LeBron James scored 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets to set up a Western Conference semi-final play-off against reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder. James also added seven rebounds and eight assists to help the Lakers to a 98-78 victory, which secured a 4-2 series win against the Rockets. The…
That is second again only to Shaw, but given the Jamaica striker has scored more than double the number of goals, she probably has more credit in the bank. It could be why Blackstenius is sometimes reduced to a bit-part role at Emirates Stadium – or perhaps it is the standard of competition. After all,…
Kelly: You’ve become an England international as well… that got a smile straight away! What has that been like for you? And has it given you a new level of confidence? Does it change the way you feel on the pitch? Elliot: Yeah, definitely. I think that’s maybe also played a part in feeling like…
The US military has agreed eight new contracts with big tech firms as it expands its artificial intelligence capabilities. Source link
“We cannot sleep! If we sleep, they bite the children and disturb us. There are so many weasels and rats – an abnormal number,” says Rizq Abu Laila, who lives right next to a rubbish dump in Gaza City with his four young children, one of whom has cancer. Source link
Lavinia and Michelle are the only case of twins with different fathers to be recorded in the UK. Source link
Every Friday night, Derek and many other Jews across the world mark the end of the week by ushering in the start of the Jewish sabbath – Shabbat. Families light candles and gather around the table for Friday night dinner, sharing the comforts of food and conversation. On Saturday morning, they go to synagogue, to…
Asked if he wanted tougher policing of language used during marches, or if he wanted to stop some protests altogether, Sir Keir Starmer told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I think certainly the first, and I think there are instances for the latter.” Source link
Why aren’t Democrats more popular, given the president’s low approval ratings in significant areas such as the economy? And what do Americans really think of Donald Trump? In this special episode of Americast, recorded live at Maida Vale studios in London for Castfest (celebrating some of the BBC’s best loved news podcasts) we look at…
Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19 primaries, as……