Growing up, Kate Hoos was told girls don’t play hockey. “If you can find a girls team, we’ll let you play,” she recalled being told. But there was no girls team at the time — and it wouldn’t be until a decade later, at age 20, that she learned to skate. Now 44 and fresh...
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Janet Mills and Graham Platner battle for female voters in Maine’s key Senate race
Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner are battling over female voters as Maine’s critical Senate race heats up, underscoring how the group could be decisive both in the June Democratic primary and the November general election. Mills and Platner have launched TV ads in recent days narrated by women and held dueling events...
Sailors stranded in Persian Gulf as rockets fly over their heads
HONG KONG — He and his shipmates stay up on the deck at night, sometimes watching rockets fly over their heads. What was supposed to be an uneventful first voyage transporting oil across the Persian Gulf has turned into a nightmare for a 28-year-old sailor from India, who has spent the past month stuck as...
Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after a 40-day shutdown, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m by voice vote after a marathon session, which followed arduous bipartisan negotiations that occurred in fits and starts over the...
Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings expected to plead guilty, sources say
Rex Heuermann, the man charged with seven of the Gilgo Beach murders that gripped Long Island, New York, is expected to plead guilty next month, according to a source. He’s expected to enter the guilty plea in the serial killings April 8, according to a source familiar with the matter. Court records show an appearance...
Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over release of private information
A group of Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and Google on Thursday over the disclosure of personal information found in the release of files related to the late sex offender over the past several months. “The United States, acting through the DOJ, made a deliberate policy choice to prioritize...
U.S. Olympic hockey hero Jack Hughes finally fixes teeth broken in gold-medal game
Jack Hughes is back on the ice with a new smile, about a month after he broke his teeth while leading Team USA men’s hockey to gold at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. After securing the win against rival Canada on February 22, Hughes returned to his NHL team, the New Jersey Devils, in March....
Judge blocks Trump administration from limiting Anthropic’s contracts with federal government
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off all work with the AI company. Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies this month after the Pentagon labeled it a “supply-chain risk to national security.” President Donald Trump said...
Kennedy Center to start layoffs ahead of planned closure for renovations
The Kennedy Center will move forward with layoffs “in the days and weeks ahead,” Executive Director Matt Floca said in an email to staff members Wednesday night. The internal announcement comes as the center plans to close for two years of renovations starting in July. “We will begin executing the difficult staffing decisions that support...
Trump extends deadline for Iran strikes amid talks
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