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The NBA handed out fines on Friday to New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels for their on-court altercation the night before. Robinson was docked $50,000 and Daniels was fined $25,000. NBA head of basketball operations James Jones announced that Robinson’s figure was increased because of “an inappropriate post on social media in reference to the incident postgame.” In the middle of the second quarter […]

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer, the service announced late Friday. The jet is currently being painted red, white and blue, the Air Force said in a news release. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the luxury jet a year […]

May 2 (Reuters) – Australia’s government said on Saturday it was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep working with industry to curb its impact on food supply. “Obviously we’re concerned about the mice situation including in Western Australia,” Energy Minister Chris Bowen said in televised remarks from Sydney. According to local media, mice – a persistent problem in Australian grain-growing regions – have been […]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran. Trump made the comments while describing the seizure by U.S. forces of a ship a few days ago. “We took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we took over the […]

HANOI, May 2 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet Vietnam’s leader To Lam in Hanoi on Saturday as the countries try to shore up ties amid a sharp slowdown in Japanese investment in Vietnam. The two sides are expected to discuss ways to deepen a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2023, with a focus on cooperation in energy, technology, critical minerals and regional stability, a […]

By Nate Raymond May 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military does not violate federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled on Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins in Minneapolis reached that conclusion in a closely watched case in which a defendant challenged the lawfulness of being prosecuted by a lawyer from the armed […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Pro Bowl linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair will remain with the Houston Texans through the 2029 season after signing a three-year extension this week. The Texans didn’t release terms of the deal when they announced it Friday, but it is reportedly worth $54 million. “Truthfully, I just wanted to be authentically myself and I always felt like if I got the opportunity to be at a place and show […]

SAFFORD, Ariz (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has reported to federal prison to begin a 14-year sentence following a conviction over illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Michel reported to prison Thursday, a spokesperson said, with federal records listing him as an inmate at a low-security correctional institution in Arizona. “Today is a painful day […]

Ghana has rejected a proposed health deal with the U.S. over provisions that would have allowed U.S. entities access to the nation’s sensitive health data without necessary safeguards, an official told The Associated Press on Friday. It was the latest African country to walk away from the deal over similar concerns. Arnold Kavaarpuo, executive director of Ghana’s Data Protection Commission, said the scope of data access requested “went far beyond […]