Mountain Home, Idaho. During the second day of the Gunfighter Skies air show on Sunday, two military jets reportedly collided in midair over Mountain Home Air Force Base at about 12:30 p.m. local time; base officials announced a lockdown, emergency crews responded to the scene, and organizers canceled the remainder...
LAFAYETTE, La. Voters across Louisiana rejected all five proposed constitutional amendments in Saturday’s election, including Amendment 3, which sought to convert temporary $2,000 teacher stipends into permanent raises by dissolving three education trust funds. With most precincts reporting, the Louisiana Secretary of State posted unofficial results showing Amendment 3 received...
Oklahoma City — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA Most Valuable Player on Sunday, earning his second consecutive MVP award ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Western Conference finals home game against the San Antonio Spurs. Voters recognized his regular-season performance after a year in which he averaged 31.1 points...
Washington — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall Sunday for a daylong Rededicate 250 prayer rally billed as a 'rededication of our country as One Nation under God,' featuring predominantly Christian speakers and stage imagery near the Washington Monument, and a video message in which President Donald Trump...
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right fielder/first baseman Ryan O'Hearn on the 10-day injured list on May 17 after he suffered a right quad strain during a 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park on May 16 while attempting to field a pop-up. The team reinstated outfielder...
In Montreal on Saturday night, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 to level their Eastern Conference semifinal series at three games apiece and force a decisive Game 7. Buffalo rallied from a 3-1 deficit midway through the first period after replacing starting goaltender Alex Lyon with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen,...
In Los Angeles, television personality Spencer Pratt has escalated a long‑running feud with comedian Chelsea Handler amid his outsider campaign for mayor. The dispute intensified after Handler posted a video on her verified Instagram account opposing Pratt’s candidacy ahead of the June 2 primary election, arguing that a straight, white...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Louisiana’s 2026 Republican Senate primary produced an unusually competitive result on May 16, 2026, as incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy failed to qualify for the runoff despite significantly outspending his rivals. With about 98 percent of ballots counted, projections from major news organizations, including the Associated Press...
In Washington on Sunday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a Trump-backed proposal to direct federal security funding toward a planned White House ballroom cannot advance under the current spending package without 60 votes. With Republicans holding a 53–47 majority, the measure fell short, effectively stalling roughly $1 billion in...
The United States is evaluating intelligence suggesting Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and discussed potential attacks on U.S. targets, including the Guantanamo Bay naval base, nearby military vessels, and possibly Key West, Florida, according to an Axios report published Sunday. The drones, reportedly obtained from Russia and...
