In Washington on Wednesday, President Donald Trump welcomed the four-member Artemis II crew to the Oval Office following their safe return from a 10-day lunar flyby mission. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen were honored alongside their families and key space advisors,...
New Orleans. Outgoing Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson was indicted Wednesday, April 29, after a special grand jury returned 30 felony counts alleging malfeasance, falsifying public records and obstruction linked to the May 16, 2025 escape of 10 inmates; her chief financial officer, Bianka Brown, was separately indicted on 20...
CHICAGO. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in 10 innings Wednesday after rookie Sam Antonacci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth and Colson Montgomery delivered a winning single in the 10th, completing a three-game sweep at the White Sox home game. The Angels...
Louisville, Ky. -- Bob Baffert's California barn received a Flightline colt purchased for $10.5 million by owner Amr Zedan after a jaw‑dropping workout at an auction in Florida fewer than two weeks ago. The colt, immediately named Zedan, is a 2-year-old that now carries high hopes of making the 2027...
Polk County, Florida — Law enforcement carried out Operation Child Protector VIII from April 20 through April 26, arresting 19 suspects after undercover detectives posed online as minors or guardians and arranged meetings in Polk County. Sheriff Grady Judd announced the weeklong sting this week, saying 16 suspects traveled believing...
Nashville, Tenn. — This week Senator Marsha Blackburn called for a special session of the Tennessee legislature to redraw the state's congressional districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed a Voting Rights Act provision. Blackburn said the maps should be altered to convert the Memphis-based Democratic seat into additional...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has ordered Wisconsin Emergency Management to submit an urgent request for federal assistance from FEMA after a series of extreme weather events battered the state throughout April. Officials report that combined tornado damage and severe flooding in multiple counties, including Juneau, Janesville, Shiocton, Ringle, Columbia, and...
Barry Keoghan has publicly addressed long-running cheating allegations for the first time, speaking on the April 28, 2026 episode of the “Friends Keep Secrets” podcast hosted by Benny Blanco, Lil Dicky, and Kristin Batalucco. The Irish-born, Oscar-nominated actor described how rumors that he was unfaithful to singer Sabrina Carpenter, which...
United States – U.S. equities have been climbing in recent sessions, supported by expectations that the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates later this year and by strong optimism around artificial intelligence. Nvidia, a central supplier of AI chips and a key driver of that optimism, is due to...
Collierville, Tennessee: Fire crews responded after a home was struck by lightning and caught fire shortly after 4:30 p.m. on April 28, extending into the attic before firefighters extinguished the blaze and secured the roof with tarps. Additional separate incidents occurred in Omaha, Detroit and Spokane at various times, each...
