Senate begins marathon debate over SAVE America Act

 

Washington Republican senators opened a lengthy debate this week on the SAVE America Act, an elections bill requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo identification to vote. Senators discussed amendments and procedural steps as party leaders acknowledged the measure lacks the 60 votes needed to pass. President Donald Trump...

Storms Force Hundreds Of U.S. Flight Cancellations, Delays

 

ATLANTA, powerful storms swept the Midwest and moved east and disrupted U.S. air travel this week, forcing airlines to cancel and delay hundreds to a thousand flights. FlightAware tallies varied by report time, with major hubs including Atlanta, New York and Chicago reporting the most cancellations. The National Weather Service...

Hawks extend streak as Alexander-Walker scores 41

 

Atlanta. The Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 124-112 Monday, extending their winning streak to ten games as Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 and Jalen Johnson recorded a triple-double. Atlanta improved to 38-31, reclaimed eighth place in the Eastern Conference and clinched the season series against Orlando. Orlando's seven-game streak...

U.S. Cities to Host Expanded Olympic Soccer Schedule

 

Los Angeles — Organizers released the LA28 football schedule this week, announcing that men's and women's soccer will begin July 10, four days before the July 14 opening ceremony, and will be staged across seven U.S. cities. Group-stage matches will occur in New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San José...

Jury convicts Utah woman in fentanyl poisoning case

 

PARK CITY, Utah. A jury convicted Kouri Richins on Monday of aggravated murder and related charges after finding she poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced cocktail in March 2022. Prosecutors told jurors she owed about $4.5 million, sought his estate exceeding $4 million and staged an earlier attempted...

Venezuela rallies past Italy to reach WBC final

 

MIAMI — Venezuela rallied past Italy 4-2 on Monday to reach the World Baseball Classic final, overcoming a seventh-inning deficit with consecutive two-out RBI singles by Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel García and Luis Arraez. Aaron Nola started for Italy and allowed four innings of scoring before Venezuela’s rally. Italy manager...

US lawmakers, firms advance AI amid regulatory uncertainty

 

United States — Ohio lawmakers and companies acted on artificial intelligence this week. On March 2, an Ohio General Assembly poll found broad legislative AI use but substantial indecision on regulation and student use, with partisan divisions over federal versus state oversight. March 16–17 saw Universal Robots and Scale AI...

Companies Announce Calls, Milestones, Expansion, Settlement

 

United States — Several companies announced operational updates and financial events this week, including scheduled earnings calls, facility milestones, market expansions, and a litigation settlement. Mobilicom set a March 23 earnings release and call; Nano Dimension set a March 31 results call and filed Form 12b-25; TOMI expanded in Canada;...

Multiple U.S. Firms Report Quarterly Earnings and Guidance

 

Reston, Virginia. Five publicly traded companies this week reported quarterly results and guidance, with Science Applications International Corp. posting $85 million profit in fiscal Q4 and revenue of $1.75 billion; Green Dot, Assertio and Comtech reported quarterly losses; Semtech posted an adjusted-beating quarter despite a GAAP loss. Firms provided forward...

Illinois primary enters decisive fundraising and spending contest

 

CHICAGO. Illinois voters held competitive March 17 primaries as candidates competed to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin and fill multiple open House seats. Democratic contenders Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly led intensive fundraising and advertising; outside groups, including crypto-backed Fairshake and Pritzker-linked PACs, spent millions. Republican gubernatorial hopefuls...