Washington — The United States Air Force awarded a $488 million contract to Northrop Grumman on April 27, 2026, to provide engineering and technical support for APG-66 and APG-68 radar systems installed on F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft; Pakistan is listed among beneficiary nations under the Foreign Military Sales program. The work...
West Sacramento, Calif. — The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-5 on Friday night as Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in three runs while Chase DeLauter went 4-for-4 with two RBIs. The Athletics' Nick Kurtz drew a walk in the seventh inning, his 20th consecutive game with a walk,...
Anaheim — On Friday night Ronny Mauricio hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to lift the New York Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a nine-game road trip, and on Saturday Oswald Peraza delivered a 10th-inning single that gave...
Seattle. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Friday night at T-Mobile Park when Lane Thomas delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning. Vinnie Pasquantino returned to the starting lineup and hit a solo home run, while Salvador Perez had two doubles and Jac Caglianone...
SALT LAKE CITY — The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-1 in Game 6 on Friday, eliminating Utah and taking the series 4-2. Mitch Marner scored twice, Brett Howden opened the scoring, and Carter Hart finished with 21 saves while Utah’s Karel Vejmelka made several key saves early...
United States — During a Friday night broadcast on HBO's Real Time, host Bill Maher directly questioned California Governor Gavin Newsom about the state's long-troubled high-speed rail project, rising gas prices and housing costs while Newsom promoted his memoir; the exchange shifted from promotion to policy scrutiny with on-air remarks...
Washington — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25 percent next week, up from a previously agreed 15 percent ceiling, and reiterated that vehicles produced in US plants would not face the tariff in a...
Detroit. The Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 at Comerica Park on Friday night, as Danny Jansen hit a home run and Josh Jung drove in two runs; Jack Flaherty lasted 3 2/3 innings and surrendered four earned runs, raising his season ERA to 5.90, and the bullpen recorded...
MIAMI — On Friday and Saturday qualifying sessions at Hard Rock Stadium, world champion Lando Norris drove McLaren's upgraded car to pole position for the Miami Grand Prix sprint race, edging Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.222 seconds; teammate Oscar Piastri qualified third ahead of the main Grand Prix...
PITTSBURGH — On Friday, Henry Davis hit two home runs and Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-1, ending a losing streak; on Saturday the Pirates won 17-7 when the Reds issued seven consecutive walks in the second inning, tying a major-league...
