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Washington — On Thursday, May 8, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that President Donald Trump’s temporary 10% global tariffs, invoked under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974…
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and added 10 assists Thursday as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97, giving Detroit a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Confe…
BOSTON. On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4, extending their winning streak to seven games and recording 13 wins in their last 14 outings. Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson delivered the go-…
St. Paul — Maggie Flaherty and Hayley Scamurra scored 24 seconds apart early in the second period, and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 27 saves as the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Thursday night in the PWHL …
Washington — On May 7–8 U.S. forces reported intercepting what they characterized as unprovoked Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and responded with self-defense strikes; Iran's Kha…
United States — On May 7–8 the Canvas learning management system experienced a cyberattack and widespread outage that left thousands of students and staff unable to access coursework, prompting Instructure to place the p…
WASHINGTON. The U.S. State Department announced Thursday it will begin revoking U.S. passports starting Friday for thousands of parents who owe significant unpaid child support, initially targeting those with debts of $1…
Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced sanctions on Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), GAESA Executive President Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera, and Moa Nickel SA (MNSA) followin…
Washington — U.S. officials said three American destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz this week and reported coming under attack, while Iran's military command accused U.S. forces of striking two Iranian vessels and …
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened an investigation this week into at least four suspicious oil-market trades reportedly placed moments before major policy announ…
Atlanta — Ted Turner, founder of CNN and former owner of the Atlanta Braves, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87, his family said Wednesday. Turner launched CNN on June 1, 1980, built TBS into a national superstation that bro…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan entered the California gubernatorial race in January and this week is drawing significant backing from Silicon Valley investors, who have funded a Super Bowl advertisement a…
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday, when Edmundo Sosa delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and Adolis García homered; Brandon Marsh collected thre…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. On the third day of the special session this week, Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican legislators advanced HB1 to require special elections in U.S. House districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 after court-drawn map adjustmen…
PHILADELPHIA -- The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference second-round series. Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and…
Detroit — The Professional Women's Hockey League announced on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, that it will expand to Detroit for the 2026–27 season, adding a franchise that will play home games at Little Caesars Arena. League of…
Detroit — Jalen Duren delivered for the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 on Tuesday, making critical plays on both ends as the Pistons defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101. He recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds, four assists a…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are set to vote Thursday, May 7, 2026, on a new congressional map that would dismantle a majority-Black, Democratic-held district centered on Nashville and effecti…
Orlando. Rapper Kodak Black, legally Bill Kapri, was booked into the Orange County Jail on Wednesday, May 6, after being charged with trafficking MDMA. Jail and court records identify the arresting agency as the Orange C…
Washington: Justice Clarence Thomas became the second-longest serving member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, marking a milestone in a tenure that began with his 1991 confirmation. The milestone was reported this w…
Jackson, Miss. — Multiple tornadoes tore through central, west and southern Mississippi Wednesday evening, destroying and damaging hundreds of homes across Lincoln, Lamar, Franklin, Kemper and other counties after a Torn…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump proposed painting the 19th-century Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, and the National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the plan on Thursday. The repaintin…
London. This week Bluefield Solar Income Fund secured a term loan facility of up to £120 million, split equally between Santander and NatWest, to finance construction of four solar projects totaling 249MW in North East E…
PHOENIX — Paul Skenes threw eight scoreless innings at Chase Field on Wednesday night, allowing two hits and retiring the first 14 batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0. Brandon Lowe provid…
ATLANTA — Ted Turner, the media executive who bought the Atlanta Braves in the 1970s and later rebranded a wrestling company as World Championship Wrestling, died Wednesday. He used the TBS superstation and TNT to broadc…