Today: November 18, 2024
Today: November 18, 2024

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Celebrity|Entertainment

Jon Landau, Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' producer, dies at 63

Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on “Titanic” and the “Avatar” series, has died

Jon Landau, Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' producer, dies at 63
News|Travel|US

Amtrak service from New York City to Boston suspended for the day

Amtrak service between New York and Boston has been suspended for the rest of the day

Amtrak service from New York City to Boston suspended for the day
News|Sports

Davis Thompson takes 2-shot lead into the final round of the low-scoring John Deere Classic

Davis Thompson had nine birdies on the vulnerable TPC Deere Run

Davis Thompson takes 2-shot lead into the final round of the low-scoring John Deere Classic
Crime|News

Judge declines to throw out charges against Trump valet in classified documents case

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against Donald Trump has refused to throw out charges against a co-defendant of the former president

Judge declines to throw out charges against Trump valet in classified documents case
Australia|News|Sports

Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement

Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia's Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team
Election|Europe|News

France is voting in key elections that could see a historic far-right win or a hung parliament

France is voting Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision

France is voting in key elections that could see a historic far-right win or a hung parliament
Europe|News|World

A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on

Russian officials say a village in the western border region has been evacuated following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse

A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
Arts|Entertainment|News|Sports

Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer awarded ITF Philippe Chatrier Award

Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer has been awarded this year’s ITF Philippe Chatrier Award for her contributions to the sport

Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer awarded ITF Philippe Chatrier Award
MidEast|News|World

Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death

An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests has been arrested

Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death
Sports|Technology

Williams F1 team principal Vowles hints at mid-season switch if Sargeant's poor form continues

Williams team principal James Vowles is considering a possible mid-season switch if Logan Sargeant’s Formula 1 form does not improve

Europe|News|Sports|World

In an Olympic tuneup, Ukraine's top high jumper breaks the 37-year-old world record

Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine has set a world record in the women’s high jump at a Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris

In an Olympic tuneup, Ukraine's top high jumper breaks the 37-year-old world record
Sports

Hamilton holds off Verstappen's late charge for thrilling Formula 1 win at British GP

Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen’s late charge to win a thrilling British Grand Prix and secure his first victory since the penultimate race of the 2021 season

Hamilton holds off Verstappen's late charge for thrilling Formula 1 win at British GP
News|Sports|World

Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record in 1,500 meters

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya has broken her own world record in the women’s 1,500 meters at the Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris

Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record in 1,500 meters
Sports|Technology

O'Ward seizes lead on Palou's pit stop woes, wins Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in debut of hybrid engine

Pato O’Ward seized the lead with 24 laps remaining as Alex Palou stalled in the pits and held on to win the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday in the IndyCar series’ official debut of its hybrid engine

Sports

Hayden Wesneski, Cubs blank Angels 5-0

Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels

Sports

A'ja Wilson drops 28 to become Las Vegas Aces' all-time leading scorer in victory over Dallas Wings

A’ja Wilson scored 28 points and became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 104-85

A'ja Wilson drops 28 to become Las Vegas Aces' all-time leading scorer in victory over Dallas Wings
Sports

Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history

Davis Thompson is a PGA Tour winner and it wasn't even close

Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history
Crime|News|US

3 men killed in weekend shooting at homeless encampment near Los Angeles, police say

Authorities say three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California

News|Sports|US

Bronny James scratched from Lakers' 2nd California Classic game because of swelling in left knee

Bronny James was scratched from the Los Angeles Lakers’ second California Classic game Sunday because of a swelling in his left knee, a day after scoring four points in his NBA Summer League debut

Bronny James scratched from Lakers' 2nd California Classic game because of swelling in left knee
Sports

Weather forces postponement of match between LAFC, Dynamo in Houston

Los Angeles FC’s match against the Houston Dynamo has been postponed because of continuous inclement weather surrounding Shell Energy Stadium on Sunday

Sports

Alonso to compete in Home Run Derby for 5th time, joins Henderson and Bohm in July 15 field

Pete Alonso will participate in his fifth straight Home Run Derby, with the New York Mets first baseman trying to win for the third time

Alonso to compete in Home Run Derby for 5th time, joins Henderson and Bohm in July 15 field
Sports

Cloud scores career-high 31, Copper adds 25 and 10 rebounds as Mercury beat Sparks 84-78

Natasha Cloud scored a career-high 31 points and tied her career-best with nine rebounds, Kahleah Copper added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-78

News|Sports

Hernán López, William Yarbrough help Earthquakes end long skids with 1-0 victory over Fire

Rookie Hernán López scored early in the second half and William Yarbrough made it stand up for his first clean sheet of the season as the San Jose Earthquakes snapped a six-match losing streak and a nine-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday night

Asia|Environment|News|World

Indonesian landslide triggered by heavy rain leaves 11 dead and dozens missing at illegal gold mine

A landslide triggered by torrential rains has crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 11 people

Indonesian landslide triggered by heavy rain leaves 11 dead and dozens missing at illegal gold mine
Sports

Rookie Gabriel Pec scores twice, Galaxy hand Minnesota United sixth straight loss with 2-1 victory

Rookie Gabriel Pec scored two goals, the second in the final minute of regulation play, and the Los Angeles Galaxy handed Minnesota United its sixth loss in a row with a 2-1 victory

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