SEOUL, April 28 (Reuters) – North Korea sharply raised the number of executions it conducted after shutting its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the largest share linked to violations of bans on foreign culture and religion, a Seoul-based civic group said on Monday. A report by the Transitional Justice Working Group documented 60 execution …
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge allowed Ben Rice to match his home run total for only a few pitches. Together, the sluggers have now accomplished something for the New York Yankees with their powerful starts that only Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra had done before them. Rice went 404 feet the opposite way for …
The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift’s three performances in August 2024. The singer’s fans, known as Swifties, who had flown to Austria from across the globe to attend a performance of her record-setting Eras Tour were devastated, but rallied to turn Vienna into a citywide trading post for friendship bracelets and …
Advocates worry that the state is launching so rapidly that key details remain unresolved and some people who are eligible for coverage will lose it. State officials say they’re prepared, training staff and sending letters, emails and texts to people who could be impacted. Health policy experts, advocates and other states will be watching closely. …
PHOENIX (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Chet Holmgren added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122 on Monday night, capping a four-game sweep in the first-round series. The Thunder — who have a 12-0 record in the first round over the last three seasons — will face the winner …
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Those 60 wins in the regular season and that No. 1 seed don’t mean much for the Detroit Pistons right now. They’re one loss away from a rare elimination. Only six No. 8 seeds have defeated a No. 1 in a playoff series in NBA history. It’s happened only four times …
MOSCOW, April 28 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea, causing a fire, authorities said on Tuesday. It was the latest of repeated drone attacks in the past few weeks on the Rosneft-owned refinery and the port of Tuapse that led to an oil spill at sea and a …
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A college dropout facing murder charges in the killings of two University of South Florida students has a hearing scheduled for Tuesday morning, just days after a SWAT team descended on his parents’ house to arrest him. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder with a weapon as …
By Nandita Bose and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will address the U.S. Congress on Tuesday with a message of unity between the United Kingdom and the United States, promoting the “special relationship” at a time of differences between the British government and President Donald Trump over the war on …
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is set to plead guilty Tuesday to charges he cashed in on rigged poker games and gave sports bettors nonpublic injury information about stars, including his one-time teammate LeBron James. Barring a last-minute change, Jones will become the first person to plead guilty …