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BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — “The Pitt” has won praise — and a gurney full of Emmys — for bringing a dose of classic episodic TV to the prestige streaming era. Its star, executive producer and sometimes director Noah Wyle said Friday that the HBO Max hospital series is also a throwback of a different sort …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking restoration of $2 billion in commuter rail expansion funding that President Donald Trump’s administration stopped last fall. The action, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, contends the administration acted arbitrarily in halting transit construction money for the city in …
Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known for his role as Xander Harris in the popular television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died, according to his family. He was 54. Brendon’s family said in an Instagram post Friday night that he died “in his sleep of natural causes.” “Most people know Nicky for his work as …
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A U.S. strike on a boat suspected of transporting illegal drugs along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast left at least two people dead and one seriously injured, Costa Rican authorities said Friday. The attack on the alleged drug boat was reported by the U.S. Southern Command on its X account. …
Now they wait for ratification by the players and approval from the league’s Board of Governors as lawyers from both sides continue to write the new CBA. The new seven-year CBA, which will begin this season and run through 2032, represents a transformational landmark labor deal for the league. “This Collective Bargaining Agreement represents a …
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Fay pitched Alabama’s first nine-inning, complete-game no-hitter in 84 years, striking out 13 in a 6-0 victory over Florida on Friday night. Fay retired the last 10 batters, getting Brendan Lawson to fly out to left to end the game. Fay, who had never pitched more than seven innings in …
By Ismail Shakil and Timothy Gardner March 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 days on Friday in its latest attempt to ease oil prices that have been driven up by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The waiver will bring some 140 million barrels …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday. Holloway finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and …
(Corrects typo in paragraph 1, removes extraneous letter) SYDNEY, March 21 (Reuters) – Tropical Cyclone Narelle was forecast to hit Australia’s Northern Territory on Saturday after a day earlier bringing destructive winds, heavy rain and power outages to the country’s northeast coast. Narelle, a category two system moving west in the Gulf of Carpentaria, would …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Zamareya Jones scored 15 of her career-high 30 points in the first half to help build a double-digit lead and seventh-seeded North Carolina State went on to beat 10th-seeded Tennessee 76-61 on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack (21-10) will play second-seeded Michigan …