Greenville, S.C. — A series of quick-moving cold fronts moved across parts of the Eastern and Midwestern United States Monday, bringing scattered light showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Meteorologists reported clearing skies by the night, with daytime highs ranging from the mid-50s in Mid-Michigan to the...
Columbus, Ohio — Petitioners are collecting signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit construction of data centers with peak loads above 25 megawatts, seeking more than 413,000 valid signatures from at least 44 counties by July 1 after receiving authorization from the Ohio Ballot Board about a month...
LOS ANGELES. Hawaii defeated UC Irvine in the NCAA men’s volleyball championship match on Monday night, rallying after an opening-set loss to win 15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 at Pauley Pavilion; Kristian Titriyski finished with a match-high 16 kills and Louis Sakanoko provided key contributions. The Rainbow Warriors completed a program-record 30-win...
WASHINGTON. Senate Republicans this week added a $1 billion allocation for Secret Service security adjustments tied to a proposed East Wing ballroom to a Department of Homeland Security spending package that also seeks to restore funding for immigration enforcement agencies. The bill would designate the funds for the U.S. Secret...
Beijing — U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, holding bilateral meetings on Thursday and Friday this week. The White House announced the schedule in early May and said the agenda covers trade, rare-earths and critical minerals, Taiwan, Iran,...
Washington. Senior U.S. officials told reporters on May 11 that there is no change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan as President Donald Trump prepared to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping; the public remarks accompanied reporting that Trump authorized an $11 billion arms package in December that has not yet been...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kristoffer Reitan won the Truist Championship on Sunday at Quail Hollow Club, shooting a final-round 2-under 69 to finish 15-under 269 and secure a two-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard. He entered the closing stretch with a one-shot lead and held steady across the Green...
Oakland, United States — Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella testified on May 11 in Elon Musk's civil lawsuit against OpenAI, outlining how Microsoft’s funding and early investment supported OpenAI’s shift from a philanthropic organisation to a for‑profit structure and addressing internal emails entered as evidence. The disclosed January 2018 messages...
Tucson, Arizona — On Sunday, May 10, Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie renewed a public plea for help finding her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen at her home Jan. 30–31 and is believed to have been taken against her will; Guthrie posted a reel of photos and...
Washington — This week the administration said it supports pausing the federal gas tax temporarily to provide relief at the pump, with the energy secretary making the comment on Sunday and President Trump repeating the intent in a Monday CBS interview; officials cited national averages near $4.52 per gallon and...
