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Taylor Fritz wins match and style points at Wimbledon. De Minaur also advances
A well-dressed Taylor Fritz impressed again at Wimbledon on Thursday, beating compatriot Patrick Kypson 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the third round as Princess Kate visited the All England Club.
3 hours ago in Sports, Trending
U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive
Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round.
2 days ago in Sports
Haaland scores deciding goal as Norway wins its 1st World Cup knockout game, beating Ivory Coast 2-1
Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute and Norway won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast on Tuesday.
2 days ago in Sports
Serena Williams begins Wimbledon comeback on Centre Court in her return to singles
Serena Williams is back on Wimbledon's Centre Court for her first singles match in nearly four years. The 44-year-old Williams was given a standing ovation Tuesday as she walked onto the grass court where she won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
2 days ago in Sports
LeBron hits free agency: James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere
LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed "decision" — the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami — James is getting ready to change uniforms once again.
2 days ago in Sports
Sportsbooks say World Cup betting has surged past expectations, with US hype driving action
Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned. The world's most popular sporting event is being played in North America, so U.S. audiences can see the games live while the sun is out or in the early evening. The U.S. also has a team that may be its most talented in history.
2 days ago in Sports
Ja Morant is headed to Portland after the Memphis Grizzlies trade the 2-time All-Star
Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis completed a trade Monday night that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time All-Star a chance to revive his career.
3 days ago in Sports
Play is underway in ideal conditions on the opening day of Wimbledon
Among the early matches on the opening day of the grass-court Grand Slam: Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula beat Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3; rising Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar, in his Wimbledon debut, beat Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5; and French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska, who needed a wild-card entry, was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
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3 hours ago in Entertainment
California to institute Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state’s history
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.
20 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS
Former child actor Daveigh Chase's death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after ‘It Ends With Us’ dispute
Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after resolving their dispute over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us."
2 days ago in Entertainment
Bello again: Pierre Coffin, voice of the Minions, finally understands his yellow henchman
Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese, but it's a dialect — like most things Minions — that's taken time to hone. "I have this file on my phone of Indian dishes or weird words." Coffin says. "People come up to me and say, 'You should say that!' and I write it down."
2 days ago in Entertainment
A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Novak Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match
Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court during his Wimbledon first-round match Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.
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2 hours ago in National
The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families
The satirical news site The Onion isn't waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ' conspiracy platform. More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, The Onion on Thursday will debut a send-up under its own website with plans to give some of the revenue to families of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
2 hours ago in National
US employers pull back on hiring in June amid elevated inflation, global turmoil
U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month's total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.
3 hours ago in Sports, Trending
U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive
Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round.
20 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans.
1 day ago in National, Trending
Americans step out for their nation’s 250th in a proud moment sown with division and doubt
One of the stars of the American firmament once advised citizens of all stripes how to express their love of country. Mark Twain's long-ago words capture how Americans are stepping out this week to wish their nation a happy milestone birthday.
2 days ago in National
Forecasters cite ‘dangerous’ conditions as heat scorches Midwest while on its way to the East
Nature's oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S.
2 days ago in National, Trending
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
2 days ago in Lifestyle
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps like MyFitnessPal and Noom also use gaming features to keep users coming back.
2 days ago in Lifestyle
How to talk about money with your kids
At the grocery store, Jamie Corum sets a two-minute timer for her 10-year-old daughter to look around. Then she resets it to 10 minutes so her daughter can choose one thing to buy, making sure she considers her budget and how much tax she'll have to pay.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? What we know
Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.
