CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It may have taken 31 games, but we finally found something that can slow down Cooper Flagg: A healthy whistle. And a deserved one, at that. Because for the first time this season, against rival North Carolina on Saturday, Flagg was called for three first-half personal fouls — the latter two […]
Beth Crowell was proud to work for the Internal Revenue Service. She had spent much of her career as an accountant for large corporations, gaining intimate knowledge about how they do — and sometimes don’t — pay the taxes they owe. Working for the I.R.S. in Colorado, she hoped to put her skills to a […]
Mark Carney’s elevation to the top job in Canada is of particular significance at this moment when his country is at the frontline of a North American trade war. He becomes the “anti-Trump” on the US president’s doorstep. The former Bank of England governor chose to lean strongly into resisting Donald Trump’s policies at his […]
The United States buys more steel from Canada than from any other country, and those imports will become much more expensive under tariffs President Trump intends to impose this week. That’s good news to Stephen Capone, president of Capone Iron Corporation of Rowley, Mass., which makes steel stairs, handrails, gratings and other products and has […]
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Marta Kostyuk, the top-ranked Ukrainian tennis player in the world, drew home-crowd favorite Robin Montgomery for her first match at the BNP Paribas Open Friday. Listening to the crowd at Stadium 4, the match could have been in Kyiv, not California: they were there for Kostyuk, the world No. 24, from […]
Mahmoud Khalil is shown on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University’s protests against Israel, a significant escalation in […]
PA Media Rupert Lowe has been accused of making threats of violence against Reform UK’s chairman – which he denies A senior lawyer appointed by Reform UK to independently investigate allegations against MP Rupert Lowe and his team has denied making comments he has attributed to her. The Great Yarmouth MP was suspended by Reform […]
Ben King and Robin Levinson King BBC News Reporting fromLondon, UK and Toronto, Canada Watch: Key moments on Mark Carney’s journey from banker to Canada’s PM The former Bank of England boss, Mark Carney, will be Canada’s next prime minister, at least for now. He will need all his experience handling global economic crises as […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 9, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti defended Real Madrid’s performance in their 2-1 LaLiga win over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, pointing to the struggles of a number of teams balancing Champions League football with domestic duties. Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior put Madrid 2-0 up in the first half […]
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Ottawa Trump has put unjustified tariffs on Canada – Mark Carney Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader. Carney, 59, who easily beat three rivals, will lead the Liberals into the next general election, which […]