2023 NBA Playoffs: Lakers, Heat, Clippers, Nuggets all take Game 1
* Jimmy Butler scored 35 points for the Miami Heat, helping them beat top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks 130-117 on Sunday in an Eastern Conference playoff opener. The Bucks lost Giannis Antetokounmpo to a lower back bruise early in
At least 4 killed, multiple injured in shooting during party in Alabama
At least four people were killed and over a dozen more were injured in a shooting at a Sweet-16 birthday party in Dadeville, Ala. (northeast of Montgomery), over the weekend. Investigators were gathering evidence Sunday at an
Gunmen kill 6 adults and one child in attack at Mexican resort
A group of armed men killed one child and six others over the weekend after storming a resort in the small town of Cortazar, about 65 km (40 miles) south of the central Mexican state of Guanajuato.
NY Yankees’ DH Giancarlo Stanton out indefinitely with hamstring injury
The NY Yankees announced on Sunday that star designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was put on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. The Yankees recalled Oswald Peraza from Triple A ahead of its series finale
Air National Guardsman arrested by FBI suspected of leaking classified documents
FBI agents surrounded a Massachusetts home on Thursday in the arrest of 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, suspected of leading highly classified U.S. intelligence documents. U.S. officials had been searching for the source of the
Department of Justice to appeal ruling that limits use of abortion pill
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that the Justice Department will take an emergency dispute over medication abortion drugs to the Supreme Court. Garland’s announcement came after a federal appeals court froze parts of a Texas judge’s order
Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder agrees to sell franchise to Josh Harris for $6 billion
Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder and a group led by Josh Harris have reached an agreement in principle for a $6 billion sale of the NFL franchise. Harris is the co-owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New
Tampa Bay Rays tie modern era MLB record with 13–0 start to season
The Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 9–3 Thursday, and with the win tied Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season’s start. Tampa Bay matched the 13–0 start of the
Juul to pay $462 million to settle multiple state lawsuits over marketing to minors
On Wednesday, electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs has reached an agreement to pay $462 million to settle multiple lawsuits alleging it marketed vapes to minors. New York Attorney General Letitia James said during a press conference (alongside attorneys
NPR quits Twitter amid dispute over labeling as “state-affiliated media”
National Public Radio plans to shut down its official Twitter accounts, saying a recent decision by the platform to label it as “government-funded media” undermines its credibility. Being labeled as “government-funded media” or “state-affiliated media” is a