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Washington — This week The Atlantic published a report alleging that FBI Director Kash Patel exhibited conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences, citing multiple unnamed officials and recounting an April 10 episod…
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Friday night at PNC Park when Oneil Cruz hit a home run and Bubba Chandler allowed one run over six innings, earning his first victory; relievers Mason Mont…
HOUSTON — On Friday night the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 9-4 as Nolan Gorman hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera added a two-run shot, with starter Kyle Leahy going five innings; Jordan Walker extende…
United States: Multiple motorcycle collisions this week resulted in fatalities and hospitalizations across several states. On April 18, 2026 around 6:30 p.m. in Howard County a 24-year-old motorcyclist struck an SUV that…
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series, overcoming a Minnesota first-half outburst and a third-quarter slump. Jamal Murray sc…
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…
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 pub…
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 an…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. The May 5 primary will test former President Donald Trump's influence after state senators resisted White House pressure to approve a redistricting plan; national groups and pro-Trump organizations h…
Detroit — The Detroit Pistons will host the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena in the opening game of the Eastern Conference first-round series. This follows a regular season in which Detroit f…
PHOENIX — Jalen Green scored 36 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors 111-96 in the Western Conference play-in game Friday night, securing a playoff berth. The Suns controlled the tempo throughou…
Anaheim — The Los Angeles Angels beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Friday night at Angel Stadium, with José Soriano delivering 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Yoán Moncada hitting a second-inning homer and Jo Adell adding a two-…
Phoenix — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Friday night he is uncertain about his future after the Warriors were eliminated from the play-in tournament following a loss to the Suns. Kerr said he will take…
Nevada, US: Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh undertook a familiarisation flight in a Boeing F-15EX Eagle II at Nellis Air Force Base on April 9, flying alongside USAF Major Matthew Benson of the …
WASHINGTON — Seven weeks into the conflict after President Donald Trump joined Israel in strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, the administration is confronting mounting domestic economic fallout as Iran said it would reopen the S…
MINNEAPOLIS — Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run double and Brandon Williamson allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Friday at Target Field. Williamson struck out two and wa…
DENVER — On Friday night at Coors Field, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-1, as Max Muncy hit two home runs and Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings allowing two hits. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-5, ex…
LOS ANGELES. Sei Young Kim shot a second consecutive 7-under 65 Friday at El Caballero to take a one-stroke lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship, the final event before the season's first women's major. Playing in the mo…
Boston. Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida singled over a drawn-in, five-man infield to score Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning on Friday night, giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Detr…
Washington — The U.S. Treasury on Friday issued General License 134B, temporarily authorizing transactions tied to Russian crude and petroleum products loaded onto vessels as of April 17, 2026, and permitting their sale …
Cleveland. The Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-113 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Saturday at Rocket Arena, following the Feb. 4 acquisition of James Harden; Cleveland entered the …
San Diego. The San Diego Padres are reportedly set to be sold to a group led by José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones for $3.9 billion, according to multiple reports this week; the transaction is subject to approval from at…
Anaheim, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels announced Friday that Garret Anderson, the franchise’s longtime outfielder and key member of the 2002 World Series team, died Thursday afternoon of a heart attack at 53. Anderson …
Portland, Maine. Governor Janet Mills said Friday at a South Portland campaign stop that she would not have voted in favor of a joint Senate resolution to stop arms sales to Israel if the resolution also blocked defensiv…
Chicago. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets 12-4 on Friday as Moisés Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ hit home runs, and then followed with a 4-2 victory on Saturday when pinch-hitter Carson Kelly delivere…