Top-seeded Liberty draw Dream as WNBA playoff field set

NEW YORK — The WNBA playoffs are set with the Atlanta Dream getting the eighth seed on Thursday night. The postseason begins Sunday with four best-of-three matchups. The Dream face the top-seeded New York Liberty. The Minnesota Lynx, the No. 2 seed, will host the No. 7 seed Phoenix Mercury while the No. 3 Connecticut Sun will … Read more

Surging Mets belt four homers in key win over elite rival Phillies

The opponent changed, but the Mets just kept blasting away Thursday. After two straight days piling on the hapless Nationals, manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew steeled for a larger challenge against the NL East leader, even with weak link Taijuan Walker on the mound for the Phillies. Walker, after all, had fired three innings of scoreless … Read more

California secretary of state among officials in 16 states receiving suspicious packages

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, left, and Secretary of State Shirley Weber take questions after announcing a lawsuit to protect voter rights at a news conference in Los Angeles on April 15, 2024. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) A suspicious package containing unbleached flour was received at the California secretary of state’s headquarters in Sacramento, … Read more

Kentucky sheriff hit with murder charge in slaying of judge at courthouse

Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday. Google Maps A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge … Read more

CN workers in Jasper face uncertainty as company plans to move rail ops an hour away

Canadian National locomotives are seen February 23, 2015 in Montreal.Photo by Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. told employees this week it plans to relocate its operations in Jasper to near Hinton, Alta., about 100 kilometres away. In a memo sent to employees in the fire-ravaged town, the company said … Read more

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Titan submersible malfunctioned just six days before fatal dive, ex-OceanGate scientific director testifies

The submersible that imploded descending to the Titanic wreckage last year — instantly killing all five onboard — had malfunctioned just six days before its final doomed dive, a former OceanGate scientific director testified on Thursday. Steven Ross, a marine scientist and crew member on the Titan’s 87th dive in 2023, said that a malfunction … Read more

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