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WNBA draftees turn attention to making rosters as training camp opens in a few weeks
Paige Bueckers will be heading to Dallas, the latest transcendent college star to go No. 1 in the WNBA draft. Her spot is assured with the Wings.
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk's government-cutting team over the State Department, making a Musk lieutenant acting head of all foreign assistance there.
Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
A recent amendment to Peru's Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon rainforest ...
Translating what Kennedy's anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak
When the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., endorsed the measles vaccine this month after an outbreak in Texas claimed the life of a second child, his comments made waves because he ...
Progressives head to red states seeking to drive enthusiasm in Trump strongholds
Stephanie and Ryan Burnett were perplexed. The crowd was enormous. The line snaked endlessly between buildings. Were they in the right place?
Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering
A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to ...
France expels 12 Algerian officials in tit-for-tat move amid diplomatic tensions
France is expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials as tensions between Paris and Algiers escalate, the French presidential palace said Tuesday.
Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
On one side is Harvard, the nation's oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to ...
Fashion, heritage and talent: Players turn the WNBA draft into a cultural showcase
The WNBA draft has increasingly become a platform for more than just athleticism — it is a celebration of identity, heritage, culture, and self-expression.
Review: Two solo exhibitions in Minneapolis ponder the past, present and future
New York-born artist SaraNoa Mark evokes such questions with their exhibition “Evaporated Hours” at Dreamsong Art Gallery in Minneapolis. Years ago, the artist started looking at cuneiform tablets, ...
Hedqvist scores a hat trick for Sweden in 8-0 rout of Norway at women's hockey worlds
Ebba Hedqvist scored a hat trick for Sweden in an 8-0 rout of newly promoted Norway at the women's ice hockey world championship on Tuesday.
Bank of America ordered to pay $540 million in long-running lawsuit from the FDIC
A federal judge has ordered Bank of America to pay more than $540 million to resolve long-running litigation from a U.S. regulator that alleged the company underpaid mandatory assessments for deposit ...