Aug 21, 2025, 08:30 AM ET The WNBA regular season ends in three weeks, but there’s still plenty to be decided before the playoffs open Sept. 14. Who’s in? So far, the Minnesota Lynx are the lone team to clinch one of eight postseason berths. Who’s out? The Connecticut Sun were eliminated from the playoff…
The Thailand-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026. Reuters For companies operating in the Middle East, the difference between a covered loss and an uninsured one may come down to a single word: war. Many businesses in the region bought insurance that protects against terrorism…
Thousands of flights were canceled Monday as the Eastern US braced for high winds and possible tornadoes and the Midwest grappled with blizzard conditions. As of 2:00 p.m. EDT, 3,573 flights that were scheduled to, into, or out of the U.S. were canceled as of 2:00 p.m. EDT, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Chicago’s O’Hare…
The Trump administration’s growing confrontation with the judiciary over immigration, spending priorities and other issues is turning previously unknown judges like James Boasberg and Paula Zinis into household names. The judiciary has been a notable battleground in President Trump’s first year in office, particularly given Congress’s compliance with his approach. There have been more than…
In August, President Trump claimed Saying that crime in the District of Columbia was “out of control” Destruction “Endangers public servants, citizens, and tourists, disrupts safe transportation, and the proper functioning of the federal government.” to save the capital “Bloodshed, mayhem, filth and worse,” The President issued an executive order based on a provision home…
More than a dozen people have been indicted by federal authorities for an alleged scheme to rig college and foreign basketball games, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. The federal indictment filed in Philadelphia cites charges of conspiracy to commit “sports competition bribery” and wire fraud, naming more than 20 people who defrauded officials. Source…
Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. will “completely” obliterate Iran’s electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is not “immediately” reopened…
Less than six weeks before the 2020 election, President Trump stepped into the White House Rose Garden to welcome his latest Supreme Court nominee. “She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, outstanding intellect, excellent credentials and unshakable devotion to the Constitution,” he enthused. “Judge Amy Coney Barrett.” Barrett will be duly confirmed, the third new……
A man walks past a logo of SK Hynix at the lobby of the company’s Bundang office in Seongnam on January 29, 2021. Jung Yeon-Je | AFP | Getty Images South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said Friday that it was ready for mass producing its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips, staying ahead of rivals, and…
European stocks opened higher on Monday as hopes for a deal between the U.S. and Iran rose over the weekend. Shortly after the opening bell, France’s CAC 40 added 0.9%, while Germany’s DAX rose 0.8%. The U.K’s FTSE 100 is closed for a public holiday. Stocks in Europe are tracking their Asian counterparts higher after…
