Lakers center Walker Kessler, returning from a season-ending shoulder injury, says his preseason matchup against Nikola Jokic was the ideal tune-up ahead of the regular season.
Police used tear gas and water cannons against violent protesters in Paris, Lyon and Marseille as nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living and student grievances led to at least 272 arrests.
Ukraine’s Zelensky says Trump’s move to waive sanctions on Russian energy only emboldens Putin, as Russian strikes on Kherson and Sumy killed two people and hit 15 power facilities nationwide.
President Trump told reporters he hosted Bill Maher, Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock for a long, friendly dinner at the White House, even as Maher continues to publicly mock his policies and predict midterm losses for Republicans.
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., has introduced a bill to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE and eliminate CBP entirely, replacing them with a new “Department of Community Safety.” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has called the plan a nonstarter.
Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services received at least $62 million in government funds to resettle Somali refugees in Minnesota, as researchers raise questions about fraud, refugee status verification, and concentrated resettlement, while the Utah-based LDS Church has donated millions to national resettlement groups.
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson says the championship hat he wore after New York’s title win has sat sealed in a bag ever since, and he’s too afraid of the smell to open it.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has no injury designation and is set to start Sunday against the Bears after a rib scare, while Chicago’s Caleb Williams remains uncertain for the game after missing three weeks with a hamstring injury.
The Philadelphia Eagles are signing quarterback Joe Milton off the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad after starter Jalen Hurts was sidelined by a superficial blood clot in his calf.
Republican Senate candidate Michele Tafoya pressed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on accountability for a fraud scheme that may have cost taxpayers up to $9 billion, during their only scheduled debate.
