Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups appeared nearer to finalizing a transition council to take over from an absent government. A police operation killed the head of the Delmas 95 gang, Ernst Julme, known as Ti Greg, a day after another … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been teachers since 1999. We married in 2011. She became vegan in 2017. It helped her beat diabetes, which I love. However, she’s pure vegan for animal rights and listens to vegan podcasts all day long after teaching and on the weekends. I mean all day, every day … Read more
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she was optimistic that the new, tougher draft … Read more
BOSTON — Jonathan Quick took a slice of history away from the Rangers’ 5-2 victory over the Bruins on Thursday by registering the 391st victory of his career that tied Ryan Miller for the designation of the winningest U.S.-born goaltender in NHL history. “You know, it takes a lot to win one game, right, and … Read more
This is one call folks are going to be talking about for a long time. As No. 13-seeded Samford attempted to catch up to and potentially upset No. 4 seed Kansas on Thursday night in their first-round Midwest Region clash, a controversial foul all but ended the dream as the Jayhawks squeaked by with a … Read more
Lions defensive tackle Brodric Martin and his fiancée, Teekay Howard, welcomed baby girl Sykila Mae into the world on March 15. The delivery came about two months after the couple had a romantic photoshoot that was captured by Detroit-area photographer RJ Creations. “God blessed and entrusted us with one of his beautiful children,” the couple … Read more
The James family is now looking to become King and Queen of the podcast space. LeBron James and his wife Savannah both announced separate podcast ventures in recent days. The Lakers star is co-hosting a show with ESPN analyst and former NBA guard J.J. Redick called “Mind the Game” to be produced by James’s Uninterrupted … Read more
North Carolina State is continuing its Cinderella March run. After five straight victories capped off by a surprise win in the ACC Tournament, the 11th-seeded Wolfpack took down No. 5 seed Texas Tech, 80-67, on Thursday night in a South Region first-round NCAA Tournament game at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Four players scored in … Read more
As Kentucky tries to make sense of its shocking loss to Oakland in the NCAA Tournament, the program could be facing a question with monumental implications. Could it be time to part ways with legendary head coach John Calipari? There are plenty of layers to the debate, but the program’s recent tournament shortcomings have started … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two years ago, Saint Peter’s lived out a dream in the NCAA Tournament. Two years removed from that magical run to the Elite Eight as a No. 15 seed, Saint Peter’s lived out a nightmare on Thursday night on the opening round of the NCAAs in the form of an 83-49 thrashing … Read more
DENVER — Josh Hart may want to visit a confessional or reconcile with his higher power, because his prayers went unanswered. Asked before Thursday’s game how the Knicks could slow down Nikola Jokic, Hart, the affable forward, offered, “Pray.” Then Jokic dumped an easy triple-double on the Knicks, recording 30 points with 14 rebounds and … Read more
Patrick Beverley’s controversial list has quickly come under fire. The polarizing Bucks guard revealed his top-five “whitest black guys” in the NBA in the latest episode of his “Pat Bev Podcast” with co-host Adam Ferrone, and it has since drawn backlash. In order, Beverley listed Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen, Pacers center Myles Turner, 76ers center … Read more
Don Lemon says he went on antidepressants after he was axed from CNN over the summer. Lemon also told Tamron Hall on her show Thursday that he has experimented with alternative drugs to treat depression under the supervision of his doctor. The former CNN anchor — whose new show was just axed from Elon Musk’s … Read more
DENVER – When he heard about the stress fracture in his ankle, Mitchell Robinson’s reaction was visceral. “Hell yeah, I threw sh**,” Robinson said. It was, after all, yet another health setback and his third surgery since joining the Knicks, the second to his feet area. Mitchell Robinson slams home a dunk earlier in the … Read more