By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — There’s been a notion in the NBA for years, one that says the game changes when the postseason rolls around. Joe Mazzulla disagrees. In the eyes of the Boston coach, nothing really changes from the regular season to the playoffs. It’s a game. Show up and
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large. But as the US approaches the third straight election in which misinformation — and the fight against it — is expected
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. But the next evening, the college junior received an email from the university. Alwan
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CNN By Andrew Carey and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the eastern front in Ukraine – including for the first time in several months an advance in the northern Kharkiv region – highlighting again Kyiv’s need for ammunition and weapons from the
Continue ReadingSANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say 10 people were wounded by gunfire when an argument turned violent at a venue for parties and other private events. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday no life-threatening injuries resulted from the shooting shortly after midnight Sunday. A statement from the sheriff’s office says a 16-year-old
Continue ReadingKMOV, CELL PHONE VIDEO, CNN By Kalie Strain and Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Washington University students established an encampment on campus Saturday to call for divestment from Boeing, which manufactures weapons as well as planes, and in a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza.
Continue ReadingBy Kalie Strain and Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Washington University students established an encampment on campus Saturday to call for divestment from Boeing, which manufactures weapons as well as planes, and in a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza. A few hours after the
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party has lost all three seats being contested in parliamentary by-elections Sunday. The result is being considered punishment by voters for a longstanding Liberal Democratic Party corruption scandal that has undermined Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s leadership. Final vote counts showed the liberal-leaning main opposition Constitutional
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — A shooting that killed two people at a Blue Springs Park earlier this month led to a first-degree murder charge and then an arrest on Wednesday. Charging documents point to an AI-equipped camera system helping police find the getaway driver,
Continue ReadingKCTV, FLOCK SAFETY, CNN By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — A shooting that killed two people at a Blue Springs Park earlier this month led to a first-degree murder charge and then an arrest on Wednesday. Charging documents point to an AI-equipped camera system helping police
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have announced new charges against four juveniles arrested following an exchange of gunfire earlier this month between rival groups that wounded three people and sent participants in a joyful celebration of the end of Ramadan in west Philadelphia running for cover. Prosecutors said Friday that the 15- and 16-year-old youths arrested
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The sexy tennis drama “ Challengers ” won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Zendaya and castmates Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor have been on a globetrotting press tour to get the word out about Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death and a Russian man has been arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings. German news agency dpa reported Sunday that the two Ukrainians were killed on the premises of a shopping center in the village of Murnau in
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide,
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide,
Continue Reading By Zarah Ullah, Katharina Krebs, Darya Tarasova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A pair of Russian journalists have been detained on “extremism” charges and face accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin are accused of producing content for Navalny’s prominent YouTube
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Messi’s start to the new Major League Soccer season has been impressive, even by the Argentine great’s lofty standards. On Saturday, the 36-year-old continued his fine goalscoring form, netting twice as Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 4-1 in front of a record crowd at the Gillette
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — For more than a decade, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has been the driving force behind plans to build Titanic II — a replica of the ill-fated ship that sank in 1912 with more than 2,200 people on board. Only about 700 survived, making it the world’s most
Continue ReadingCNN By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he would “like to help” the White House achieve a high-stakes normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel and urged officials to act, saying, “We’re running out of time.” “If we can get a deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it ends the
Continue ReadingBy Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he would “like to help” the White House achieve a high-stakes normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel and urged officials to act, saying, “We’re running out of time.” “If we can get a deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it ends the Arab-Israeli
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