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Month: April 2025

The Latest: Retrial of Karen Read begins in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend

By The Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of supporters, began Tuesday, with prosecutors and defense lawyers presenting theories during their opening statements about how her Boston police officer boyfriend ended up dead. Read

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Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Karen Read’s second murder trial began Tuesday with a prosecutor saying the defendant’s own words will bolster evidence that she killed her police officer boyfriend three years ago and a defense attorney calling the case “the definition of reasonable doubt.” Read is accused of striking her

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Sports on TV for Wednesday, April 23

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, April 23 COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S) 11 a.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 2 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Clemson vs. Duke, Quarterfinal, Charlotte, N.C. 5 p.m. ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Virginia

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NBA Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 1, Detroit 1 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York at Detroit, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 27: New York at Detroit, 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 29: Detroit at New

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NBA Daily Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95, Minnesota leads series 1 – 0 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80, Oklahoma City leads series 1 – 0 Boston 103, Orlando

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NHL Daily Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 1 Sunday, April 20 Carolina 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 6, Ottawa 2 Vegas 4, Minnesota 2, series tied 1 – 1 Monday, April 21 Washington 3, Montreal 2, OT, Washington leads series 1 – 0

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NHL Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida 1, Tampa Bay 0 Tuesday, April 22: Florida 6, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, April 24: Florida at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26: Tampa Bay at Florida, 1 p.m. Monday, April 28: Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Florida at

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As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty. The latest turmoil threatens to engulf the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled support for the religious rights of parents in Maryland who want to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters. The court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system, in suburban Washington,

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