The NBA All-Star Game is known for bringing together the most talented and notable players from around the league. The game also attracts celebrities and public figures from across the country to gather and enjoy basketball. Former United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among those in attendance for the event, sitting next to basketball legend ...
NHL team owners’ greatest fear about the Olympics is having someone get injured while playing for their country. That happened in the preliminary round at the 2026 Winter Olympics when Switzerland’s Kevin Fiala left the ice on a stretcher during a Group A game against Canada on Friday, Feb. 13. The Los Angeles Kings, Fiala’s NHL team, gave an update ...
Regardless of who crossed the line first Sunday afternoon, the 2026 Daytona 500 was a historic edition of the race. The race on Sunday, Feb. 15, saw more leaders than any installment of NASCAR’s marquee race of the year. It was only befitting that a driver who did not lead a lap until the checkered flag waved finished first: 23XI ...
MILAN – The Americans will get a deserved day off, a chance to rest and reset ahead of going into the elimination round. The 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament has entered the interesting stage, where it’s win or go home. USA next plays Wednesday, Feb 18, against the winner of Tuesday’s qualification game between Sweden and Latvia. ‘As this ...
INGLEWOOD, CA — LeBron James, holding court before his record 22nd NBA All-Star appearance, took some time to reflect on his future — but not too much. At 41 years old, James remains an impact player and is reimagining what can be expected of a player his age. And though there has been plenty of speculation about James’ future beyond ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament on Thursday, brought by mainly far-right lawmakers who alleged she and her team undermined trust in the EU through unlawful actions. As expected, the motion failed to get the two-thirds majority it needed to pass. Only 175 members of parliament backed the motion, while 360 ...
The remains of a famous sycamore tree, which stood on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall in northern England for more than 200 years, has found a new home nearly two years after it was illegally felled. The removal of the tree from its spot known as “Sycamore Gap,” a pronounced dip in Hadrian’s Wall, in September 2023 sparked global outrage. Sycamore ...
Australian universities may lose funding if they’re not judged to be doing enough to address anti-Jewish hate crimes, according to new measures proposed by the country’s first antisemitism envoy. Jillian Segal was appointed to the role a year ago in response to a surge in reports of attacks against Jewish sites and property in Australia, following Israel’s invasion of Gaza, ...
Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of the 25 people aboard the Eternity ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., vowed Sunday that Senate Democrats will block the latest GOP-backed effort to require proof of citizenship to vote. ‘We will not let it pass in the Senate,’ Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper. ‘We are fighting it tooth and nail. It’s an outrageous proposal that is, you know, that shows the sort of political bias ...