Spartanburg County, South Carolina. A head-on collision on Highway 101 near Bellevue Road extension around 12:45 a.m. Friday involved a Ford and a Toyota SUV and left five people dead and one hospitalized; two Greenville Police Department officers were among those involved, with Sergeant Ashley Munoz killed and Sergeant Diana...
Boca Raton and other U.S. localities received forecasts this week from local outlets and the National Weather Service predicting hot conditions and spotty rain. In Boca Raton on Saturday and Sunday, forecasters called for highs near 85°F with increasing rain chances and gusty east winds. Richmond and Clarksville forecasts similarly...
Laurel, Md. — On Friday, at Laurel Park, a 3-year-old colt named Hit Zero died shortly after running in the opening race as Preakness weekend began; the horse was trained by Brittany Russell, ridden by her husband Sheldon Russell, and owned by ItsTheJHo LLC and Evan Trommer, track officials said,...
Washington — Lawmakers from both parties pressed President Trump this week to proceed with a delayed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan after Trump, departing Beijing on Friday, told reporters he had made "no commitment either way" following a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and declined to state publicly...
DENVER. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, reducing her nearly nine-year term to about 4.5 years and making her eligible for parole effective June 1, 2026; Peters has been incarcerated since her 2024 conviction after jurors found she allowed unauthorized...
New York — United States financial markets reversed sharply on Friday, May 15, 2026, as a global bond sell-off and surging crude oil prices pushed long-term borrowing costs to their highest levels in years and knocked major equity indexes off record highs. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped 11 basis...
In Beijing on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not obtain nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to shipping. The comments came during the final leg of Trump’s state visit to China, which the White...
Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Gerald R. Ford and two accompanying destroyers arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday, May 16, concluding an 11-month deployment that began last June. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to the port to welcome more than 4,500 sailors and personnel back aboard the carrier and its...
Searsmont, Maine. On Friday an explosion and large fire tore through Robbins Lumber Inc., located at 506 Main Street South, prompting a mass-casualty response from local emergency services. Waldo County 911 communications director Mike Larravie said at least five people were injured, though the extent of their injuries was not...
Major League Baseball announced on May 15, 2026, a series of disciplinary actions following a multi‑month investigation by its Department of Investigations into illegal sports wagering. San Diego Padres infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano has been placed on the permanently ineligible list, amounting to a lifetime ban for betting on Major League...
