May 21 (Reuters) – Beijing is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon’s under-secretary of defence for policy, Elbridge Colby, as China pressures U.S. President Donald Trump over a $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Colby discussed a summer visit to Beijing with Chinese officials but China has …
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island’s famed boardwalk. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year to first-degree murder charges in the 2022 killing of her 7-year-old son Zachary, her 4-year-old …
DENVER (AP) — Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference Final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday night. Trailing 3-0 in the third period, Colorado made it 3-2 with 2:21 remaining on a power-play goal …
Federal fraud charges were unsealed Wednesday against a Minnesota daycare owner who prosecutors allege tried to flee the country just two days after shutting the daycare center down. Federal prosecutors said Future Leaders Early Learning — a site sponsored by Feeding Our Future — pretended to feed children during the pandemic, but pocketed much of …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Game …
BANGKOK, May 21 (Reuters) – The medical condition of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha has worsened as a result of multiple infections in several organs, with physicians unable to contain her irregular heart rate, the Royal Palace said in a statement on Thursday. The 47-year-old princess and eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn was taken to hospital in …
A new version of SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket, featuring multiple upgrades, more powerful engines and major safety enhancements is poised for blastoff Thursday in a critical milestone for Elon Musk’s rocket company. It’s also a critical mission for NASA, which is counting on SpaceX to develop and deliver a flight-tested, human-rated version of the Starship …
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. Ohtani began another remarkable two-way performance by driving Randy Vásquez’s high fastball 398 feet to center for his …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder guard Jalen Williams, who missed six games earlier in these playoffs with a strained left hamstring, was ruled out for the second half of Game 2 of Oklahoma City’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night. The reason: Another hamstring problem, which the …
JAKARTA, May 21 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s military said on Thursday that armed separatists in the country’s easternmost province of Highland Papua killed eight civilians in the region of Yahukimo. • In a statement, military official M. Wirya Arthadiguna condemned the killing of eight civilians working in the region as gold miners, adding that the evacuation …