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San Diego — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch and pitched five innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, returning to two-way duty and helping secure a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park i…
Washington: US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a difficult phone call this week about renewed diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement with Iran, Axios reported, citing multiple …
DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Wednesday night. Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to open the scoring, and goaltender Carter H…
Washington — On Wednesday, the United States removed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, after a federal court issued an injunction earlier this month. The…
Indianapolis — Aliyah Boston scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to a 90-73 win over the Portland Fire on Wednesday night after the team ruled Caitlin Clark out with a back injury less t…
Detroit — Angel Martínez led off the 10th inning with a tiebreaking triple and José Ramírez followed with an RBI double as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cleveland had tied the sc…
BATON ROUGE — LSU head coach Lane Kiffin announced Wednesday that Ed Orgeron will rejoin the football staff as special assistant to recruiting and defense, returning to the program he led to the 2019 national title. Kiff…
Oklahoma City — Thunder guard Jalen Williams exited Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday after receiving treatment for left hamstring tightness and did not return for the second half. The incident occurre…
Nashville. Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday, May 21, after courts denied defense requests for DNA and fingerprint testing and declined to find him mentally incompetent. The ACLU and ACLU of T…
Washington: This week the White House signaled plans for an executive order proposing a voluntary framework to allow U.S. authorities to review advanced 'frontier' AI models before public release, potentially as early as…
United States – Vanessa Trump, a public figure known for her former marriage to Donald Trump Jr., announced on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The disclosure came in a formal statement r…
WASHINGTON. Senate Republican leaders this week moved to drop a proposed $1 billion security allocation for the White House complex and President Trump's planned ballroom after multiple GOP senators questioned the timing…
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States could resume large-scale military strikes unless Tehran agrees to a new deal, speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement in New London, Co…
Washington. The U.S. military boarded the Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, searching and redirecting the vessel after CENTCOM reported it suspected the ship intend…
Indian music composer and singer Amaal Mallik has alleged that a powerful group within Bollywood’s film and music ecosystem systematically sidelined him from more than 60 film projects over the past seven years. In a det…
Casper, Wyoming. The National Weather Service in Riverton issued forecasts this week calling for a short shot of rain and isolated thunderstorms Thursday, possible rain‑and‑snow mix Friday morning, then a warming trend w…
Nashville, Tenn. On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, retired officer Larry Bushart reached an $835,000 settlement with Perry County after spending 37 days jailed for posting a Facebook meme about President Donald Trump following…
Denver — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, cutting it roughly in half and setting her parole eligibility for June 1; he reiterated his dec…
Washington — The National Trust for Historic Preservation on Wednesday named 11 sites to its 2026 list of the most endangered historic places in the United States, linking the selection to themes surrounding America's 25…
Lansing, Michigan: The Michigan Natural Resources Commission voted Wednesday in Gaylord to limit Lower Peninsula hunters to one buck annually beginning March 2027, reducing the buck bag limit from two to one and approvin…
Baltimore on Wednesday experienced near-record warmth with highs reaching the mid-90s before a strong cold front moved through the area, producing an increased risk of showers and thunderstorms and prompting forecasts of…
San Francisco: This week authorities and maritime operators launched WhaleSpotter, an AI-powered detection network in San Francisco Bay that scans for whale blows and heat signatures up to two nautical miles and sends re…
Anaheim — On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 14-6 at Angel Stadium, as Nick Kurtz collected three hits and five RBIs and Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof each homered; Angels starter Reid Detmer…
Chicago — This week in Orlando, Chicago Bears executives presented stadium plans to NFL owners, reiterating that the franchise is considering two primary locations: Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Hammond, Indiana. Team…
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — On Tuesday family members testified in the murder trial of Larry Millete, accused of killing his wife Maya in January 2021. Witnesses included Maya's father, Pablito Tabalanza, who testified that La…