Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday that its Office of Foreign Assets Control designated ten individuals and companies operating across China, Hong Kong, West Asia and Eastern Europe for allegedly providing components, raw materials and procurement services used in Iran’s Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missile...
Philadelphia — The New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-94 on Friday night in Game 3, taking a 3-0 series lead. The Sixers led early, with Joel Embiid scoring the first nine points and Philadelphia holding a first-quarter advantage, but momentum shifted and New York closed the game ahead. The...
LOS ANGELES — On Friday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 at Dodger Stadium as Freddie Freeman hit his 100th home run with the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani delivered an RBI single; Emmet Sheehan started and allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings. The win, in the...
PHOENIX — Mark Vientos homered in the second inning and then led off the 10th with a go-ahead double Friday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Nolan McLean worked six innings for the Mets, while Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson...
Seattle — Janelle Salaun scored 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Seattle Storm 91-80 on Friday night in the WNBA season opener in Seattle, with Veronica Burton adding 16 points and Golden State connecting on 15 of 37 three-point...
San Francisco — Rafael Devers homered and Robbie Ray delivered six strong innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Friday night at Oracle Park. Devers connected for his fourth home run of the season and extended a hitting streak while Ray limited Pittsburgh to one run...
Washington: On Friday, U.S. Southern Command said U.S. forces struck and sank an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor. The command said intelligence had confirmed the vessel was transiting known narco-trafficking routes and was operated by designated terrorist organizations, and it described...
Chicago — Luke Raley drove in a career-high seven runs on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, launching his first major-league grand slam and later hitting a three-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox; Munetaka Murakami also homered, tying the major-league lead...
Chicago meteorologists and regional forecast teams reported warmer, mostly dry conditions expected this Mother's Day weekend across several U.S. metropolitan areas, including Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, and the Washington, D.C., region. Saturday will bring the warmest readings with isolated early showers possible in some locales, while Sunday trends cooler and largely...
Philadelphia — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and late baskets on Friday night to lead the New York Knicks to a 108-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3, giving New York a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brunson finished 11 of 22 in 38 minutes and...
