First major 2026 Atlantic hurricane forecast predicts slightly below-average season

Fewer storms than usual may develop during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, researchers say, as climate patterns seem poised to favor slightly below-average activity compared with a typical year. That prediction anchors the latest annual hurricane forecast from Colorado State University’s Tropical Cyclones, Radar, Atmospheric Modeling and Software team, which was released Thursday. The team … Read more

Michigan’s season ended with an NCAA title. It started with winning the transfer portal.

It was 1989, and the word was out. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Only weeks before Michigan began playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the team’s coach had accepted a job at another school. Though the coach had planned to leave at the season’s … Read more

Inside the final season of

The Emmy-winning HBO comedy “Hacks,” about the travails of comedian Deborah Vance and her writer, Ava, is launching its fifth and final season. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder about saying goodbye to roles that were a match made in comedy heaven. Smith also talks with the show’s co-creators: Jen … Read more

Southern California faces first wildfires of the season

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Southern California faces first wildfires of the season 00:27 UP NEXT Helicopter drops marshmallows for Easter tradition 00:19 Search for F-15 pilot in Iran enters second day 00:41 Why the NCAA is calling for changes to gambling laws … Read more

Dakota Mortensen will be cut from upcoming season of ‘Vanderpump Villa’

Dakota Mortensen, the ex-boyfriend of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul, will be edited out of the upcoming season of “Vanderpump Villa,” a source familiar with the show confirmed to NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The news, which Variety was … Read more

109-year-old veteran kicks off Orioles’ season with Opening Day pitch

A 109-year-old superfan of the Baltimore Orioles threw out the team’s first pitch for Opening Day on Thursday. Arthur Green, a veteran who served in two wars, has been a witness to the entirety of the O’s modern history — since the team was relocated from St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954, according to MLB.com. … Read more

MLB’s “robot umpire” debuts in Yankees-Giants season opener

San Francisco — New York’s José Caballero thought for sure the pitch from Logan Webb had missed the strike zone, so he challenged the human umpire’s call – and made major league history in the process. Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball’s so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by the … Read more

‘Mormon Wives’ star addresses Taylor Frankie Paul fallout and pulled ‘Bachelorette’ season

“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Jessi Draper is speaking out for the first time since ABC pulled co-star Taylor Frankie Paul’s upcoming season of “The Bachelorette” amid allegations of domestic violence. Paul is under investigation in connection with at least three domestic violence incidents since 2023, according to Utah authorities. Last week, ABC cancelled … Read more