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Washington. House Republicans blocked a Senate-backed plan this week and instead passed an eight-week DHS funding extension on Friday, deepening a partial shutdown that has left thousands of Transportation Security Admin…
SACRAMENTO — Ashlon Jackson hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer Friday night to lift No. 3 seed Duke to an 87-85 victory over No. 2 seed LSU in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament, securing Duke's spot in the Elite Ei…
St. Paul, Minn. organizers designated the state Capitol rally Saturday as the national flagship of the 'No Kings' protests against President Donald Trump, reporting more than 3,100 events registered across all 50 states …
WASHINGTON — Duke's Caleb Foster returned less than three weeks after foot surgery and scored 11 second-half points as the No. 1 seed rallied to beat St. John's 80-75 in Friday night's Sweet 16 game at Capital One Arena,…
HOUSTON — No. 3 Illinois will face No. 9 Iowa in the NCAA Elite Eight on Saturday at 5:09 p.m. CT at the Toyota Center, with Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler and Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz highlighted as central matchups …
Miami — Sandy Alcantara allowed four hits and one run over seven innings, leading the Marlins to a 2-1 Opening Day victory against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, March 27, 2026, at loanDepot park; rookie Owen Caissie su…
Carroll County, Tennessee. A Clarksville-Montgomery County School System bus carrying Kenwood Middle School students crashed near Highway 70 and Cedar Grove around noon on March 27, 2026, killing two students and injurin…
CHICAGO — Michigan defeated Alabama 90-77 in the Sweet 16 on Friday, March 27, with Yaxel Lendeborg leading the Wolverines with 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists; four Michigan players reached double figures as th…
United States — On Saturday, March 28, demonstrators held 'No Kings' rallies across multiple cities, including Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ga., protesting President Donald Trump's immigratio…
Fort Worth, Texas — Hannah Hidalgo scored 31 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, recorded 10 steals and assisted the go-ahead basket to lead sixth-seeded Notre Dame to a 67-64 Sweet 16 victory over Vanderbilt on Friday, March 2…
Chicago — Michigan defeated Alabama 90–77 in the NCAA Sweet 16 at United Center on Friday, March 27, with graduate forward Yaxel Lendeborg leading the Wolverines and delivering 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in…
Washington — UConn defeated Michigan State 67-63 Friday night at Capital One Arena in the NCAA Sweet 16 after Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. made decisive plays down the stretch, securing the Huskies’ victory and a ber…
Washington: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein filed a federal lawsuit on March 28 against the U.S. government and Google after Department of Justice documents released in January allegedly contained unredacted names and conta…
Jupiter Island, Fla. — Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash Friday just after 2 p.m., the Martin County Sheriff's Office said, occurring near his residence; initial media reports indicated no serious injuries and…
Columbia: The South Carolina Forestry Commission issued a statewide burn ban taking effect Friday at 4 p.m., prohibiting most outdoor burning across all counties after local jurisdictions such as Georgetown and Beaufort …
Atlanta — Fulton County officials asked a federal judge Friday to order the FBI to return ballots and other materials seized on Jan. 28 from a warehouse near Atlanta that contained more than 600 boxes of 2020 election re…
SEATTLE — Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter hit a home run in his first regular-season at-bat on Thursday during Opening Day at T-Mobile Park, turning on a full-count slider from Seattle starter Logan …
Hanalei, Hawaii — A tour helicopter operated by Airborne Aviation crashed Thursday at Kalalau Beach on Kauai's Na Pali Coast, carrying one pilot and four passengers, authorities said; responders reported injuries and, su…
San Jose: Arizona defeated Arkansas 109-88 in the NCAA Sweet 16 at SAP Center on Thursday, as Brayden Burries led the Wildcats with 23 points and six Arizona players scored in double figures to secure advancement. The lo…
Baton Rouge — LSU announced Thursday it has parted ways with coach Matt McMahon and moved to rehire former head coach Will Wade, who coached LSU from 2017 to 2022 and most recently led NC State during the 2025–26 season …
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved early Friday a measure funding the Transportation Security Administration and most Department of Homeland Security components while excluding immigration enforcement; President Donald Tru…
San Jose, California. On Thursday night Trey Kaufman-Renn tipped a missed Braden Smith attempt with 0.7 seconds remaining, giving No. 2 Purdue a 79-77 win over No. 11 Texas in the NCAA Sweet 16 at SAP Center and securing…
Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday held a rare public adjudicatory hearing into allegations that Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused federal COVID-era relief funds and violated campaign fi…
Chicago — Tennessee, the No. 6 seed, faces No. 2 Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at the United Center on March 27 at 10:10 p.m. ET as both teams seek a Midwest Region semifinal win to advance toward the Elite …
Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC's 'Today,' gave her first televised interview this week, saying her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was last seen Jan. 31 and has been missing since Feb. 1; family m…