As LeBron James enters his record-setting 23rd NBA season and superstar Luka Doncic returns for his first full season in L.A., the Lakers are tied with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks for the most nationally televised games in the league. The NBA announced the regular…
The Ducksβ second-round playoff showdown with the Vegas Golden Knights has become a best-of-three series. With a 4-3 victory Sunday before a raucous sold-out crowd at Honda Center, the Ducks evened the series 2-2 ahead of Game 5 in Las Vegas on Tuesday. But it wasnβt easy, with the Golden Knights twice rallying from deficits,…
The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Childrenβs Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with families who sued to block a subpoena that some feared would be used to criminally prosecute the parents of transgender kids. The agreement, filed in…
AMMAN, JordanΒ βΒ Even as a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appeared to hold on Wednesday, Israel insisted it would continue operations against Hezbollah, while its warplanes carried out the largest wave of strikes across Lebanon since the current round of hostilities began with the Lebanese Shiite militant group. In response to the Israeli attacks,…
Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Activist short seller Andrew Left is set to appear in federal court Monday in a securities fraud case that shook the industry a year ago, setting up a battle over investor tips and free speech….
Goalkeeper RaΓΊl Rangel was 18 years old and playing for Chivas de Guadalajaraβs youth academy the last time Mexico faced South Korea in a World Cup match in 2018. Three years ago, when asked who might be the next great goalkeeper for the Mexican national team, Rangel named himself ahead of veteran Guillermo βMemoβ Ochoa….
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump said Monday that the federal government should βnationalizeβ elections, repeating β without evidence β his long-running claim that U.S. elections are beset by widespread fraud. Speaking on a podcast hosted by former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Trump said Republicans should βtake over the voting in at least 15 places,β alleging that voting…
A decades-long decline in the U.S. fertility rate has confounded policymakers and economists alike, with experts pointing to possible causes ranging from the economic fallout of the Great Recession to changing public attitudes about parenthood. Now, one economist is pointing to another factor: the iPhone.Β A new research paperΒ by Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers found…
Four siblings who were part of Michael Jacksonβs secret βsecond familyβ have filed a lawsuit revealing the depths of the alleged sexual abuse they suffered as children, including claims that the singer molested one of the boys at the homes of Elton John and Elizabeth Taylor. The lawsuit, filed against Jacksonβs estate in Californiaβs Central…
The American investment giant Carlyle is preparing to take control of Very Group, one of Britain’s biggest online retailers, in a deal that will end the Barclay family’s long tenure at another major UK company. Sky News has learnt that Carlyle, which is the biggest lender to Very Group’s immediate parent company, could assume ownership…