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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent 2019 roadside arrest carried out by five white officers, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The settlement would end a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Greene, whose death drew national attention after the […]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement official David Venturella, who worked at private prison company GEO Group before rejoining ICE, will be the agency’s new acting director. “Dave Venturella will serve as acting ICE director following Todd Lyons’ departure,” the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said in a statement. Lyons, ICE’s current acting […]

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder subluxation ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Wilson, 24, injured his shoulder Sunday diving for a ball hit by the Baltimore Orioles’ Gunner Henderson, who singled on the play. Wilson had an MRI on Monday that confirmed the injury. The move is retroactive to Monday. Per MLB.com, Wilson is not […]

Wall Street’s record-setting run halts as AI stocks slump and oil prices rise A sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street’s record-setting run. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% Tuesday from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7% from its own record. Stocks that had roared higher in the artificial-intelligence boom were some of […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers fired president Daryl Morey on Tuesday and decided to keep Nick Nurse as their coach after the team was swept in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The 76ers were easily ousted by the New York Knicks to end Morey’s sixth season in charge, and the organization quickly decided that someone else would lead the basketball operations department. Sixers managing partner Josh Harris said in a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — From the moment President Donald Trump lands in Beijing on Wednesday, all eyes will be on how much of a spectacle the Chinese government rolls out, such as who lines up to greet him, what music is played and whether Chinese and American children wave flowers and flags. In China’s rigidly hierarchical world of diplomacy, protocol and ceremony carry weight. The reception of Trump is shaping up […]

SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) – Australian wages rose at a moderate pace in the first quarter as annual growth in the private sector slowed to the lowest in almost four years, data showed on Wednesday. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed its wage price index rose 0.8% in the March quarter, the same as the previous quarter and in line with analyst forecasts. Annual pay growth ticked down […]

By Laurie Chen and Karen Freifeld BEIJING/NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will join over a dozen U.S. CEOs on President Donald Trump’s visit to China this week, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Huang did not appear on an initial list of executives provided by the White House earlier this week. Nvidia’s powerful H200 chips have not yet been sold to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are parting ways with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, they announced Tuesday. Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers, now the president of sports for the Sixers’ parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, will lead the search for a new leader of basketball operations for team owner Josh Harris. Myers will also lead the department in the interim. “I have a tremendous amount of […]