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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Lakers coach JJ Redick criticized the way LeBron James is officiated and guard Austin Reaves complained about treatment from the referees after Los Angeles lost 125-107 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. A number of Lakers players gathered around the referees at midcourt after the game and Reaves voiced his frustration to crew chief John Goble. He felt that while players were jockeying for […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A misdemeanor domestic battery case against Chiefs assistant Dave Merritt has been dismissed without prejudice, less than three weeks after the longtime NFL coach entered a plea of not guilty and was released from jail in Johnson County, Kansas. The 54-year-old Merritt spent several years playing linebacker in the NFL before becoming one of the best defensive backs coaches in the league. He has been […]

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands. Health officials plan careful evacuations of the more than 140 passengers and crew when the MV Hondius arrives in Tenerife this weekend. At least three passengers have died, and several others are sick. None of the remaining passengers or crew is currently symptomatic. The U.S. and the U.K. are arranging flights to […]

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – Anti-abortion activists will meet with White House officials on Friday as frustration grows within the movement that President Donald Trump has not moved aggressively enough to advance key priorities, including new restrictions on abortion access and stronger enforcement of existing policies. The meeting comes just days after Marjorie Dannenfelser, the influential president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, told […]

BUENOS AIRES, May 8 (Reuters) – Argentina has intercepted an airplane with 400 kilos of cocaine with help from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Argentina’s security minister Alejandra Monteoliva told a press conference on Friday.  (Reporting by Leila Miller, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon, Editing by Iñigo Alexander) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers will donate 500 tickets for each remaining home second-round playoff game to area community groups in their latest attempt to keep more of their own fans in the building and avoid a New York takeover. The Sixers’ previous strategy to ward off Knicks fans in this playoff series was to try through Ticketmaster to geographically restrict sales to fans in the greater Philadelphia area. […]

Journeyman quarterback Taylor Heinicke, whose unique path to the NFL helped him become a fan favorite in Washington, has retired from the league. The 33-year-old Heinicke posted a goodbye message on social media Thursday in which he thanked supporters from his seven NFL seasons. He also spent time with Minnesota, New England, Houston, Carolina, Atlanta and the Los Angeles Chargers. He was best known for his Washington tenure, which included […]

NEW YORK (AP) — He’s on screen, onstage, on tour, online and in song. “Hamlet” — William Shakespeare’s masterpiece about a moody Danish prince — seems to be having a moment. A National Theatre production has landed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music starring Hiran Abeysekera. There’s a movie version set in London’s South Asian community starring Riz Ahmed. Anthony Hopkins, at 88, is delighting fans on TikTok with some […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Countries around the world are preparing to deal with the 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands. The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday morning. At least three passengers have died, and several other people have been infected. Hantavirus is usually spread by the […]