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San Diego — The Oakland Athletics defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Sunday at Petco Park when Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and first baseman Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games. The game include…
Lincoln, Neb. — Nebraska will host an NCAA Baseball Regional beginning Friday, May 29, after being named one of the 16 opening-round sites in the 64-team tournament; the full bracket and seedings were released Monday at …
Philadelphia — On Friday the Phillies signed 17-year-old South Korean right-handed pitcher Chan-Min Park to a $1.205 million contract, the largest bonus the organization has given an international amateur pitcher. Earlie…
San Antonio, Texas — Victor Wembanyama delivered a standout performance to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 103-82 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, evening the Western Conference finals at 2-2. After accepting res…
Omaha, Neb. — The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship subcommittee announced Monday that UCLA was named the No. 1 overall seed for the 2026 tournament after a 51-6 regular season, with Georgia Tech seeded No. 2 and Geo…
Newport, Ky. — Thomas Massie filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on May 25 to allow fundraising and potential campaigning for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District in 2028 after losing the…
United States-based security researchers reported that four popular Laravel-Lang Composer packages were surreptitiously poisoned with malware after attackers manipulated Git tags to redirect users to malicious code, acco…
Americans are paying an average of $4.51 per gallon for gasoline on Sunday, May 25, 2026, making this Memorial Day weekend the most expensive at the pump in four years, according to AAA. Prices are being driven by the on…
On May 25, 2026, a volatile convective system interacting with deep Gulf moisture produced a widespread severe weather outbreak across Texas, according to the National Weather Service. By midday, a rapidly consolidating …
More than 700 websites running the Ghost content management system have been compromised through a recently disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2026-26980, according to research by Chinese cybersecurity firm Qianxin XLab report…
Washington. Voters in Texas will hold a Republican primary runoff on Tuesday after no candidate secured a majority in the March 3 primary; top vote-getter John Cornyn faces Attorney General Ken Paxton, who received Presi…
The United States and Iran are negotiating a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their nearly three-month war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for about 20% of global oil shipments. According to …
Washington, DC: U.S. President Donald Trump told leaders in a Saturday conference call that once a ceasefire with Iran is secured, he wants additional Arab and Muslim-majority countries to recognise Israel and formally j…
Tehran said on Monday that a framework has been reached, but a final agreement with the United States is not imminent. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Iran is negotiating an end to the war and is not currently discussi…
Las Vegas — The Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Sunday, with captain Mark Stone returning from a lower-body injury and contributing a power-play goal and an assist.…
Washington — On May 25, US officials told CBS News that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is living at an undisclosed, highly guarded location and is reachable only through a network of couriers, according to US int…
Concord, N.C. — Daniel Suarez won the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night after a late two-tire pit call and a race stoppage for heavy rain, beating Christopher Bell on restarts and inheriting the lead when NASC…
CONCORD, N.C. — On Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell addressed Kyle Busch's widow Samantha and their children, delivering an emotional tribute three days after Busch’s unexpected death from severe p…
Atlanta — The Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 at Truist Park on Sunday after Foster Griffin delivered six scoreless innings and Nasim Nuñez’s RBI single in the fifth provided the decisive run; the Nation…
Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia University will host an NCAA Division I Baseball regional at Kendrick Family Ballpark beginning Friday, with the Mountaineers (39-14, 21-9 Big 12) slated to face Binghamton at 5 p.m. The N…
Philadelphia: The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Sunday, as Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI double in the sixth and Travis Bazzana homered in the eighth; Parker Messick worked 5 2/3 shutout innings…
Los Angeles — On May 24–25, Hollywood actor Idris Elba told People he was 'never in the race' to play the next James Bond, saying casting leaders are seeking a younger actor; his remarks followed years of public speculat…
Washington — Douglas McCain, the eldest son of the late Senator John McCain, died suddenly on May 20 at age 66, his obituary and family statements said. He served six years in the U.S. Navy flying A-6 Intruders and later…
Myrtle Beach. Police responded to two separate incidents on Sunday, investigating a 2:33 a.m. shooting outside the Circle K on North Kings Highway that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries and resulted in a…
Las Vegas. The inaugural Enhanced Games opened this weekend with 42 athletes competing under organisers' medical supervision while using substances banned by Olympic authorities; organisers and CEO Max Martin predicted m…