Kelsey Plum won’t be able to play against her former team when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Phoenix listed Plum as out on Monday’s injury report due to a lower left leg injury, which she suffered Sunday in a loss to the Washington Mystics. The team referred to her ail
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch sat down for interviews with selected reporters last week. He told most of them that his office had conducted an “informal investigation” into sexual harassment allegations against former Representative Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, in 2023.
There's nothing much wrong with director Will Gluck's romantic comedy One Night Only that couldn't have been fixed by ditching its leading man, leaning into its premise about 10 times harder, and turning it into a musical. Granted, we're talking about it being a different movie altogether. But I'd c
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Hafley wants to see the mistakes. Of course the Miami Dolphins first-year head coach does not want his players missing assignments, lining up offsides or running the wrong routes on game days. But he has stressed to his young team the importance of pushing beyond thei
The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams have agreed on a $105.9 million, three-year extension going into his first full season with the team, two people with knowledge of the deal said Monday. The contract includes $101 million guaranteed and will be added to the two years on his ex
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons signed defensive end Cameron Sample on Monday, adding depth at edge rusher less than one week after Jalon Walker’s season-ending knee injury. The Falcons announced the signing before Sample participated in Monday’s practice in full pads. Sample, 26, is
CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson, a two-time All-Star shortstop who won the 2019 AL batting title with the Chicago White Sox, has decided to retire after spending 10 years in the major leagues. Anderson, 33, made the announcement on Monday. “I fought for the last two, three years. You know, I trained and
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Rocket Lab forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Monday, betting on rising demand for hardware for satellites and launch services. The company forecast third-quarter revenue to be between $250 million and $265 million, compared with analysts’ average est
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday extended a waiver for 90 days for foreign ships to transport goods, including oil, fertilizers and other fossil fuel products, among U.S. ports. The president first waived the Jones Act on March 17 so that it would be easier to transport oil and ref
(SRN NEWS) – A bipartisan bill now introduced in Congress aims to protect people’s right to worship. Supporters say the Right to Worship Act would create a 100-foot buffer zone around house of worship during religious services, when disruption or attempts to block entry are most likely. The measure
(SRN NEWS) – A top Trump administration official says Iran may fear American economic pressure more than military force. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz says that Tehran’s greatest concern right now is not Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose s
Can AI and Modern Science Help Unlock Some of the Ancient Mysteries of Qumran? Professor Mladen Popović told TML the manuscripts offer “an extraordinary window into the intellectual world of ancient Judea.” The project combines advanced laboratory analysis, the study of ancient handwriting, and AI t
Saydnaya Churches Cancel Holiday Celebrations Over Detentions and Security Concerns By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line [SAYDNAYA] Committees representing several Christian churches in the town of Saydnaya, north of Damascus, announced the cancellation of public celebrations linked to this year’s religi
The list of players who finished the 2025 season injured was almost a who’s-who of some of the NFL’s biggest stars. There was two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes, who could only watch the end of a disappointing six-win season for Kansas City after going down with a torn A
BANGKOK (AP) — A man was arrested following a shooting incident Monday that killed one and injured another in a government office outside Bangkok, days after a student opened fire at his school and family home in the same province, killing at least eight people. The shooting occurred around 11 a.m.
By Shashwat Chauhan Aug 10 (Reuters) – Retail investors who spent weeks defending SpaceX through its post-IPO run turned net sellers on Friday, marking the first such instance since the company’s blockbuster debut in June. Mom-and-pop traders sold a net $4.5 million in Elon Musk’s rocket company on
Aug 10 (Reuters) – India’s Tata Consultancy Services said on Monday that it had received threat-intelligence alerts alleging the possible exposure of certain employee-related data, and added there was no indication that customer data or systems had been impacted. (Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Beng
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament was set to open debate Monday on a draft bill that would introduce a conditional amnesty for thousands of Kurdish militants, offering them a pardon-like mechanism in a bid to advance the government’s peace initiative with their insurgent group. Last year, th
Yes, there is a competition with eliminations and a winner to be determined. But the real fun comes from watching these kids interact. The show is carried by character moments, and this cast delivers plenty of them.
Background characters essayed by day players. Casts of thousands. Movies are crawlin’ with ’em. Nobody much cared about the usually unnamed souls who were rarely part of the plot, and they still don’t. But Puffs, a boy-wizard spoof subtitled Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of M
Kitty: Before the show started, Tommy Ranieri, the Timber Lake Playhouse's artistic director, asked the audience for a show of hands: Who had seen Hands on a Hardbody on stage before? Mischa: And no one had. He was clearly making the point that this show is not so well known to the general public. A
Under the music direction of Rachel Young (who also conducts and plays keys in the superb five-person orchestra), and with the performers' individual vocal prowess unmistakable, the Showboat's acting ensemble sounds tremendous – easily matching, and occasionally bettering, the vocals of the Broadway
Right from the top, the Spotlight Theatre becomes immersive with the citizens of Arendelle positioned throughout the house. Music Director Randin Letendre keeps the sound pure and exactly what audiences expect with some lovely harmonies.
Director Pam Cantrell, her cast, and her crew served this entertaining concoction (yes, there are funny bits) with seven of Poe’s stories as ingredients.
A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, authorities in the Tatarstan region said. Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months. The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia, eate
WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) at
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Electoral Commission launched a campaign Monday urging New Zealanders at home and abroad to register to vote or update their details in the system, warning that a legal change ahead of November’s election means voters must be enrolled in advance. Measures
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-backed government has pushed back against the regional ASEAN bloc’s special envoy for the war-torn country, days after its leader made a landmark visit to Thailand, which is pushing for its neighbour’s full re-engagement with the grouping. The relationship betwe
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: players can get
BERLIN (AP) — The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national te
