

Washington — On Monday night at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals erased a three-run deficit when James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams hit eighth-inning homers to produce a 9-6 comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals, overturning a 6-3 score and snapping Washington's skid. Washington — The following night the...

Trump's Deadline Sends Markets Tumultuous Amid Iran Crisis

 

United States: President Donald Trump set an 8 p.m. ET deadline and threatened strikes on Iranian power plants and bridges, prompting volatile trading in U.S. markets on Monday and Tuesday and driving oil price swings as officials and traders monitored developments and diplomatic responses. Markets reacted with declines in major U.S....

Padres shut out Pirates, snap Pittsburgh five-game streak

 

PITTSBURGH — San Diego right-hander Germán Márquez earned his first win with the Padres, pitching five innings in a 5-0 victory Monday night that ended the Pittsburgh Pirates' five-game winning streak; Nick Castellanos, Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth and Ramón Laureano supplied run-scoring doubles. The Padres used relievers Ron Marinaccio and David...

US and India Bolster Ties Ahead of Dinner

 

Washington: U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor held a series of meetings in Washington this week, meeting Vice President J.D. Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and is scheduled to attend a White House dinner with President Trump on Tuesday as part of diplomatic engagement. The meetings...

Wembanyama Exits; Spurs Hold Off 76ers Despite Injury

 

San Antonio — On Monday night the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 after Victor Wembanyama left the first half with a bruised left rib following inadvertent contact from Paul George, and he was ruled out at halftime. The Spurs secured their 60th win with Stephon Castle recording a...

Sabres win 4-2, tie Lightning for Atlantic Division lead

 

Buffalo, N.Y. Jason Zucker tipped Bowen Byram’s shot for a go-ahead goal 7:38 into the second period as the Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 Monday at KeyBank Center, and Jack Quinn scored into an empty net with 1:54 remaining to seal the regulation victory. The win moved Buffalo into...

Keaschall Two-Run Homer Propels Twins Past Tigers Monday

 

MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Monday at Target Field; Keaschall also walked twice and scored twice as the Twins regained offensive production in cold conditions. The victory gave Joe Ryan his first win (1-1)...