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LSU’s Kim Mulkey allows assistant to coach SEC tourney game while she grieves death in family
LSU did not say whether Mulkey or Bob Starkey will coach the Tigers in Saturday’s semifinal against No. 1 Texas.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
FC Barcelona vs. Osasuna game postponed due to death of Barca doctor Carles Minarro Garcia
The two sides were due to meet in Barcelona on Saturday for a key La Liga clashCBS Sports - 3d -
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's 'reckless' behaviour led to baby's death, retrial told
Prosecutors say the couple put their relationship above their baby's life.BBC News - 1d -
America’s next killing spree: 10 days, five states, six death-row prisoners set to die
Desolate spectacle of executions begins again under Trump, in landscape of capital punishment as riven as US is as a whole. David Leonard Wood. Jessie Hoffman. Aaron Gunches. Wendell Grissom. ...The Guardian - 1d -
7 people charged in death of Sam Nordquist plead not guilty to torture, killing of the transgender man
Seven people pleaded not guilty to charges in the killing of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender 24-year-old man who was allegedly held captive and tortured in an upstate New York hotel room for ...NBC News - 21h -
Texas court delays execution of man on death row days before he was set to die
The court put David Leonard Wood's execution on pause "until further order."CBS News - 6h -
‘Carers need care, too’: Bruce Willis’s wife speaks out after deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
Emma Heming Willis, who is primary carer for the actor since his dementia diagnosis in 2023, says there is ‘a broader story’ to tell about their plight. Emma Heming Willis, the primary carer for ...The Guardian - 4h -
Group is producing documentary on life and death of Detroit urban fiction legend Donald Goines
Who killed Donald GoinesABC News - 2h -
Unvaccinated New Mexico Resident Dies of Suspected Measles
The patient tested positive for the infection, but state health officials could not confirm that it was the cause of death.The New York Times - 5d -
Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa died of natural causes one week apart
The 95-year-old actor's Alzheimer's means it is "quite possible" he was unaware of his wife's death, say officials.BBC News - 4d -
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Health authorities say that the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID raises the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths.NBC News - 3d -
Karl-Anthony Towns on Draymond Green's comments: 'I choose to approach that with love and not hate'
Towns missed last week's Knicks-Warriors game after the death of a family friend.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next monthABC News - 1d -
Defendant in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case Signs Plea Offer
The Saudi prisoner agreed to the settlement to avoid a death-penalty trial, his lawyer said, but it has yet to reach the defense secretary.The New York Times - 1d -
Impeached South Korean leader freed from prison
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison Saturday after a court ruled his detention over insurrection charges was invalid. The conservative president faces charges ...The Hill - 4d -
State Republicans Eager to Climb on Cost-Cutting Bandwagon
G.O.P. governors and legislators are parroting the federal Department of Government Efficiency by creating panels at the state level. But the similarities only go so far.The New York Times - 3d -
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says 'there’s going to be no recession in America'
Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick said that Americans should "absolutely not" brace for a recession as President Donald Trump plans to implement far-reaching tariffs.NBC News - 3d -
‘Calm today, but turbulence ahead’: U.S. job openings show stable labor market ahead of Trump job cuts and tariffs
Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in January, but far fewer companies are hiring compared with a few years ago, and it’s taking people a lot longer to find work.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trump Says He’ll Buy a Tesla as More Americans Say They Won’t
Tesla shares tumbled on Monday and have fallen 45 percent this year so far. Part of the reason is Elon Musk’s DOGE work for President Trump.Inc. - 1d -
West Texas measles outbreak spreads into Oklahoma
Oklahoma reported two measles cases on Tuesday linked to the outbreak in Texas. More than 250 people have been infected in the outbreak so far.NBC News - 19h -
Maasai girls take up self-defense as protection from sexual abuse and early marriage
Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriageABC News - 4d -
North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack
Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stolen funds from the ByBit heist.BBC News - 2d -
There’s only one thing in Mark Carney’s in-tray: Trump
Canada’s incoming prime minister warns the US president’s tariffs threaten the ‘greatest crisis of our generation’. When Mark Carney becomes Canada’s prime minister later this week, a list of ...The Guardian - 2d -
Measles outbreak spreads to 15 states with cases on the rise
New numbers show the measles virus continuing to spread across the United States with cases now being reported in at least 15 states and health officials say the crisis is only getting worse. NBC’s ...NBC News - 5h -
Five talking points from round four of Six Nations
Here's our round-up of the big talking points from the fourth round of fixtures in the 2025 tournament.BBC News - 2d -
Wendy Williams taken to hospital from her assisted living facility
Wendy Williams was taken by ambulance from an assisted living facility in Hudson Yards in Midtown Manhattan to a nearby hospital.ABC News - 1d -
What's next for Justin Gaethje and other stars from UFC 313?
What lies ahead for Gaethje, Pereira and other big names from UFC 313?ESPN - 23h -
Pope Francis notching important milestones this week as he recovers from pneumonia
The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward the 12th anniversary of his election as pope.NBC News - 6h -
Applivery raises funds from Supercell for device and software management
Applivery, a tech platform for endpoint management and app distribution, has received a strategic investment from Supercell.VentureBeat - 4h -
Protecting yourself from tax identity theft
Karla Dennis is an enrolled tax agent with KDA Incorporated, a tax strategy business. She joined CBS News to discuss how to protect yourself from someone stealing your identity and filing a tax ...CBS News - 1d -
Rich Rod bans Mountaineers from TikTok dancing
Telling reporters that he wants his Mountaineers to have "a hard edge," West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez has banned his players from dancing on TikTok, saying that this type of social media ...ESPN - 14h -
Takeaways from the AP's reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyesABC News - 3d -
Fed chief Jay Powell plays down growth worries after jobs report disappoints
Chair says US central bank in no ‘hurry’ to cut interest rates at end of turbulent week for Wall StreetFinancial Times - 4d -
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam reportedly turns down Myles Garrett's meeting request amid trade standoff
The Cleveland Browns-Myles Garrett relationship isn't getting any warmer.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Mariners shut down pitcher George Kirby with shoulder inflammation, likely to place him on IL
Seattle general manager Justin Hollander expects Kirby to miss the first two weeks of the regular season.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Skype got shouted down by Teams and Zoom. But it revolutionised human connection | John Naughton
The company that pioneered voice communication over the internet has withered to dust in Microsoft’s hands. Still, I for one am grateful for it. So Microsoft has decided to terminate Skype, the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Bracketology: First automatic bid to 2025 NCAA Tournament field on tap as regular season winds down
Jerry Palm looks at the March Madness landscape as the 2024-25 campaign nears an endCBS Sports - 4d -
Price's 22 help Washington State down Loyola Marymount 94-77 in West Coast Conference Tournament
Led by Ethan Price's 22 points, the Washington State Cougars defeated the Loyola Marymount Lions 94-77 in the West Coast Conference TournamentABC News - 3d -
Man with a Palestinian flag climbed London’s Big Ben tower and refused to come down
Traffic around the Palace of Westminster in London came to a standstill for much of Saturday as emergency crews tried to reach a man who climbed the Big Ben tower holding a Palestinian flag.NBC News - 3d -
Grayson Rodriguez injury: Orioles righty shut down for a week with elbow 'discomfort,' will start season on IL
The injury hits keep coming as reliever Andrew Kittredge undergoes knee surgeryCBS Sports - 3d