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PHOENIX — UCLA center Lauren Betts made a late block Friday that helped preserve a 51-44 win over Texas in the Women's Final Four semifinal, sending the Bruins to the NCAA championship; the game included 23 turnovers and…
Indianapolis — UConn defeated Illinois 72-61 in the Final Four semifinal on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium, with coach Dan Hurley’s team securing a spot in the national championship game scheduled for Monday; the victory …
Cleveland. Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton left Friday's game against the Cleveland Guardians in the second inning after signaling to the dugout and reporting right forearm discomfort following his 17th pitch, a 93.8 mp…
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on Thursday after sustaining a shoulder-to-shoulder hit in Montreal on March 26; he had eight goals and 32 points in 71 game…
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg twisted his left ankle during the first half of Saturday's Final Four semifinal against Arizona on April 4, 2026, left the court for treatment and warmups, then returned to…
Seattle — The Utah Mammoth rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit to score six consecutive goals and defeat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Thursday as Logan Cooley scored twice and Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves. The win impro…
Washington: The U.S. State Department terminated lawful permanent resident status for relatives of slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani on April 4, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the named indivi…
Washington: On Saturday, April 4, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran had 48 hours to strike a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reiterating earlier threats and referencing a March 26 ex…
Iran: Iranian forces shot down a U.S. F-15E over southern Iran on Friday, U.S. officials and local authorities reported, and U.S. forces rescued one of the two crew members while search efforts continued for the second p…
RIVERSIDE, Calif. Crews battled the Springs Fire east of Moreno Valley on Friday after it ignited around 11 a.m., rapidly consuming roughly 3,500–4,176 acres amid strong Santa Ana winds and prompting mandatory evacuation…
Dallas — Cooper Flagg scored 51 points Friday night in Dallas as the Mavericks lost 138-127 to the Orlando Magic, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to record a 50-point game while his team extended its home los…
SAN FRANCISCO — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto left Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning with right calf tightness after singling off Tyler Mahle; Tyrone Taylor replaced him in left f…
PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin, a 19-year-old shortstop, made his major-league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Friday, recording an RBI double in the second inning and later scoring; he had been called up 62…
Orlando reported that FDOT completed safety and parking reconfiguration work along North Orange Avenue this week, and local businesses say ongoing construction has reduced customer access; at the same time, several U.S. …
Houston — NASA’s Artemis II crew conducted a translunar injection burn on April 2 that placed the Orion spacecraft on a trajectory around the Moon during the 10-day mission, following a go/no-go decision and a 5-minute, …
WASHINGTON — U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 178,000 in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department reported on April 3, after a healthcare workers' strike ended and seasonal factors shifted; th…
Washington — On April 3, U.S. intelligence assessments reported that roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers remained intact and thousands of one‑way attack drones were still in Iran’s arsenal more than one month after …
Phoenix. South Carolina defeated UConn 62-48 in the Final Four semifinal on Saturday, ending UConn's 38-0 season and last season's championship rematch narrative. The Gamecocks executed defensive adjustments and late-gam…
Washington, US. A federal judge this week dismissed actress Blake Lively’s sexual-harassment claims against actor-director Justin Baldoni in litigation tied to their 2024 film It Ends With Us, finding the alleged conduct…
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. — On Thursday afternoon, Miami-Dade deputies confronted a group near Southwest 112th Avenue and Southwest 221st Street; one deputy discharged his service weapon, striking a 15-year-old in the l…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to serve as acting attorney general after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her departure, posting the announcement on Truth …
MADISON, Wis. The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system, Jay Rothman, said in a March 26 letter that regents told him to resign or be fired and that he refuses to step aside despite being given …
Washington — On April 2, the U.S. administration issued executive orders imposing up to 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports while altering duties on metals, requiring firms to onshore production and ac…
RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. — On Thursday, shuttle car operator Aaron Warrix, 53, died after an accident at the Panther Eagle Horse Creek Mine in Raleigh County. Local reports and a company release identified Warrix and said t…
Washington reported that U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent; the gain followed a 133,000-job loss in February and was driven largel…