DORAL, Fla. President Donald Trump hosted leaders from twelve Latin American and Caribbean countries on March 7 at his Doral golf club on U.S. soil for the Shield of the Americas summit. Officials and attendees discussed coordinated efforts to combat drug cartels, stem illegal immigration, and counter perceived foreign influence,...
Indianapolis, Iowa used balanced offense and defense to beat Illinois 64-58 in a March 6 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal and then defeated Michigan 59-42 in the semifinals on Saturday to reach the championship game. The Hawkeyes built a 53-31 third-quarter lead against Illinois before Illini reserves closed with a 15-0...
United States — Fire departments across states responded to multiple structure fires this week, with incidents reported early Friday through Saturday in Maryland, Illinois, Oklahoma, Virginia and Idaho. Crews contained and extinguished kitchen, garage, residential and commercial blazes; investigators from state fire marshals, local fire departments and other officials opened...
Washington — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released withheld FBI interview summaries in its Jeffrey Epstein file that include uncorroborated allegations against President Donald Trump. The posted records describe four 2019 FBI interviews with an unidentified woman who said Epstein introduced her to Trump in the 1980s and alleged...
PHOENIX: The Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns 105-103 on Thursday as Collin Sexton scored 30 points and Chicago earned its second win in three games after an 11-game losing streak. Phoenix, without Dillon Brooks and with Devin Booker recently returning from a hip issue, rallied late but fell short....
Washington — U.S. employers reversed expected gains and cut 92,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. Revisions trimmed December and January payrolls by 69,000 after earlier forecasts had predicted about 60,000 new positions. Private payroll processor ADP counted roughly 63,000...
Chicago. Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials attended a celebration of life Friday for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition organized the service at a Black church venue with a 10,000-seat arena following earlier memorials in South Carolina and Chicago. Former Presidents...
Washington — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas withdrew his bid for reelection Thursday after admitting this week to an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders urged Gonzales to withdraw and the House Ethics Committee opened an inquiry....
HOUSTON — The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 115-113 in overtime Thursday, overcoming a short-handed roster and late-game heroics. Brandon Podziemski scored 26 points and De’Anthony Melton added 23; Reed Sheppard led Houston with 30. Stephen Curry sat out his 12th straight game with a knee issue and...
DENVER — LeBron James broke the NBA record for career made field goals on Thursday, sinking a baseline turnaround jumper for his 15,838th basket in the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Denver Nuggets. The milestone surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 15,837 career field goals. James finished the game with 16 points,...
