Kansas City — Sporting Kansas City defeated the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 Wednesday night, with Calvin Harris scoring and providing two assists and Dejan Joveljić netting a goal against his former team. The result ended an eight-match winless streak at home under first-year manager Raphaël Wicky and represented Sporting...
Cincinnati, US — On Wednesday May 14, Lionel Messi scored twice and played a role in two other goals as Inter Miami overturned a deficit to defeat FC Cincinnati 5-3 in an MLS match. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, struck again in the 55th, and had key...
McALESTER, Okla. — The state executed Raymond E. Johnson, 52, on May 14 after administering a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, officials said. Johnson was convicted in the June 23, 2007 killings of Brooke Whitaker, 24, and their 7-month-old daughter Kya after prosecutors said he bludgeoned Whitaker...
Washington — US Air Force officials told lawmakers this week they are urgently studying a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper after recent operations exposed both the drone's battlefield value and vulnerabilities. At a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Deputy Chief of Staff David Tabor testified that combat losses...
MILWAUKEE — Jacob Misiorowski left Wednesday’s game with a right quadriceps cramp after seven innings, having struck out 10 and allowed four hits with no walks; he departed with a 1-0 lead. The San Diego Padres rallied late when Gavin Sheets hit a three-run homer off Abner Uribe with two...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Las Vegas Aces routed the Connecticut Sun 98-69 on Wednesday night as guard Chennedy Carter scored 27 points on 13-of-16 shooting. A'ja Wilson finished with 22 points and supplied a dominant third-quarter burst, scoring 14 of her 22 points in that period to help Las Vegas...
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round on Wednesday night, sending the contest to overtime after Nathan MacKinnon tied the game with 1:23 remaining and Brett Kulak scored at 3:52 of OT. The...
Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday called a special legislative session to convene at 2 p.m. on June 17 to consider redrawing Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts for the 2028 elections and to resolve a voting-tabulation issue for the November midterms following the Supreme Court’s April Louisiana v. Callais decision. Protesters...
Washington. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, voting 54-45 to install the former Fed governor when Jerome Powell's term ends later this week. The vote followed a Justice Department decision to move away from its criminal probe into Powell, and several senators cited...
United States election officials across multiple states are urging voters to prepare for a series of upcoming primary elections, reporting actions taken this week in Alabama, Oregon, Montana and New Mexico. Officials said the May 19 primary in Alabama will proceed despite federal redistricting litigation, Oregon warned of USPS delays...
