Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets 92-87 on Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games apiece. The Thunder trailed 69-63 after three quarters and fell behind by eight when Peyton Watson started the fourth quarter by swishing a hook shot….
Less than 1% of the government’s biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, despite the danger they pose to British wildlife, figures suggest. Conservationists warned the funding to address non-native plants and animals was failing to match the risk they posed to “cherished” native species, from water voles to ladybirds, as well as to waterways,…
The Colorado Rockies are making a change amid their historically bad start to the 2025 season. Bud Black has been fired as the Rockies’ manager after going 7-33 in his ninth season in Colorado, the team announced Sunday. The team also fired bench coach Mike Redmond. “Our play so far this season, especially coming off…
Josh Jung delivered a special Mother’s Day gift to his mom, Mary. The Texas Rangers third baseman hit a two-out, two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 6-1 win over Detroit on Sunday. Jung’s brother, Jace, was in the Tigers’ lineup at the same position. Before the game, Mary Jung delivered the game ball…
The White House has announced that a trade deal with China has been struck after two days of talks in Geneva. The announcement on Sunday came after the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, told reporters that there had been “substantial progress” in talks between his team and that of the Chinese vice-premier, He Lifeng, in…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The White House on Sunday announced a “trade deal” with…
Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander as a part of efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. The 21-year-old soldier is the last living hostage with US nationality being held in the territory. It comes after a senior Hamas official told the BBC that the Palestinian armed group was holding direct…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “personally” in Istanbul on Thursday for talks over ending the war. His post came shortly after Donald Trump demanded Ukraine agree to Putin’s offer of direct talks between the two countries in Turkey. “There is no point in prolonging the killings….
Trump administration homeland security officials were responsible for starting the confrontation on Friday at a New Jersey immigration jail that led to the arrest of Newark’s mayor as well as threats to detain three members of Congress, the representatives said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. The Democratic Congress members Bonnie Watson Coleman, LaMonica…
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as a presidential plane, from the royal family of Qatar. According to US media reports, the plane will not be ready for use right away, as it will need to be retrofitted. The US government also plans to check the…
