The Latest from Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Kevon Looney got a second opinion and a second chance to play in these NBA Finals. After Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Looney would miss the remainder of the series against Toronto with a displaced first costal cartilage fracture, […]
The Latest: Injured Kevon Looney could play in Game 4 Read More »
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — In back-to-back speeches at an investment conference Friday, the leaders of Russia and China cast themselves as the champions of free markets and global trade, an overt show of opposition to what they portrayed as the United States’ retreat into protectionism with sanctions and tariffs. President Xi Jinping of China spoke
Putin and Xi Herald the Virtues of Globalism, Critiquing the U.S. on Trade Read More »
Robert Herr blames himself for what was his worst real estate investment. As a mortgage broker and real estate agent, he said, he should have known better than to buy a quarter-share in a beachfront condo. But like many others before him, he could not resist the siren call of sea air and an ocean
How a Real Estate Concept From the Middle Ages Can Still Backfire Read More »
The European Union agency that monitors illicit drug use says cocaine is becoming more widely available on the continent. The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in a report on Thursday that social media, the darknet and encryption are helping small gangs and individuals to sell drugs undetected. The agency says authorities
Cocaine is on the rise in Europe, EU drug agency says Read More »
After California detectives used a popular online DNA database to track down a suspect in the decades-old Golden State Killer slayings, other police agencies quickly adopted the same technique. Since that case was cracked last year, at least 50 other killings and rapes have been solved nationwide by using partial DNA matches to find suspects’
Police use of DNA leads to backlash, changes to big database Read More »
Cole Hamels threw eight innings of three-hit shutout ball, Javier Báez hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Friday. The Cubs have won four of five since being swept in a three-game series at St. Louis last weekend. The Cardinals opened a season-high 10 game road trip
Hamels, Báez lead Cubs past Cardinals 3-1 Read More »
MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico has two options in confronting the migration standoff with Washington: He can bow to President Trump’s demands, and take in tens of thousands of new asylum seekers. Or he can refuse, and face the threat of tariffs on all Mexican imports to the United States.
Mexico Has Two Options in Dealing with Trump Demands on Migration. Both Could Hurt. Read More »
Wall Street turned the page on a painful May in the stock market by notching its best week since late November. Stocks climbed for a fourth consecutive day Friday, capping a week of gains that reversed most of the losses in May, when President Donald Trump’s tariff threats escalated trade wars with China and Mexico.
US stock market notches best week since late November Read More »
The Hyde Amendment has become a top discussion point in 2020 politics — and something of a purity test for Democrats — after Joe Biden, the leader of his party’s presidential pack, announced that he’s now an opponent of the 1976 policy. But the amendment that restricts government funding for most abortions has been preserved
Hyde Amendment, abortion debate haunt 2020 Democrats Read More »
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Olivia Colman won a best actress Oscar in February Actress Olivia Colman is to be made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Colman became the darling of Hollywood earlier this year, winning an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her role in period comedy drama The Favourite.
Birthday honours: Olivia Colman to be made a CBE Read More »
