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CHICAGO — Nyara Sabally scored a career-high 29 points and Marina Mabrey added 24 points with seven assists as the Toronto Tempo defeated the Chicago Sky 111-104 on Wednesday night. Toronto built a 55-48 halftime lead th…
Washington — President Donald Trump said Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting that no single nation will control the Strait of Hormuz, calling it international waters and stating the United States will "watch over" transit whi…
Austin, Texas. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico emerged as the Democratic nominee and is set to face Republican Ken Paxton after Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff on Tuesday, reshaping the …
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are confronting rising political and economic pressure as the 2026 midterm elections approach, with inflation and fuel costs eroding the party’s core promise to tame prices. U.S. ye…
Atlanta — Federal forecasters predicted a quieter 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, estimating eight to fourteen named storms and attributing the reduced outlook to a high probability of El Niño developing thi…
Washington — The Center for Strategic and International Studies released an analysis Wednesday finding that U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to rebuild stockpiles of Tomahawk cruise missiles and P…
Los Angeles — Shohei Ohtani was struck on the right hand by a Kyle Freeland pitch and left the Dodgers’ game Tuesday night after grounding out in the fifth; manager Dave Roberts said the ball mostly hit the pad of Ohtani…
ARLINGTON, Texas. The Texas Rangers erupted for eight runs in the first inning and secured a 10-7 victory one night after Houston pitchers combined for a no-hitter, while in a separate game this week Houston's Yordan Alv…
Washington — The U.S. military struck a vessel it said was involved in drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing one person and leaving two survivors, Southern Command stated in a social media post that…
DETROIT — Vaughn Grissom hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning Tuesday, driving in six runs as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The rally erased a 6-4 Detroit lead, and …
Boston — The Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday at Fenway Park, with Michael Harris II collecting four hits including a two-run homer and Matt Olson adding a two-run shot; Spencer Strider started and R…
Portland, Maine. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled Tuesday that an initiative from Protect Girls Sports in Maine, which sought to restrict school sports and bathroom access based on the gender listed on students' b…
United States: Lottery players in Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky and South Carolina recorded prize wins from recent Powerball drawings between April 29 and May 25, 2026. A Michigan online subscription yielded a $1 million…
Topeka, Kansas. Local high school softball and baseball teams advanced through quarterfinal and semifinal rounds this week, with quarterfinals leading into semifinals on Wednesday, May 27 and championship games scheduled…
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Union fired coach Bradley Carnell on Wednesday as part of a front-office overhaul that named Jon Scheer sporting director and elevated Ryan Richter, head coach of Philadelphia Union II, to…
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday directed the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of new data center tax exemption requests while the General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee studies t…
Milwaukee — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Dustin May carried a no-hitter into late innings during a game in Milwaukee this week, striking out multiple batters and allowing only two baserunners via a hit-by-pitch and c…
Knoxville: Tennessee announced kickoff times for its first three 2026 football games, stating the Vols will open Sept. 5 against Furman at 3:30 p.m., travel to Georgia Tech for a 7 p.m. Sept. 12 primetime game, and host …
PETAL, Mississippi — A 36-year-old woman, identified as Rachel Floyd of Oak Grove, Mississippi, died on Monday, May 25, 2026, after flash floodwaters swept her white SUV across a shopping center parking lot and submerged…
Los Angeles — On Wednesday, LA28 organisers unveiled the full competition schedule for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, confirming 560 medal events across 23 sports to be contested over 14 days. The schedule sets t…
Tampa, Fla. Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday he will call a special legislative session starting Monday in Tallahassee to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would raise the homestead ex…
U.S. equity markets closed at record highs on Tuesday, May 26, as technology shares outperformed despite persistent inflation pressures on households. The S&P 500 rose 0.61% to a record 7,519.12 and the Nasdaq Composite …
CHICAGO — Defense attorneys alleged this week that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros personally contacted members of the grand jury that indicted six immigration protesters in October, attorneys told U.S. District Judge April…
MIAMI — A 16-year-old Titusville resident, Timothy Hudson, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister, Anna Kepner, aboard the Carnival Horizon in early November, prosecutors said; her body …
Oklahoma City — The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, taking a 3-2 series lead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored at least 30 points for the …