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Israel authorizes more settlements in the occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 13, officials say
JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip meanwhile killed at least 13 people overnight, local health officials said. Israel captured the West Bank, along with...
U.S. academic partnership with China, under strain for years, faces its biggest threat
HONG KONG — Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic ties between the U.S. and China are now facing their greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening. In a brief statement Wednesday,...
Harvard holds commencement amid Trump funding cuts, threats to international students
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University is holding its commencement Thursday at a pivotal moment, when its place as one of the world’s leading higher education institutions is under what increasingly seems like existential threats from the Trump administration. Other schools face the loss of federal funding and their ability to...
Defending champion Panthers head back to Stanley Cup Final with 5-3 Game 5 win over HurricanesVideo
RALEIGH, N.C. — Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie off a feed from Aleksander Barkov with 7:39 left, and the defending champion Florida Panthers advanced to their third straight Stanley Cup Final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-3, on Wednesday night in Game 5. The Panthers beat the Hurricanes in the Eastern...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Timberwolves 124-94 to clinch spot in NBA FinalsVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-94, on Wednesday night to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. Chet Holmgren had 22 points, seven rebounds and three...
Harbaugh says cutting ties with Justin Tucker was a ‘complex’ decision for the RavensVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Before Baltimore cut ties with Justin Tucker early this month, coach John Harbaugh said whatever the Ravens decided to do would be a football decision. That doesn’t mean it was simple. Harbaugh was available to local reporters Wednesday for the first time since the Ravens announced...
Mark Andrews reflects on his costly playoff drop, looks for redemption with the RavensVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens made plenty of mistakes in their loss at Buffalo in last season’s playoffs. The final one belonged to Mark Andrews, who let a tying 2-point conversion pass slip through his hands. It’s not an easy thing to get over. “It’s tough. This is...
Pickett: Browns’ QB competition not contentiousVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Kenny Pickett realizes that almost all the offseason attention devoted to the Cleveland Browns is on the quarterback competition. Pickett wants to make one thing abundantly clear, though: Even though it is a competition, things haven’t gotten heated inside the quarterback room. “I think the outside world...
Jack Nicklaus on defending Memorial champ Scottie Scheffler: ‘He plays a lot like I did’Video
DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler already received a handshake and a trophy from Jack Nicklaus for winning the Memorial last year. Now comes some of the highest praise of all from the tournament host. “He plays a lot like I did,” Nicklaus said. Nicklaus, whose 18 professional major championships remain...
With Stars struggling to score, Oilers have chance to wrap up West finals in Game 5Video
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars are back home and on the verge of their season ending in the Western Conference final for the third year in a row — especially if they don’t start scoring goals again like they did all season. “We’re generating chances, and it just hasn’t been...
Patriots say they will handle video of receiver Stefon Diggs internally
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said Wednesday that he is aware of a video that showed receiver Stefon Diggs passing a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat. Vrabel declined to comment on whether he has spoken to Diggs about it. “Any conversations that...
Federal trade court blocks Trump from imposing tariffs under emergency powers law
WASHINGTON — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised broader fears about inflation intensifying and the economy...
JD Vance urges crypto industry to stay involved in politics as he touts Trump administration’s recordVideo
Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration’s close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that’s become a powerful force in Washington. Speaking at a bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, Vance urged the crypto executives...
Ex-Trump defense lawyer Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official, picked to be federal judge
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is nominating his former criminal defense lawyer Emil Bove, who as a high-ranking Justice Department official was behind the controversial move to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, to become a federal appeals court judge. As acting...
Caves, other hideouts in mountains are part of hunt for fugitive known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’Video
There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins and campsites in vast forests where searchers are hunting for an ex-lawman known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Others are not only off the grid but beneath it, in the hundreds of caves...
Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Wednesday released a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge of smuggling frog embryos into the United States. Colleagues and academics also testified on Kseniia Petrova’s behalf, saying she is doing valuable research to advance...
Tate brothers face rape, trafficking charges in the United Kingdom
LONDON — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. The charges were authorized in January last year and news media at the time reported on arrest warrants issued against the Tates, dual U.S. and British citizens who moved...
Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
WASHINGTON — Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world’s top weather agencies forecast. There’s an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years, and it’s even...
Convicted head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after Indian family dies on U.S.-Canada border
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, the alleged ringleader of an international human smuggling plot was sentenced on Wednesday to 10...
Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give U.S. more time for nuclear talks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on striking Iran to give the U.S. administration more time to push for a new nuclear deal with Tehran. “I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re...
From disappointment to triumph: Giro leader Isaac Del Toro claims statement win on stage 17
BORMIO, Italy — Not content with being the first Mexican cyclist to lead the Giro d’Italia, Isaac Del Toro claimed a statement win on one of the race’s trickiest stages to add some precious seconds to his slender advantage. The 21-year-old Del Toro had time to raise his arms over...
Belmont Park will host the Breeders’ Cup in 2027 after $455M renovation. Keeneland gets 2026 event
The Breeders’ Cup world championships are returning to New York in 2027 at the rebuilt Belmont Park, following a massive renovation project to revitalize one of the most important horse racing tracks in the country. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, along with officials from the Breeders’ Cup and the New...
Oilers forward Zach Hyman likely to miss rest of playoffs after getting hurt in Game 4 against Stars
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers will likely be without hard-hitting forward Zach Hyman for the remainder of the playoffs because of an undisclosed injury to his right arm, coach Kris Knoblauch announced Wednesday. Without providing details on the nature of the injury, Knoblauch said Hyman was scheduled to have...
Iga Swiatek beats Emma Raducanu to extend her bid for a 4th straight French Open title
PARIS — Iga Swiatek is always quite good against Emma Raducanu. Always quite good at the French Open, too, of course. So it made sense that the latest matchup between these two Grand Slam champions, which came in the second round at Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday, would end up with...
Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco is set for season-ending Tommy John surgery
HOUSTON — Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco will have season-ending Tommy John surgery next week. The team made the announcement Wednesday after Blanco got a second opinion. He was placed on the injured list last week with inflammation in his throwing elbow, a few days after his last start on May...
