Joel Embiid decides to play for USA — not France — in Paris Olympics, AP source says
Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid has told USA Basketball that he intends to play for them at the Paris Olympics, a person with knowledge of the matter said Thursday
2023-10-06 01:22
US fighter jet downs a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey over Syria, officials say
A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, officials familiar with the incident told CNN.
2023-10-06 01:21
Armed man looking for Wisconsin Governor Evers returns with rifle
The man was arrested at the Wisconsin capitol twice in one day. The first time was for a handgun.
2023-10-06 01:18
Fired Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing school for $130M for wrongful termination
Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department
2023-10-06 00:54
Mexico rejects new border wall plan ahead of talks with U.S. officials
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday rejected U.S. plans to build new sections of wall
2023-10-06 00:53
Ukraine says Russian strike kills at least 51 in one of the deadliest attacks of the war
A Russian missile strike killed at least 51 people in a village near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk on Thursday, officials say, in what would be one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began.
2023-10-06 00:48
Man arrested for bringing gun to Wisconsin Capitol returns with another gun the same day, officials say
A man who was arrested Wednesday after bringing a handgun to the Wisconsin Capitol and saying he wanted to see Gov. Tony Evers returned with an assault rifle later that night after posting bail, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
2023-10-06 00:47
Cornel West drops Green Party bid and will run for president as an independent
Progressive scholar Cornel West announced Thursday he will run as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election, abandoning his campaign for the Green Party's nomination.
2023-10-06 00:29
RFK Jr could draw one in seven US voters in 2024 presidential election - Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of one of the most storied
2023-10-06 00:24
Putin calls Canadian parliament's applause of Nazi veteran 'disgusting'
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called the Canadian parliament's standing ovations to honour a Ukrainian war
2023-10-06 00:18
Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say
Federal authorities have arrested a 77-year-old man for allegedly buying more than $1,800 in erectile dysfunction drugs without a prescription and intending to sell them in the massive central Florida retirement community The Villages and elsewhere
2023-10-05 23:58
Alabama gets new congressional map that could yield Democrats a second seat in the state
A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats in next year's elections.
2023-10-05 23:47