Timberwolves coach Chris Finch can’t afford to waste a moment in these Western Conference Finals, particularly not with his team down 2-0 and needing to win four of the next five games to upset the Thunder. “Every minute in this … Continued
In his third phone call with Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump once again bowed to the Russian leader over ending Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The great dealmaker let the Kremlin boss set all the terms. Trump’s mishandling of Putin was … Continued
Stephen Adly Guirgis is a New York City playwright who brings the world stories from the streets, where the conversations can sound astonishingly life-like and not for the squeamish. And his gift for creating complex and thoroughly human characters can … Continued
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS NEW YORK (AP) — The impending “death” of the U.S. penny has spotlighted the coin’s own price tag — nearly 4 cents to make and distribute each, or quadruple its value. Months after President Donald Trump called … Continued
A 65-year-old man who authorities say shot a woman earlier this week in St. Croix County, Wis., and then killed himself was on probation for abusing her in 2023 in Stillwater. Authorities say Paul P. Hellem, 65, shot and killed … Continued
By DORANY PINEDA and BRITTANY PETERSON CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a … Continued