SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Brooklyn Rivera, a renowned Indigenous leader from Nicaragua who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Sunday saying that Rivera died from a bacterial infection after his health had declined …
FIFA’s on-field officials for the World Cup will insist on keeping matches moving by taking rule changes designed to limit time-wasting seriously, the sport’s governing body said Sunday with the start of the 48-team tournament now less than two weeks away. Also among the points of emphasis for referees and officials: a commitment to issuing …
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – After two nights with arrests of activists outside a New Jersey immigrant detention center, law enforcement officials have expanded the area off-limits to protesters even as the facility started allowing detainee visits to resume. Families escorted by police will be able to visit their relatives at Delaney Hall in Newark, …
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — When the New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup, they did so because they were waiting to celebrate something bigger. That wait is at 53 years and it can only end now by beating the Spurs again. “I mean, …
PRAGUE, May 31 (Reuters) – China condemned Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil’s visit to Taiwan this week, saying on Sunday the trip disregarded the central European nation’s government position and interfered in Beijing’s internal affairs. Vystrcil, from the opposition centre-right ODS party, is leading a business delegation on a visit to Taiwan. There, he is …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren attempted two shots in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. He absorbed plenty of shots from critics afterward. And the Oklahoma City Thunder spent Day 1 of the offseason making clear that they support him. If the ballyhooed matchup in the West finals was Holmgren vs. San Antonio’s …
GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the ShopRite LPGA. Soo Bin Joo, the 22-year-old South Korean going for her first LPGA Tour title, lost her four-shot lead at …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024, Folarin Balogun broke a second-half tie and the United States beat Senegal 3-2 Sunday in the Americans’ next-to-last World Cup warmup match. Pulisic set up Sergiño Dest’s opener in the seventh minute, …
May 31 (Reuters) – A Russia-appointed official said a Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in a Russian-held part of southern Kherson region, killing a child and injuring 11 people. Vladimir Saldo, Russia-appointed governor of Russian-held parts of Kherson region, wrote on Telegram the strike occurred in the city of Henichesk, on the shore of …
While reporting on egg freezing, correspondent Lesley Stahl met Jennifer Lannon, co-founder of Freeze.Health, a website where women can compare prices at different fertility clinics. They discussed the high costs for women to freeze their eggs without insurance coverage.