Behind Luka Doncic’s 49 points, the Lakers beat the Timberwolves 128-110, rebounding from their opener with sharper shooting and fewer turnovers. Doncic has 92 points through two games, shattering Jerry West’s 56-year franchise mark and becoming the first Laker to start a season with back-to-back 40-point games, a feat matched...
Former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens, speaking at Colby College in Maine in his first remarks since resigning in April, said Paramount bosses pressured him to avoid Gaza stories and dial back coverage of Donald Trump as the company sought federal approval for a merger with Skydance Media. After...
Vladimir Putin again cast Russia’s demographic slide as urgent, but the numbers keep sinking. Births climbed from 1.21 million in 1999 to 1.94 million in 2015, then fell to 1.22 million last year, with February 2025 the weakest month in over two centuries, a demographer reported. Russia’s population stands at...
An alleged record-size Roman coin hoard in Wales has ignited a three-way dispute and fresh doubts. After detectorist David Moss turned in 15,000 coins to National Museum Cardiff, two nearby farmers filed legal claims, saying the find straddled a shared boundary. The museum placed the cache under a temporary heritage...
The Knicks shook off a sluggish start to beat the Celtics 105-95 at the Garden, powered by a 42-14 second quarter and a deep bench to move to 2-0 under new coach Mike Brown. Jalen Brunson scored 31, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 and 13 rebounds, with timely threes and energy...
With a December theatrical-plus-Netflix release looming, Stranger Things 5 faces reported behind-the-scenes friction. Multiple insiders cite creative clashes between the Duffer Brothers, who wanted a darker, more tragic finale, and Netflix executives pushing for something more fan-satisfying and rewatchable. Online chatter surged after Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard briefly...
With the government shut down, the House has sat idle: no floor debates, votes, or spending bills, and oversight hearings on hold. Speaker Mike Johnson has kept members on an open-ended recess now entering a second month, the latest in moves that have diminished Congress’s role and shrunken the speakership...
En route to Asia, Donald Trump said he’s open to meeting Kim Jong Un, citing a “great relationship,” though a senior US official said no meeting is scheduled. The pair met three times in his previous term, without a denuclearisation deal; North Korea has since tested missiles. Kim signaled willingness...
President Donald Trump’s high-profile appearance in Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire underscored Europe’s marginal role as Washington drives diplomacy. European leaders have struggled to sway Trump on Ukraine: he sanctioned Russia’s energy sector after pressure and voices frustration over stalled talks with Vladimir Putin, while signaling both arming...
Voters in Ivory Coast head to the polls Saturday in a presidential race widely expected to extend the rule of Alassane Ouattara. The 83-year-old, in power for 15 years after 2016 constitutional changes reset term limits, is seeking a fourth term and is accused of using his authority to bar...
