Could Kyrie Irving be a potential target of the Suns in NBA free agency? NBA teams can start negotiating contracts with free agents on June 30 in what could be a wild 2023 NBA free agency period. And a very important time for the Phoenix Suns, who could use some depth to help out stars … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Activists in Louisiana are voicing concerns over a bill advancing through the GOP-controlled Legislature to restrict children and teens’ access to public library books deemed “sexually explicit,” saying the proposal could be used to target LGBTQ+ content. Around the country this year, lawmakers have debated banning gender-affirming care for minors, … Read more
WASHINGTON − As he prepares to officially enter the 2024 presidential race, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to counter former President Donald Trump on an important issue to conservative primary voters: the Supreme Court. While using some uncertain calculations, DeSantis said the next Republican president could forge a 7-2 Supreme Court conservative majority via … Read more
By Stephen Nellis and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department should put trade curbs on Chinese memory chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) after Beijing earlier this week banned the sale of some chips by U.S.-based Micron Technology Inc, the chair of the U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on China said on Tuesday. … Read more
Errol Spence Jr., pictured here after defeating Yordenis Ugas on April 16, 2022, has reportedly agreed to a deal to fight Terence Crawford in July. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Boxing fans will once again be treated to an undisputed title fight in 2023, this time featuring two of the very best pound-for-pound fighters in … Read more
The 2023 Global Slavery Index says modern slavery has got worse since its last survey North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday, which noted a “worsening” situation globally since its last survey five years earlier. The report said … Read more
A mother driving by a Miami-Dade park with six children on board was shot and killed in her vehicle Tuesday afternoon, according to reports. Miami-Dade police say the shooting happened around 3 p.m. in the area of Oak Grove Park, 690 NE 159th St. Miami. The park is located just west of North Miami Beach. … Read more
Most politicians will tell you that Twitter isn’t actually real life. Ron DeSantis is making a big bet that it is. On every red-meat, internet-fueled controversy of the day — from Bud Light to Critical Race Theory to gas stoves — few Republican politicians have ever been as plugged in online. If he announces his … Read more
Investing.com – The U.S. banking crisis, which has claimed a few victims since March, is the direct result of the Fed’s fight against high Inflation. Uncertainty about the health of regional banks and rising yields in the money market led to a steady outflow of deposits, bringing banks’ balance sheets to their knees. The primary … Read more
CONROE, Texas (AP) — Two people were killed and several others were hurt Tuesday afternoon when a home that was under construction collapsed as strong storms hit north of Houston in the Conroe area. A home under construction in the Ladera Creek area fell sometime after 3 p.m., news outlets reported. Two workers were killed … Read more