Stephen A. Smith has long been an outspoken critic of the Dallas Cowboys organization. But in a rare move, the ESPN host directed praise toward the team’s longtime owner and general manager, Jerry Jones. In late August, the Cowboys boss agreed to a blockbuster trade that sent star pass rusher …
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An overzealous fan was escorted out byBrooklyn Nets security during Thursday night’s game after storming the court in an attempt to get a selfie with Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell. The incident unfolded with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarterand Cleveland leading the game, 121-115. The fan, wearing a …
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Hong Kong — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair “technical issue,” the airline said, just four days after another one of the company’s flights crashed and killed at least 270 people. The plane that turned around on Monday was a …
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A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck central Colombia early Sunday, sending residents, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No casualties were immediately reported. The shallow quake struck at 8:08 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles about 10.5 miles from the city of Paratebueno, which is about 116 miles southeast of …
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Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said early Friday that Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico, with his wife, Susan, by his side. He had …
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VestiVille was a concert festival promising luxury accommodations, A-list entertainers like Cardi B, Migos and Future and it’s supposed to be happening this weekend. The three-day gathering in northeastern Belgium was canceled Friday as concertgoers were arriving at the venue, drawing comparisons to the infamous Fyre Festival. Organizers said in a …
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Aretha Franklin is being remembered Friday at a funeral service in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. But more than 3,700 miles away, she was honored by a military band at London’s Buckingham Palace. Troops from the British Army’s Household Division performed Franklin’s 1967 hit “Respect” for attendants of the annual …
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BERLIN — A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play Friday about Adolf Hitler’s youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands, despite objections and legal complaints. The Konstanz Theater’s production of George Tabori’s “Mein Kampf ” opens Friday night for a …
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