Atlanta: Waymo temporarily suspended its autonomous ride-hailing operations Tuesday after an unoccupied driverless vehicle became stranded in floodwaters during an intense downpour. The vehicle stopped after entering a flooded roadway, was later recovered and removed from the scene, and company spokespeople reported there were no passengers aboard and no injuries. The...
DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Wednesday night. Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to open the scoring, and goaltender Carter Hart made 36 saves as Vegas held the lead. Nic Dowd sealed the victory...
Washington — On Wednesday, the United States removed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, after a federal court issued an injunction earlier this month. The Treasury Department's website listed the designation removal on 21 May 2026, reversing a July 2025 blacklist that had...
Indianapolis — Aliyah Boston scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to a 90-73 win over the Portland Fire on Wednesday night after the team ruled Caitlin Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game of the...
Detroit — Angel Martínez led off the 10th inning with a tiebreaking triple and José Ramírez followed with an RBI double as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cleveland had tied the score in the ninth when Daniel Schneemann scored on Patrick Bailey’s groundout, forcing...
BATON ROUGE — LSU head coach Lane Kiffin announced Wednesday that Ed Orgeron will rejoin the football staff as special assistant to recruiting and defense, returning to the program he led to the 2019 national title. Kiffin said Orgeron brings national recruiting ability and will work with defensive players and...
Oklahoma City — Thunder guard Jalen Williams exited Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday after receiving treatment for left hamstring tightness and did not return for the second half. The incident occurred during Oklahoma City's home matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, following Williams' 26-point performance in...
Nashville. Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday, May 21, after courts denied defense requests for DNA and fingerprint testing and declined to find him mentally incompetent. The ACLU and ACLU of Tennessee filed motions in April seeking new forensic testing and urged courts to review unidentified evidence...
Washington: This week the White House signaled plans for an executive order proposing a voluntary framework to allow U.S. authorities to review advanced 'frontier' AI models before public release, potentially as early as Thursday; draft language referenced a 90-day review window while some industry participants advocated for roughly 14 days. President...
United States – Vanessa Trump, a public figure known for her former marriage to Donald Trump Jr., announced on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The disclosure came in a formal statement released at 4:11 p.m. PDT and quickly drew widespread attention across major news...
