NEW YORKΒ βΒ Federal prosecutors unsealed two indictments Thursday outlining an illegal betting scheme that has rocked the NBA and named current and former players, including the Miami Heatβs Terry Rozier; former Clippers player and current Portland head coach Chauncey Billups; and retired NBA player and friend of LeBron James Damon Jones. Prosecutors are accusing Rozier and…
English water companies have collectively been given the lowest environmental rating by the Environment Agency (EA) since records began. Companies were ranked on a scale of one to four stars. Out of a maximum score of 36 stars for all nine companies, the firms together scored 19, the lowest since the EA began monitoring. The…
When jurors returned to a West L.A. courtroom to deliver their verdict in a child sex abuse case earlier this month, one key person was missing: the defendant. John Kaleel β a veteran piano teacher who has given lessons to the families of several Hollywood power players β faced allegations that he sexually abused one…
John Carpenter has this one recurring nightmare. βIβm in a huge, massive town I donβt really know,β he says, βand Iβm looking for the movie district. And inevitably all the theaters are closed down. Theyβre all closed down. Thatβs what the dream is.β Iβm visiting Carpenter at his longtime production house in Hollywood on one…
A long-awaited definition of Islamophobia is expected within weeks – and a former faith minister is urging the government to adopt it in full. It is expected that the government will move away from the word “Islamophobia”, instead replacing it with “anti-Muslim hostility”. But Lord Khan, who oversaw the start of the review into the…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> What happened to the Chargers who started the season with three consecutive wins over AFC West foes? Injuries along the offensive line and in the backfield account for some of the troubles β three losses in four games β but now the defense is breaking down too, especially against the run. Share via…
Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies – and aired his frustration with Vladimir Putin. In a major policy shift, new restrictions have been unveiled against Rosneft and Lukoil – as well as dozens of subsidiaries – due to “Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the…
Four years after the βRustβ movie shooting, New Mexico officials have moved Alec Baldwinβs lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution to federal court. This weekβs filing is the latest twist in the long legal saga after the October 2021 on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin, the 67-year-old star and a producer of the western film, had…
All survivors who have resigned from the government’s grooming gangs inquiry panel will consider returning if safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigns. The four women who have resigned this week have written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, calling for Ms Phillips to step down and all survivors to be consulted on appointing a senior judge as…
The band is back together, even though they never really parted. Departed? Sure. The crew that comprised βInside the NBAβ moved from TNT when the cable network lost its NBA broadcast rights to ESPN, NBC and Amazon after last season. But the ensemble that somehow is greater than the sum of its star-studded parts continues…