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Myanmar’s military staged a coup in 2021, strangling democratic reforms and jailing much of the country’s civilian leadership. Three years on, the Southeast Asian nation is teetering on the brink of failed statehood. Read more
A federal jury in Virginia said today that it was unable to reach a verdict in a lawsuit filed by three Iraqi men who said they were tortured while being held by the United States at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. Read more
Jalen Brunson poured in a game-high 41 points, Josh Hart broke a late tie with a 3-pointer and the New York Knicks eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers from the NBA playoffs with a 118-115 victory in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series on Thursday. Read more
Obi Toppin scored 21 points and T.J. McConnell added 20 as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks with a 120-98 victory on Thursday in Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round series in Indianapolis. Read more
Just as Diamond Sports Group and its Bally regional sports networks seemed to be making progress in a plan to emerge from bankruptcy, the process took a turn for the worse Tuesday — and some baseball fans across 12 markets are out in the cold. Read more
The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team secured a commitment from Marcus “MarMar” Greene, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound point guard who played this past season at Houston Christian. Read more
Former Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias pleaded no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charges that stemmed from an incident in September, per Los Angeles Superior Court records. Read more
The connected-fitness company announced disappointing quarterly earnings Thursday, with revenue down 4% from last year. The company, which has not turned a profit since December 2020, is also looking to refinance more than $1 billion in debt. Read more
Now, Menendez’s lawyers have gone further, asserting that the habit was rooted in deep psychological trauma tied to his father’s suicide nearly 50 years ago and a family history of confiscated property in Cuba. Read more
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U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta peppered the Justice Department and Alphabet’s Google with questions during the first day of closing arguments in the government’s antitrust lawsuit against the online search leader. Read more
In February, executives from the United States Soccer Federation and their Mexican counterparts welcomed FIFA delegates to Atlanta as official inspections began before the vote this month to decide who will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Read more
The arrest Wednesday of Isis Navarro Reyes, 36, who also went by Beraly Navarro and, according to prosecutors, was not licensed to administer medication, followed an investigation that involved an undercover officer. Read more
Jerry Boylan, 70, was found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury in November on a single felony count of “misconduct or neglect of a ship officer” under a federal homicide statute. Read more
The citations follow a post-mortem report last week that determined a nene gosling had died at the park due to toxoplasmosis, a disease carried in the feces of cats. Read more
Bissen’s bill first will have to go before the County Planning Commission and then the full County Council where Councilmember Kani Rawlins-Fernandez said today that she expects her colleagues to pass it. Read more
The new, joint expression of interest would make Sony a significant majority and controlling shareholder and Apollo a minority shareholder. Read more
The WNBA will usher in a pair of rule changes for the 2024 season, revising the replay challenge format while also eliminating 20-second timeouts. Read more
The buyback is the largest in the company’s history, according to Investing.com analyst Thomas Monteiro. Read more
House Republicans rolled the bill out this week as part of their efforts to condemn the pro-Palestinian protests that have surged across the country. Read more
The colossal storage basin will help reduce the risks of pollution in the Seine as the Olympics approach and make the river suitable for bathing. Read more
The comments have the potential to be a diplomatic irritant for the administration, which has spent years courting the governments of both Japan and India. Read more
