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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry has a new long-term shoe and apparel deal with Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning. The Golden State star’s Curry Brand announced Monday the partnership to keep building Curry’s global reach in basketball, golf and lifestyle. Curry and Li-Ning will team up on brand creation and product development along with sports culture initiatives with what they called “a shared commitment to inspiring the next generation of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — In another of a series of moves restricting media access at the Pentagon, the Defense Department has declared that its press office is now a classified space inaccessible to journalists. On X, acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying there was “nothing controversial” about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupying the space. “The Pentagon Press […]

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday before calling himself a “prisoner of war” and telling a judge that children and women were being killed “by your rockets.” Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi finally was persuaded to sit down in Manhattan federal court as two marshals […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The legal battle between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni isn’t quite over yet. Just a month ago, the two announced a settlement that avoided a trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni led a campaign to smear her reputation after she accused him of sexually harassing her on the set of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.” But on Monday, lawyers for Lively were back […]

NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) – The Democratic Party indicated in a court filing on Monday that it is appealing a judge’s decision last week not to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting.  • Trump’s March 31 executive order directed his administration to compile a list of confirmed U.S. citizens and required the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters on each […]

By Jonathan Stempel June 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission defended its settlement with Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter shares, saying it reflected “compromises” and was not tainted by collusion, after the judge overseeing the case said the accord raised “red flags.” In a filing in the Washington, D.C. federal court, the SEC also said in a footnote that the settlement if approved will allow Musk to […]

June 1 (Reuters) – Coca-Cola said on Monday it was exploring a potential initial public offering in India for Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, the parent of its largest bottler in the country. The company is preparing for a listing on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange in 2027, it said, adding that it is also exploring the sale of a portion of its shareholding in the unit. Indian conglomerate Jubilant […]

By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, N.M., May 26 (Reuters) – New Mexico legislators probing Jeffrey Epstein on Monday said they have issued their first subpoenas, calling for evidence on the late sex offender from 14 entities including federal law enforcement agencies, the state governor’s office and a Santa Fe scientific institute. The New Mexico Truth Commission, in its second meeting since it was set up in February, also heard testimony from […]

KYIV, June 2 (Reuters) – Kyiv was under heavy Russian attack early on Tuesday, with a large pillar of smoke seen rising from the Ukrainian capital and authorities urging residents to seek shelter, according to witnesses and officials.  Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a fire had broken out in the Podil district on the grounds of a non-residential property and a nine-storey apartment building was on fire after debris apparently […]