Monthly Archives: May 2026
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, May 14, 2026, 07:12 (EDT) Scottie Scheffler teed off Thursday to defend his title at the 108th PGA Championship, coming in as the market’s clear pick. Jordan Spieth showed up at Aronimink Golf Club still chasing that elusive career Grand Slam — he needs just this major to complete the set. The […]
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026, 19:07 EDT Pressure is mounting on Rep. Jen Kiggans to step down after the Virginia Republican replied “Ditto” to a radio host’s comment urging House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to keep his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia.” Kiggans later clarified, saying she did not endorse the wording and meant only that […]
San Francisco, May 13, 2026, 08:05 PDT LinkedIn plans to lay off about 5% of its workforce, which would mean close to 875 positions out of the Microsoft-owned company’s more than 17,500 full-timers, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to Reuters. One of them added that the move isn’t […]
NEW YORK, May 13, 2026, 07:04 EDT Tuesday’s Strands (#800) from The New York Times landed on a clothing motif: the spangram was FANCYPANTS, and the rest of the theme words—TUXEDO, PALAZZO, HAREM, GAUCHO, TOREADOR, SAILOR—also traced back to pants. The puzzle’s hint, “Quite the pair,” turned out to reference trousers instead of, say, duos […]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2026, 03:03 PDT Apple and Google are now deploying end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android devices, a move that boosts default security for cross-platform texts—an area where Apple-only iMessage chats have always had an edge. (Apple) It’s the timing that stands out: iOS 26.5 bakes this directly into Apple’s […]
Milwaukee, May 12, 2026, 18:08 CDT Christian Yelich is back for the Milwaukee Brewers, reinstated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday just ahead of a 6:40 p.m. CDT matchup with the San Diego Padres at American Family Field. The former National League MVP jumps straight into the lineup. (MLB.com) The timing works out. Milwaukee just […]
New York, May 12, 2026, 07:03 EDT Tuesday’s Connections puzzle from The New York Times leaned hard into wordplay, challenging players with a grid where the most difficult group featured currency names tweaked by just one added letter. When the puzzle ticked over in each local time zone, answers for game #1066 popped up in […]
Alpharetta, Georgia, May 11, 2026, 18:58 EDT Jillian Green, who is in the middle of a divorce from Kyle Mowitz—Kim Zolciak’s boyfriend—has gone to court seeking tighter controls on his spending. According to court filings cited by TMZ, Green says Mowitz’s expenses on Zolciak, her family, a pricey car, wine, travel, rent, and legal bills […]
OAKLAND, California, May 11, 2026, 14:14 PDT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and ex-OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever took the stand Monday, as Elon Musk’s civil suit against OpenAI neared its conclusion. Over several days, questions swirled around Shivon Zilis—Musk’s close adviser, former OpenAI board member, and mother to four of his children. Sutskever pegged his […]
Los Angeles, May 11, 2026, 04:45 PDT David Njoku is heading to the Los Angeles Chargers on a one-year deal that could pay him as much as $8 million, according to NFL Network. The tight end wraps up a nine-year stint with the Browns, now landing as another experienced option for quarterback Justin Herbert. ESPN […]