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Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy suspended 6 games for slashing Sabres’ Zach Benson
NEW YORK — Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was suspended for the first six games of next season for slashing Buffalo’s Zach Benson. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the ruling Tuesday after holding an in-person hearing at league headquarters in New York on Monday. That gave senior VP...
Rory McIlroy cuts practice short at the PGA with a blister on his right toe
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Good thing Masters champion Rory McIlroy came to Aronimink a few weeks ago for a PGA Championship preview. His first practice round Tuesday didn’t last very long. He stopped after three holes because of ongoing blister issues under his right pinky toe. McIlroy removed his shoe on...
What a gas tax suspension could mean for drivers and the prices they see at the pump
NEW YORK — As steep fuel prices strain household budgets during the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump wants to suspend his government’s tax on gasoline. It’s a move Trump can’t do on his own — and the president has yet to specify how long he’d like such pause...
Pete Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end gameVideo
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before Congress...
After a court win and 1st spring practice as Ole Miss’ No. 1 QB, Chambliss is ready to recharge
OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is ready to “disappear” for a while. Having spent the previous eight months under college football’s media microscope, the sixth-year senior smiled when reporters asked about his summer plans once spring practice wrapped up. “I’m looking forward to it,” he said. For Chambliss,...
Jon Rahm once fought Scottie Scheffler for No. 1 in the world. A move to LIV Golf changed that
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Scottie Scheffler made a Sunday charge that came too late at the PGA Championship, a 65 that wasn’t enough to catch Brooks Koepka at Oak Hill. The runner-up finish came with a small consolation prize for Scheffler: He replaced Jon Rahm at No. 1 in the world....
Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough
A long-debated change to the Triple Crown calendar could be on the verge of happening, and it still might fall short of the desired goal. Golden Tempo is the third Kentucky Derby winner over the past five years to opt out of the Preakness Stakes, which, for the sixth time...
Collin Morikawa in search of a 2nd PGA title and hoping his cranky back is up to the task
NEWTOWN SQUARE — Collin Morikawa’s start-and-stop season is a big go at the PGA Championship. For now. The two-time major winner — and 2020 PGA champ — is still dealing with back issues that surfaced after the opening hole of The Players Championship in March, forcing his first withdrawal of...
Trump’s redistricting push fizzles in South Carolina Senate but wins in Missouri’s top court
President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the nation’s U.S. House districts received mixed results Tuesday as South Carolina senators defied his desires, but Missouri’s top court upheld a new map that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the November midterm elections. Rather than waning, a national redistricting battle...
OpenAI chief Sam Altman makes a high-stakes appearance in his court bout with Elon Musk
OAKLAND, Calif. — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership at a pivotal time for the ChatGPT maker. Musk, the world’s richest man, is seeking Altman’s ouster from the...
Craig Morton, 1st quarterback to start Super Bowl for 2 teams, dies at 83
DENVER — Craig Morton, who spent 18 years in the NFL and became the first quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two franchises — the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos — has died. He was 83. Morton died Saturday in Mill Valley, Calif., the Broncos confirmed through his family....
Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said. Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, was charged in April with one count of acting in the United States...
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the team, his agency and the NBA said Tuesday. He was 29. Neither the Grizzlies nor Clarke’s agency, Priority Sports, immediately provided any details about when, where or how Clarke died. “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon...
MLB players, owners start collective bargaining, 6 1/2 months ahead of contract’s expiration
NEW YORK — Negotiators for baseball players and owners began what figures to be lengthy and acrimonious collective bargaining negotiations Tuesday to replace their labor contract that expires Dec. 1, with management likely to propose a salary cap system the union has vowed never to accept. An initial session of...
By changing women’s lives, the pill changed the nation
The pill helped give birth to modern America. Known by one simple word, the revolutionary oral contraceptive — approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 66 years ago — didn’t just prevent innumerable pregnancies. It gave women new freedom, changing family life and society forever. “Its introduction in the...
What might LeBron James do next? He has plenty of options for next season and beyond
LeBron James has options. He could stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. He could decide to join another team. He could even retire and end the longest career in NBA history. He knows all this. He just doesn’t know the answer. “I don’t know what the future holds for me,...
Trump FDA chief leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump. News of Makary’s departure Tuesday came just 13 months after he...
Alex Fitzpatrick and brother Matt enjoy simultaneous success on PGA Tour
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Fitzpatrick was whisked around Aronimink by golf cart to make some national media hits — life is good when you’re trendy in the golf world — and could only laugh at one stop when asked about comments made by his older brother earlier in the...
Man with an assault rifle sprays rounds at drivers near Boston, wounding 2 before being shot
BOSTON — A man previously convicted of shooting at police strode down a busy road outside Boston, firing an assault-style rifle at passing cars, shooting two drivers and sending others scrambling until he was wounded when a state trooper and a former Marine opened fire, authorities said. As bullets tore...
Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case
STUART, Fla. — Tiger Woods ’ prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors following his March arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge ruled Tuesday morning. Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement between Woods’ defense attorney and prosecutors following a four-minute hearing in...
Rex Reed, longtime film critic and journalist, dies at 87
Rex Reed, the prominent and outspoken film critic and journalist known for his longtime column in The New York Observer, died Tuesday. He was 87. Reed died at his Manhattan home after a short illness, publicist Sean Katz said on behalf of Reed’s friend William Kapfer. In a career spanning...
Iran war hits home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans. The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and up from a 3.3% year-over-year gain in...
Denver airport security initially missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 41-year-old man struck and killed by a plane in a fiery collision at Denver International Airport was intending to end his own life when he scaled an 8-foot fence and walked onto a runway — a security breach that airport personnel initially missed, authorities said...
Musk, Cook and other prominent U.S. execs invited to join Trump on trip to China
Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official. Trumpleaves on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping. Aside from discussions about Iran, the two leaders are expected...
Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridgeVideo
BALTIMORE — The Singapore-based operator of the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and killing six people, has been indicted along with a key employee, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The indictment names Synergy Marine Pte Ltd., based in Singapore, and Synergy Maritime Pte...
