Multiple U.S. cities. Local forecasts report an active spring pattern bringing warm temperatures, showers and thunderstorms through the weekend into next week. Temperatures will reach upper 70s to low 80s Thursday and Friday across parts of the Southeast and Ohio Valley. A strong cold front will move in Saturday, increasing...
Iowa City — Michigan defeated Iowa 71-68 Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, securing an undefeated true-road regular season and finishing 28-2 overall and 18-1 in Big Ten play. Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg each scored 16 points; Aday Mara added 14 with tiebreaking baskets in the final 1:22. Iowa rallied...
Washington. Congress will vote Thursday on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security after funding officially lapsed on Feb. 14 nationwide. Republicans urged lawmakers this week to restore full DHS funding, citing the U.S.-Iran war and heightened homeland threats. Democrats said they will fund most DHS agencies but oppose...
Washington — A federal judge moved this week to begin implementing refunds after the Supreme Court's Feb. 20 ruling invalidated tariffs imposed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Judge Richard Eaton said importers of record are entitled to benefit and will oversee refund cases; he scheduled a closed...
Washington — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution 47-53 intended to limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further military actions against Iran. The vote split largely by party with notable cross-party votes; lawmakers said the House would consider a related measure Thursday. Sponsors included Sen. Tim...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. UAB defeated Charlotte 80-74 Wednesday night as Chance Westry posted 20 points and 11 assists, Evan Chatman added 19 points, and KyeRon Lindsay scored 12. WASHINGTON Jean Aranguren scored 20 to lift George Washington past Saint Bonaventure 91-82 in overtime. EVANSVILLE, Ind. Milos Nenadic scored 24 as Lindenwood...
Washington — North Carolina man was arrested Wednesday after he disrupted a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing by loudly protesting U.S. military action in Iran, prompting Capitol Police to move to remove him. Officers and Republican Senator Tim Sheehy engaged in a physical confrontation with the protester, identified as 44-year-old...
South Bend, Indiana — Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz died Wednesday at age 89, the university said. Holtz led Notre Dame to a 12–0 season and the 1988 national championship, won 249 career collegiate games and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. He...
Sri Lanka: U.S. forces sank an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean on March 4, triggering a Sri Lankan navy rescue operation that recovered 32 survivors and bodies, officials said. U.S. officials and the Pentagon attributed the attack to a U.S. submarine; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the sinking as...
BILLINGS, Mont. — Former University of Montana president Seth Bodnar announced Wednesday he will run as an independent for the U.S. Senate, saying Washington serves elites; he filed on the final day for candidates. On the same filing day Republican Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his reelection paperwork minutes before the...
