Spurs at Thunder on Saturday Night to Decide Western Conference Crown

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will be taking on the San Antonio Spurs to decide the Western Conference title, after a back-and-forth series that has seen both teams leading at various points. The winner will take on the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, starting Wednesday. Game 1 will be in either Oklahoma …

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Ukraine Keeps up Assault on Russian Oil Sites as Kyiv Expects More Strikes

Authorities in Russia’s Rostov region said falling drone debris sparked a fire that damaged an oil depot and tanker in the port of Taganrog, while officials in the neighboring Krasnodar region reported a fire breaking out at an oil depot in Armavir for the same reason. “Another facility of Russia’s oil industry has been reached …

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US Judge Orders Review of Trump’s IRS Lawsuit Settlement

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in ⁠Florida ⁠said she will review a deal ⁠between the Justice Department and President Donald Trump to settle his $10 billion lawsuit ​against the Internal Revenue Service, intensifying scrutiny of the heavily criticized agreement. Trump filed the lawsuit against his own government ‌over an alleged mishandling of …

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Tim Ream Will Be the Captain of the US National Team at the World Cup

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Tim Ream was surprised, his voice filled with emotion. On the verge of becoming the oldest U.S. player to appear in a World Cup, the 38-year-old defender was picked by coach Mauricio Pochettino to captain the Americans next month. “Wow,” Ream said during a news conference Saturday, seated alongside Pochettino. “This …

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