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VENTURA, Calif. — Authorities arrested Britney Spears Wednesday night and booked her early Thursday, records show. The California Highway Patrol is identified as the arresting agency; public booking records list her occu…
Multiple U.S. cities. Local forecasts report an active spring pattern bringing warm temperatures, showers and thunderstorms through the weekend into next week. Temperatures will reach upper 70s to low 80s Thursday and Fr…
Washington. Congress will vote Thursday on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security after funding officially lapsed on Feb. 14 nationwide. Republicans urged lawmakers this week to restore full DHS funding,…
Washington — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution 47-53 intended to limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further military actions against Iran. The vote split largely by party with notabl…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. UAB defeated Charlotte 80-74 Wednesday night as Chance Westry posted 20 points and 11 assists, Evan Chatman added 19 points, and KyeRon Lindsay scored 12. WASHINGTON Jean Aranguren scored 20 to lift Georg…
South Bend, Indiana — Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz died Wednesday at age 89, the university said. Holtz led Notre Dame to a 12–0 season and the 1988 national championship, won 249 career collegiate games and wa…
Sri Lanka: U.S. forces sank an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean on March 4, triggering a Sri Lankan navy rescue operation that recovered 32 survivors and bodies, officials said. U.S. officials and the Pentagon attribu…
BILLINGS, Mont. — Former University of Montana president Seth Bodnar announced Wednesday he will run as an independent for the U.S. Senate, saying Washington serves elites; he filed on the final day for candidates. On th…
United States — College basketball teams entered conference tournaments and regular-season matchups this week, with multiple programs riding win streaks or seeking postseason seeding. Fairfield faces Manhattan in the MAA…
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk took the stand Wednesday in a trial, where plaintiffs allege he made false public statements in May 2022 that depressed Twitter's stock before his $44 billion acquisition. The lawsuit, filed in …
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA. Local officials reported two chemical releases at the Silfab Solar plant this week, first on March 3 and again on March 5. About 300 gallons of potassium hydroxide spilled March 3 and coun…
Raleigh, N.C. Voters completed primaries this week, producing former Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-RNC chair Michael Whatley as major-party Senate nominees. Both easily won crowded primary fields and secured nominations on Tues…
Washington, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testified Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee in a hearing on alleged widespread welfare fraud in state-administered programs. Republicans…
San Antonio — Incumbent Rep. Tony Gonzales and challenger Brandon Herrera will face a Republican runoff on May 26 after neither secured a majority in the March primary. State results show Gonzales with 43 percent and Her…
Houston, Texas — Republican state representative Steve Toth defeated four-term U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw in the GOP primary for Texas’ 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating the incumbent after a campaign focused …
DALLAS — James Talarico defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett to win the Texas Democratic Senate primary, the Associated Press called the race at 2:37 a.m. on March 4. Polls closed at 8 p.m. ET on March 3, but vote counts in Da…
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State defeated No. 14 Kansas 70-60 on Tuesday, handing the Sun Devils a late-season victory that may have been head coach Bobby Hurley’s final home game. Moe Odum led with 23 points and Massamba Di…
SALT LAKE CITY — Colorado defeated Utah 92-78 on Tuesday after seizing control with a 51-25 halftime lead, the University of Colorado and multiple outlets reported. Bangot Dak scored a career-high 22 points with 10 rebou…
Washington — U.S. officials identified four of six American service members killed when a drone struck a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1. The four served in the 103rd Sustainment Command, Army Reserve …
CHAMPAIGN -- On Tuesday night, No. 11 Illinois defeated Oregon 80-54 as Andrej Stojaković scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench. David Mirković added 19 points and Keaton Wagler contributed 11 points, he…
Washington — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he ordered U.S. forces to join Israel's strike on Iran, asserting he acted to pre-empt an Iranian attack. Pentagon briefers told Congress on Sunday they lacked intelligenc…
United States. NOAA this week added a Conditional Intensity alert to Storm Prediction Center outlooks to call out days when storms may become exceptionally intense. Local forecast offices issued watches and warnings: Cin…
United States — Meteorologists reported a widespread early March warm-up that pushed temperatures above seasonal averages across the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes this week. Warm fronts and upper-level…
RAIFORD, Fla. — Florida executed Billy Leon Kearse on Tuesday evening after state courts upheld his conviction for the 1991 killing of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish. Kearse, 53, received a three-drug lethal in…
Chicago — The Democratic National Committee placed five U.S. cities on a shortlist this week to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, with Chicago identified as a front-runner to host in both 2028 and 2032. The D…