Ja Morant continues to land in the headlines for negative reasons. Last week, the NBA handed down a $75,000 fine after Morant made multiple imaginary gun-aiming gestures on the court that were considered “inappropriate.” He was previously warned by the league office that this gesture could be interpreted in a negative light, and when Morant…
Global commodities have slumped more than 20% from the same period last year, according to the S&P GSCI Commodities index. Jung Getty | Moment | Getty Images Global commodity prices are getting hammered, as trade war tensions once more fester between the world’s two largest economies — and recession signals are flashing red. The S&P…
Family handout Omri Miran has now been held by Hamas for 18 months When Omri Miran finally opens his WhatsApp account, he’s going to receive a torrent of messages. Photos of his daughters. Late night musings from his wife, Lishay, as she lies in bed. Snapshots from an Israeli family life that’s gone on for…
The broadcaster Rageh Omaar has carried out his first foreign dispatch for ITV since he was taken to hospital last year after falling ill while presenting the News at Ten. The ITV News international affairs editor, 57, featured in a prerecorded package on west Africa on ITV’s News at Ten on Friday evening. It is…
The U.S. women will play Jamaica instead of China on June 3 in St. Louis. The Americans will still host China as planned in a friendly on May 31 in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Soccer announced Friday. China had previously announced it would play both matches during the international window, but later informed U.S. Soccer…
From left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Senator Dave McCormick, his wife Dina Powell McCormick and Elon Musk watch the men’s NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Meta on Friday announced that it was expanding its board of directors with…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is not worried about falling oil prices and their impact on America’s shale oil industry, and is stressing that the coming years should be a time of energy abundance for the world’s largest economy. “The U.S. shale industry is going to is going to…
The Chicago Cubs are receiving praise for how the organization responded to a goose nest in a juniper planter in the iconic bleachers at Wrigley Field. The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it is sending a compassionate action award — a framed certificate and vegan chocolates — to the…
The flags of the European Union (L) and China stand side by side at the Chancellery on June 20, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and the European Union are unlikely to become close allies quickly, analysts say, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sour relations…
Immigration officials attempted to enter two Los Angeles elementary schools this week, but were turned away by school administrators. The incident appears to be the Trump administration’s first attempt to enter the city’s public schools since amending regulations to allow immigration agents to enter “sensitive areas” such as schools. At a Thursday press conference, the…
