[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is weighing whether a Texas woman who served on a small-town council can pursue a retaliation claim after she was arrested following her criticisms of a senior official. Sylvia Gonzalez, then 72, was arrested in 2019 after recently taking office as a council member in Castle Hills, … Read more
[ad_1] Mar 19, 2024, 12:29 AM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Alex Ovechkin scored twice, becoming the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons and lifting the Washington Capitals past the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Monday night in a critical game in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. The … Read more
[ad_1] LeBron James reached 40,000 career points during Saturday night’s home game between his Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, further solidifying his place in the NBA record books. James, who has held the pro-basketball league’s record for most career points since last year, was within 9 points of the achievement going into the … Read more
[ad_1] Around 60% of the residential buildings in Gaza have been damaged and 45% have been destroyed altogether, according to a report last month by the World Bank that used satellite images. “This isn’t just a question of the number of Palestinians killed; this is much bigger than that,” said Diana Buttu, the former legal … Read more
[ad_1] Feb 21, 2024, 05:12 PM ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Coco Gauff rallied from a slow start and a second-set argument with the chair umpire to beat Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. The third-seeded Gauff ended Pliskova’s 11-match winning streak. The 19-year-old American … Read more