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Anaheim, Calif. — On Thursday night John Carlson scored three goals for the Anaheim Ducks, recording his first NHL career hat trick in a 6-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks, ending the Ducks' six-game losing streak and …
Los Angeles — Adrian Kempe scored twice as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night, moving the Kings into a Western Conference wild-card spot; Joel Armia and Trevor Moore also scored an…
Seattle ended a six-game losing streak Thursday when Berkly Catton scored in the third period and again in the shootout to lift the Kraken to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at Climate Pledge Arena. The win h…
Green Bay — High school baseball posted multiple decisive results Thursday, April 9, as De Pere routed Green Bay Southwest 25-0 and Sheboygan South defeated Green Bay East/West 11-0; De Pere scored in every inning, finis…
Dallas saw Jason Robertson score the decisive goal Thursday at American Airlines Center, lifting the Stars to a 5-4 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild and ending the Wild's April unbeaten run in a high-intensity game t…
Salt Lake City. The Utah Mammoth beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 Thursday at Delta Center, with Dylan Guenther scoring his 39th goal and Clayton Keller adding three assists; less than an hour later the Anaheim Ducks' 6-…
Porterville, California — Detective Randy Hoppert of the Tulare County Sheriff's Office was shot while deputies served an eviction notice Thursday morning and later died at Sierra View Medical Center after a tactical res…
Washington — On April 9–10, US President Donald Trump used Truth Social to sharply attack several conservative commentators, naming Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones, after they publicly criticize…
NEWARK, N.J. The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff berth Thursday with a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center, securing their first postseason appearance since 2022; Egor Chinakhov recorde…
Buffalo, N.Y.: Rookie Colten Ellis recorded his first NHL shutout, stopping 37 shots as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Thursday night; Josh Doan scored twice while Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and R…
Kansas City, Mo. — Anthony Kay earned his first major-league win since July 2021 on Thursday, allowing three hits over 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-0 at Kau…
San Francisco. The Golden State Warriors ruled Steph Curry out Thursday before their home game, and the Los Angeles Lakers, led by LeBron James, defeated Golden State 119-103 at Chase Center this week as Curry remained s…
Augusta, Georgia. On Thursday April 9, defending champion Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns each shot 5-under 67 to share the early lead at the 90th Masters at Augusta National, while Patrick Reed surged to four-under with two …
Washington — The U.S. Labor Department reported consumer prices jumped 0.9% in March, after a 0.3% rise in February, while the Commerce Department previously recorded a 0.4% increase in the PCE price index for February, …
RICHMOND, Va. — On Wednesday and Thursday this week Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the Right to Contraception Act and legislation phasing Virginia's minimum wage to $15 by 2028, and she joined other governors in a le…
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose by 16,000 to 219,000 for the week ending April 4, the Labor Department reported Thursday, exceeding FactSet expectations of 210,000 and following the prior we…
PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 37 points as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-107 on Wednesday, clinching the Western Conference No. 7 seed and securing home advantage in the NBA play-in tournament schedu…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week in a Politico interview that his campaign pledge to make buses free will not be implemented in 2026, citing the absence of a free-bus proposal in Albany's budget process …
Sarasota: Sarasota Police executed a search warrant on April 6 at a home in the 3000 block of 31st Way, arresting 35-year-old Demarius R. Jones and seizing fentanyl, cocaine, prescription pills, marijuana, ammunition and…
Modesto, Calif. — On Tuesday in Patterson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fired on Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez during an enforcement stop, according to DHS; Mendoza was shot and hospitalized, while his…
Auburn, Ala. — Auburn baseball lost 15-4 to Jacksonville State at Plainsman Park this week, while Auburn University announced it will host Argentina vs Iceland at Jordan-Hare Stadium on June 9; the women's tennis team wi…
Washington — Gen. Dan Caine said Wednesday that U.S. forces struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran during nearly six weeks of fighting and that logistics for Operation Epic Fury included about six million meals, roughly…
Newark, N.J. — The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday at Prudential Center as Owen Tippett and Trevor Zegras provided key scoring; Tyson Foerster also scored in his fourth game back from arm su…
Detroit — On Thursday the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 as Dylan Larkin scored three goals and Moritz Seider added a five-point night; later at Little Caesars Arena Columbus rallied, with Adam Fantil…
United States municipalities advanced budget proposals this month: Newtown's Legislative Council moved a $147.4 million 2026–27 plan to an April 28 referendum after March 30 deliberations, Ansonia's tax board debated a $…