Olympics a big topic at NBA media days as Kevin Durant, more stars show interest after pledges from LeBron James, Stephen Curry

Competition for Team USA’s 12 roster spots ahead of the 2024 Olympics is going to be stiff. When NBA teams across the league gathered for media day on Monday, there was an outpouring of public commitments to the United States for the upcoming Paris games. Last month, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was reportedly … Read more

Prigozhin’s Son Has Eye On Wagner Reboot

Ukrainian officials say they are not concerned about the recent return of hundreds of Wagner Private Military Corporation troops to the battlefield near Bakhmut, where they had once been a formidable force. However, the group, now run by the late leader’s son, is negotiating with Russian officials to increase its presence in Ukraine under independent … Read more

Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state’s groundwater

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land leases that for years have given a Saudi-owned farm nearly unfettered access to pump groundwater in the dry southwestern state. On Monday, Hobbs, a Democrat, said the state had canceled Fondomonte Arizona’s lease in western Arizona’s Butler Valley and … Read more

Olympics loom large at NBA media days with interest from Durant, more stars after pledges from LeBron, Curry

Competition for Team USA’s 12 roster spots ahead of the 2024 Olympics is going to be stiff. When NBA teams across the league gathered for Media Day Monday, there was an outpouring of public commitments to the United States for the upcoming Paris games. Last month, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was reportedly recruiting … Read more

Police link 2 murders one year after NC man is found dead in burning camper

The deaths of two North Carolina men last summer may be related, including a 57-year-old who was found in a burning camper near a popular lake, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. But investigators say it wasn’t the fire that killed him. Deputies revealed the possible connection between the two killings after receiving the … Read more

North Korea criticizes new US strategy on weapons of mass destruction

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticized a new U.S. strategy on countering weapons of mass destruction for describing the reclusive state as among those it considers a “persistent threat,” KCNA media reported on Wednesday. In a statement, a spokesperson for North Korea’s defence ministry accused the U.S. of increasing nuclear threats, citing … Read more

Mike Pence says he is ‘deeply disappointed’ in vote to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence, the former vice president, chastised a group of hard-right Republicans who ousted Kevin McCarthy from his role as House speaker Tuesday, saying that “chaos is never America’s friend.” Pence was onstage at a national security and foreign policy forum at Washington’s Georgetown University co-hosted by The Associated … Read more