Grapevine, Texas: A 70-year-old man, Jimmy Jack McDaniel, intentionally drove his Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake on Monday night while giving two German visitors a ride, became stuck near a boat ramp around 8 p.m., and was subsequently arrested. All three occupants escaped through a window and the Grapevine Fire...
San Francisco: This week authorities and maritime operators launched WhaleSpotter, an AI-powered detection network in San Francisco Bay that scans for whale blows and heat signatures up to two nautical miles and sends real-time alerts to ferries, cargo ships and tankers so crews can slow or reroute. Operators including San Francisco...
San Francisco: On May 20, Meta began laying off about 8,000 employees—approximately 10% of its workforce—and announced that roughly 7,000 staff would be reassigned into four newly created AI-focused organizations; LinkedIn also announced cuts affecting over 600 positions as part of broader industry restructuring tied to increased AI investment. Employees received...
Seattle. Andrew Benintendi delivered an infield single in the ninth inning Tuesday night to drive in the go-ahead run, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Chase Meidroth had tied the game earlier in the ninth, and four Chicago pitchers combined to limit Seattle...
Anaheim — On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 14-6 at Angel Stadium, as Nick Kurtz collected three hits and five RBIs and Brent Rooker and Zack Gelof each homered; Angels starter Reid Detmers allowed eight runs over 5 2/3 innings while Mike Trout hit a solo...
CHICAGO — Jacob Misiorowski pitched six scoreless innings Tuesday as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 at Wrigley Field, with Brice Turang contributing a two-run homer and Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell adding key hits; the win moved Milwaukee into first place in the NL Central, improving its...
HOOVER, Ala. — LSU scratched sophomore right-hander William Schmidt from Tuesday's SEC Tournament opener against Oklahoma because of back tightness, coach Jay Johnson told the SEC Network. The decision came minutes before first pitch in Hoover, and fifth-year senior right-hander Grant Fontenot started in Schmidt's place. Fontenot worked 2⅓ innings...
Washington — Billy Joel said this week that the upcoming biopic titled Billy & Me is moving forward without his authorization or support, his representative told Variety on May 20. The representative stated the production does not possess Joel's life rights or the required music rights; John Ottman is reported...
Atlanta — Derek Dooley will face U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in a June 16 runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate after neither candidate secured the required majority in Tuesday’s primary. Collins, 58, represents a district east of Atlanta. Dooley, 57, is a lawyer and a former college football...
Montgomery, Ala. — On Tuesday night, multiple Alabama primary contests failed to produce majority winners, sending several races to June 16 runoffs. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore led the Republican field in the open U.S. Senate contest vacated by Tommy Tuberville and advanced toward a runoff, while statewide GOP attorney general...
