The protester who waved around a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl 59 halftime show has been arrested, more than four months after the incident. During Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9, Lamar closed out his halftime show performance with his single ‘tv off.’ During the song, a man dressed in black went rogue on stage and ran around ...
A year ago Friday, President Joe Biden took the debate stage against then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and drove one of the final nails in his reelection campaign’s coffin as traditional allies turned their backs on the 46th president and subsequently rallied to replace him as the frontrunner against Trump. Biden entered the reelection cycle already racked by claims and ...
A group of House Republicans is demanding to know how the U.S. is ready to protect its own domestic assets in the event of a potential attack on the homeland. ‘We write to inquire with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the current state of drone attack countermeasures for our military installations, ...
Ben Roethlisberger retired in 2022 and the Pittsburgh Steelers are still trying to replace him. Next up on the list is Aaron Rodgers, a Super Bowl champion and four-time NFL MVP. The Steelers signed the quarterback to a one-year deal earlier this offseason, for what appears to be one final ride. The four-time NFL MVP revealed that the upcoming season ...
One of the iconic moments of any pro sport’s draft is when a just-picked youngster steps up on stage with the commissioner to pose for a photo with a jersey and hat from his or her new team. It’s a symbolic start to a new career, one the players can look back on later with a sense of pride. Except ...
Kirsty Coventry has plenty of complicated issues to tackle as the new president of the International Olympic Committee. Hosting the 2028 Summer Games in the United States − where President Donald Trump has sparked an international trade war, banned visitors from a dozen countries and orchestrated widespread deportations of residents − is certainly among them. Yet in her first news ...
Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-4-minute mile came up just short. The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special event dubbed “Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile” on Thursday at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris. The event was a partnership between Nike and Kipyegon, as ...
The Indiana Fever held a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Sparks but couldn’t close and get the win without Caitlin Clark. Clark did not play Thursday night due to a groin injury. It was her sixth missed game of the season after a quad injury cost her five games. Clark’s status beyond Thursday is ...
Germany is cutting financial support for charities that rescue migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean, saying it will redirect resources to addressing conditions in source countries that spur people to leave. For decades, migrants driven by war and poverty have made perilous crossings to reach Europe’s southern borders, with thousands estimated to die every year in their bid ...
Israeli forces kill 15-year-old Palestinian boy after settlers attack West Bank towns, officials say
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian health authorities said, as settler violence against Palestinians surged in the occupied territory. The military shot 15-year-old Rayan Tamer Hawshiya in the neck, the Ministry of Health in Ramallah said, after troops raided Al Yamoun, near Jenin. Residents in the northern town reported “heavy Israeli gunfire,” ...