Atlanta — Ted Turner, founder of CNN and former owner of the Atlanta Braves, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87, his family said Wednesday. Turner launched CNN on June 1, 1980, built TBS into a national superstation that broadcast Braves games across the country, and sold the franchise...
United States meteorologists issued forecasts this week for Sarasota, Washington, Greenville and Indianapolis, reporting continuing heat in Sarasota with highs into the mid to upper 80s and lower 90s inland on Thursday, a cooler Thursday for Washington with morning rain and lower 60s, scattered morning rain in Greenville that will...
London. This week Bluefield Solar Income Fund secured a term loan facility of up to £120 million, split equally between Santander and NatWest, to finance construction of four solar projects totaling 249MW in North East England. The company acquired the sites in late 2025 and said funds will be drawn...
Los Angeles: On May 5 a California complaint was filed by actress Q'orianka Kilcher alleging that filmmaker James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company used her facial features without consent to create the Avatar character Neytiri. The filing, reported this week, names Lightstorm Entertainment and multiple visual-effects vendors and cites...
Washington: U.S. forces struck and disabled Iranian-flagged oil tankers this week, the U.S. Central Command said Wednesday and later in the week. On Wednesday at 9 a.m. Eastern, CENTCOM said a U.S. Navy F/A-18 from USS Abraham Lincoln disabled the rudder of the tanker Hasna after the crew failed to...
PHOENIX — Paul Skenes threw eight scoreless innings at Chase Field on Wednesday night, allowing two hits and retiring the first 14 batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0. Brandon Lowe provided the game’s only run with a first-inning solo homer; Skenes finished at 97 pitches and...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan entered the California gubernatorial race in January and this week is drawing significant backing from Silicon Valley investors, who have funded a Super Bowl advertisement and poured millions into his campaign to elevate his profile ahead of the June 2 primary. The mayor...
ATLANTA — Ted Turner, the media executive who bought the Atlanta Braves in the 1970s and later rebranded a wrestling company as World Championship Wrestling, died Wednesday. He used the TBS superstation and TNT to broadcast sports and wrestling nationally; WCW outpaced the World Wrestling Federation in television ratings for...
Tampa, Fla. Shane McClanahan extended his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep, marking the Rays' 12th win in 13 games and another strong home performance. In Seattle Wednesday, Bryan Woo struck out nine...
Los Angeles — On May 7, Priyanka Chopra and Orlando Bloom were announced as the leads of Reset, a survival thriller directed by Matt Smukler. The report states production will begin in August and that the screenplay is by Jordan Rawlins; casting and production credits were confirmed by Deadline and...
