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Judge questions Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for 2 years 04/28/2026 06:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that could decide whether Washington's Kennedy Center closes in July for renovations questioned the Trump administration's plans for the storied performing arts venue, asking Tuesday why the center needed to be closed entirely and whether the NBA moves closer to anti-tanking measures with drastic change to draft lottery odds 04/28/2026 06:12pm • The NBA moved closer to a slightly expanded 16-team lottery Tuesday, one that will flatten odds of winning the No. 1 pick and try to deter tanking by drastically lowering the chances of winning for the teams that finish with the three worst records. The ���3-2-1 Lottery��� proposal, which was rev Silicon Motion: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/28/2026 06:09pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� HONG KONG (AP) ��� Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (SIMO) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $66.8 million. The Hong Kong-based company said it had profit of $1.97 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.58 per share. The results surpassed Wa Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat 04/28/2026 06:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. The criminal case is the second in months against Comey and is part of the Tru Jury is deliberating in trial of alleged IS militant charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing 04/28/2026 06:02pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ��� An alleged Islamic State militant falsely confessed to helping plan a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military���s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, a defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday at the close of the man's trial in Virginia. The California candidates for governor poised for latest TV debate with mail ballots about to go out 04/28/2026 06:02pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Eight candidates for California governor prepared for another televised debate Tuesday in a crowded, muddled race, with mail ballots headed to voters in less than a week. Rival Democrats and Republicans ��� some still little-known to voters ��� will be making the case to replace What to know about how a suspect in the killing of two Florida students used ChatGPT 04/28/2026 05:56pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� The investigation into the deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students took a twist this weekend when prosecutors said that the suspect asked ChatGPT about body disposal in the lead up to the students' disappearance, raising questions about the role tech companie Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rules 04/28/2026 05:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Maurene Comey can go ahead with her lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor because President Donald Trump dislikes her father, former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Jesse M. Furman rejected an argument by the J Pennsylvania court grants public access to voting data in dispute from 2020 election's aftermath 04/28/2026 05:54pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� Pennsylvania's high court ruled Tuesday that spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot are public records, providing access to the ���cast vote records��� that had been requested by an election researcher hired by the Trump Administration last year. The Democrati Starbucks says higher gas prices aren't yet dampening customers' enthusiasm 04/28/2026 05:52pm • Higher gas prices may be changing some consumer spending decisions, but they don't appear to be dampening consumers' appetite for Starbucks. Starbucks said Tuesday that its global same-store sales for the January-March period rose 6.2%. That was higher than the 4% increase Wall Street was anticipati New York City's first full casino with live table games opens 04/28/2026 05:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City's first full casino with live table games opened to fanfare Tuesday. Resorts World, a slots parlor in Queens, officially cut the ribbon on an expanded gambling area featuring more than 200 games with live dealers, including blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette, as Greenbelt launches program to help quickly find missing loved ones 04/28/2026 05:47pm • Greenbelt police have rolled out an effort aimed at helping families quickly reunite with loved ones who are prone to wandering off, especially those with autism, dementia or other conditions that make communication difficult. The Greenbelt Guardian Program, which launched April 24, lets families Elon Musk takes stand in trial vs. Sam Altman that could reshape AI's future 04/28/2026 05:43pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world's richest man and OpenAI cofounder, took the stand Tuesday in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud with his former friend Sam Altman that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence. His testimony at the Oakla Olivia Pichardo is a reluctant groundbreaker as a woman in baseball 04/28/2026 05:42pm • In her ideal world, Olivia Pichardo would just play ball and not take attention away from her teammates. ���Sometimes it feels a little ridiculous,��� she told The Associated Press, ���but it���s something I understand is going to happen. That's not what my primary focus is ever on.��� Pichardo has Austin Reaves hopes to return to Lakers for pivotal Game 5 vs Rockets after nearly 4 weeks out 04/28/2026 05:30pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) ��� Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers will wait until game time Wednesday night to determine whether he is ready to return from nearly four weeks on the sidelines with a strained oblique muscle. Reaves expressed cautious optimism Tuesday when he spoke to reporters for