Cameron Norrie’s Rio Open title defence is over with the British No 1 knocked out in the semi-finals by qualifier Mariano Navone after struggling with the Brazilian heat. Second seed Norrie, aiming to become the first man to win this tournament twice, lost 6-4 6-2 to his Argentine opponent, who will now face compatriot Sebastian Baez … Read more
After eight years of experimenting with flames in space, NASA lit a fire inside a cargo spacecraft for the last time and sent its Saffire experiment toward a burning reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin on the “Overview Effect” NASA’s Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiments, also known as Saffire, came to a fitting … Read more
A youth basketball game in California had a dramatic game-winner. With eight seconds left in the game, a coast-to-coast drive was capped off with a long-range three-pointer. Celebrations would ensue. Taking place at the Costa Mesa Boys and Girls Club, this gem of a highlight is just screaming for the Disney treatment, with dramatic music … Read more
TORONTO — Canada’s largest media and telecom company said Thursday it is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced 4,800 layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. In an internal memo to Bell Media employees, it said news stations such as CTV and … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October. Wrapping up a four-nation Mideast trip — his fifth to the region since the conflict … Read more
Lorene Toring (#18) bids goodbye to the Adamson Lady Falcons with an ACL injury. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Lorene Toring bid farewell to Adamson after suffering from an ACL injury ahead of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, which opens on February 17 at Mall of Asia Arena. Toring on Wednesday took to … Read more
BAMAKO, Mali — BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s junta has terminated a crucial agreement with local rebels that helped maintain a fragile peace in the country’s north, the government announced, raising concerns about a possible escalation of violence. The 2015 peace deal with Tuareg rebel groups is ending “with immediate effect” because the rebels have … Read more
Ukraine has thrown a wrench into Russian dreams of connecting Donetsk to Russia by rail after successfully targeting Russian units tasked with building the rail bridge, announced Mariupol mayoral advisor, Petro Andriushchenko, on Telegram on Jan. 24. Ukraine struck Russian engineering units tasked with building the bridge to connect Mariupol with Volnovakha and Donetsk in … Read more
In this 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump stands next to Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Donald Trump surges toward the Republican nomination, many Wall Street executives have made a … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The U.S. military has ended its search for two Navy SEALs lost at sea during a mission to intercept Iranian weapons bound for militants in Yemen, officials said on Sunday, underscoring the risks to the United States of spiraling violence across the Middle East amid Israel’s war … Read more