WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday ordered a May 27 hearing to determine whether President Donald Trump can sue the Internal Revenue Service in a US$10 billion lawsuit he filed in January, in which he and his sons alleged leaked tax returns harmed their business. Judge Kathleen Williams directed both Trump's...
Houston — On Friday and Saturday nights in Houston, the New York Yankees won successive games, beating the Astros 12-4 and 8-3 to extend their streak first to seven and then to eight games. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Ryan McMahon, Ben Rice and José Caballero homered in the 12-4 game; Austin...
Washington, D.C. On April 24–25, the US State Department confirmed that Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained in Kuwait since March 3 over online posts related to the Iran war, has been released, acquitted by a Kuwaiti court, and permitted to leave the country after more than seven weeks in custody. This...
Gary, Indiana — Members of the Jackson family, the film's star Jaafar Jackson, producer Graham King and the singer's eldest son Prince attended a hometown screening of the new biopic Michael at the city's only high school. Mayor Eddie D. Melton moderated a panel in which they discussed the making...
Tempe, Ariz. The Arizona Cardinals selected quarterback Carson Beck with the 65th overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday, and earlier used the third overall pick on running back Jeremiyah Love; the Rams selected Ty Simpson at No. 13 on Thursday, reshaping Arizona's draft...
MILWAUKEE — On April 24, Paul Skenes retired the first 20 Milwaukee Brewers batters at American Family Field before surrendering a two-out single in the seventh, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won 6-0. Skenes completed seven innings with seven strikeouts, while Konnor Griffin hit his first major-league home run on his...
Los Angeles: The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left hamstring strain after he was removed following one batter faced Thursday; the club also transferred right-hander Porter Hodge to the 60-day IL and designated infielder Scott Kingery for assignment. They called up...
Houston — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton left Friday night's game against the Houston Astros in the sixth inning because of tightness in his right lower leg. Stanton had recorded an RBI single earlier in the sixth, and later rounded third on a J.C. Escarra single to the left-field wall but...
South Miami-Dade, Florida — Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies responded Friday evening to reports of shots fired near Southwest 282nd Street and Southwest 125th Avenue, where they found a 17-year-old, later identified as Trashawn Foster, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound; paramedics transported the teen to Jackson South Medical Center, where...
Arlington, Texas. The Oakland Athletics hit three solo homers in the top of the first inning and went on to defeat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Friday, with Carlos Cortes launching two home runs and Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom adding first-inning blasts to set the tone. The quick scoring surge...
