By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The Defense Department will “work to … Continued
OKLAHOMA CITY — Timberwolves coach Chris Finch walked into the locker room after Minnesota’s Game 1 defeat at the hands of the Thunder to open the Western Conference Finals and told his team the good news: Now they know what … Continued
OKLAHOMA CITY — Every time the mere thought of attacking the rack crossed Anthony Edwards’ mind in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday, he saw four Thunder players between himself and the bucket. Oklahoma City simply wasn’t … Continued
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Columbia University gave a commencement speech Wednesday acknowledging the absence of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was due to receive his diploma this week but is instead in a Louisiana … Continued
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite a surge in international anger at Israel’s widening offensive. The attacks killed at least 82 people, including … Continued
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Related Articles At least 82 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza … Continued