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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez finally allowed a run after 663 pitches, 190 batters faced and 50 2/3 scoreless innings — a feat that placed the Phillies’ ace among Hall of Fame company. After a run scored against the left-hander for the first time since late April, more than 40,000 fans at Citizens Bank Park …
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA’s hopes of starting a new independent league in Europe by the end of 2027 are on schedule, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. That plan — a joint effort involving the NBA and FIBA, the sport’s global governing body — has …
JAKARTA, June 4 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has arrested the country’s deputy minister for immigration affairs, a spokesman said on Thursday, making him the second high-profile government official in two days to face corruption charges. The arrest came a day after Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) detained Dadan Hindayana, the former head of an …
NEW DELHI, June 4 (Reuters) – The Delhi government will launch a crackdown on properties violating fire safety norms after a fire at a hotel in the capital city killed 21 people on Wednesday, including 12 foreign nationals, the chief minister’s office said. • The blaze – the deadliest the city has seen since 2022 …
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on Chicago’s South Side to textured stone adorning its dramatic tower to striped reading chairs that are similar to ones in his own home. The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory …
DALLAS (AP) — Opening statements were set for Thursday in the murder trial of a former Texas high school athlete accused of taking out a knife during a track meet and fatally stabbing a 17-year-old competitor from a rival team in the stadium’s bleachers. The killing last year stunned an affluent Dallas suburb where the …
Former President Barack Obama’s presidential museum will open June 19 more than a decade after Chicago was selected for the project
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals. The French star had 26 points in his finals debut, though had …
SYDNEY, June 4 (Reuters) – Australia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill on Thursday for the government’s biggest overhaul of taxes in decades, curbing tax breaks for property investors to make housing more affordable and scrapping a capital gains discount. The measure cleared the House of Representatives 94-48 after failed amendment bids by the …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing warnings from foes and allies alike that he’s getting boxed in on the Iran war, a conflict he sold as a brief military incursion but that has since settled into a holding pattern. But Trump has called for unspecified changes to the agreement and Iranian officials — …