NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics are used to seeing Jayson Tatum get up when he goes down, like he did after a hard fall that caused a wrist injury in the first round of the playoffs. When he couldn't get to his feet late in Game 4 of the...
Dallas Mavericks Win the NBA Draft Lottery, Eye Cooper Flagg for No. 1 Pick
CHICAGO — The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for. The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday night, giving them the...
Edwards, Randle Lead the Way Again as Timberwolves Beat Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — Anthony Edwards let it fly from 30 feet just before the halftime buzzer and his 3-pointer provided some much-needed momentum that Minnesota took right into a commanding third quarter. Edwards also spoke up to his team at halftime and Chris Finch credited that pep talk for setting...
RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek Filled With Sewage and Bacteria
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos Sunday of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a contaminated Washington creek where swimming is not allowed because it is used for sewer runoff. Rock Creek, which flows through much of northwest Washington, is used to drain excess sewage and stormwater during...
‘Click It or Ticket’ Underway in Fresno. How Does It Impact Drivers, Passengers?
The Fresno Police Department is ramping up seat belt enforcement as part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign, reminding drivers and passengers to buckle up. The campaign, which started Monday and runs to June 1, bring additional patrols to Fresno streets. Officers are on the lookout for unbelted...
Corbin Carroll Homers Twice off Justin Verlander and the Diamondbacks Beat the Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Corbin Carroll hit two homers off Justin Verlander and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Monday night. Carroll hit a 2-1 pitch from Verlander over the wall in left-center in the third. He went deep again — a 419-foot shot to center, his...
Trump Envoys See Better Chance for Hostage Release in Gaza
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. officials told families of hostages still held in Gaza they see a better chance of a deal for their release after Washington reached an accord with militant group Hamas for an American hostage that largely bypassed the Israeli government. U.S. Special Envoy Adam Boehler and...
US Inflation Stable Before Expected Jump From Tariffs
U.S. inflation held steady in April in what economists warn could be a final lull before a likely surge in consumer prices because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. The consumer price index rose 2.3% from a year earlier, slightly below the previous month’s annual increase, data released by the...
Trump Administration Terminates Another $450 Million in Grants to Harvard
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Tuesday that eight federal agencies will terminate another $450 million in grants to Harvard University, on top of $2.2 billion in federal funding it canceled last week. An administration antisemitism task force cited what it described as a failure by the elite...
Trump Signs Economic Partnership Agreement With Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a strategic economic agreement with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a tour of Gulf states aimed at drumming up trillions of dollars in investments. Trump punched the air...