CHAMPAIGN -- On Tuesday night, No. 11 Illinois defeated Oregon 80-54 as Andrej Stojaković scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench. David Mirković added 19 points and Keaton Wagler contributed 11 points, helping the Illini build a 41-21 halftime lead. Illinois scored 40 bench points to Oregon's...
Washington — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he ordered U.S. forces to join Israel's strike on Iran, asserting he acted to pre-empt an Iranian attack. Pentagon briefers told Congress on Sunday they lacked intelligence of an imminent Iranian strike, while Secretary Marco Rubio suggested Washington acted after learning of an...
WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to sever all United States trade with Spain after Madrid declined to allow U.S. forces to use jointly operated bases for strikes against Iran. He told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and reporters that he instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off dealings...
United States. NOAA this week added a Conditional Intensity alert to Storm Prediction Center outlooks to call out days when storms may become exceptionally intense. Local forecast offices issued watches and warnings: Cincinnati warned of heavy rain and Flood Watches Wednesday; Dallas and Lubbock forecast severe storms with hail and...
Dallas — Texas voters held primary elections Tuesday to select party nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and state offices, with incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn facing challengers Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. Republican leaders supported President Trump's strikes on Iran, while Democrats contested the Senate primary between Rep. Jasmine...
Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee in her first congressional appearance since two Minneapolis protesters were shot and killed during federal immigration operations. Senators questioned Noem about the deployment of masked federal agents, stalled funding for her department, and concern over operations after...
United States — Meteorologists reported a widespread early March warm-up that pushed temperatures above seasonal averages across the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes this week. Warm fronts and upper-level ridging allowed Gulf moisture and milder air to override cold ground temperatures, producing patchy to dense fog Tuesday–Wednesday and prompting...
RAIFORD, Fla. — Florida executed Billy Leon Kearse on Tuesday evening after state courts upheld his conviction for the 1991 killing of Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish. Kearse, 53, received a three-drug lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. The Florida Supreme Court denied his final appeal...
Raleigh, N.C. Voters completed primaries this week, producing former Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-RNC chair Michael Whatley as major-party Senate nominees. Both easily won crowded primary fields and secured nominations on Tuesday. Whatley emphasized crime and obtained endorsements from regional sheriffs' offices and police organizations; Cooper captured Democratic unity. The...
Washington, President Donald Trump met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday for scheduled bilateral talks focusing on Iran, trade, Ukraine and transatlantic security cooperation. The leaders held a formal greeting, an Oval Office meeting and a closed-door lunch covered by the White House press pool, according...
