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Michigan defeats Connecticut to win NCAA men’s basketball championship
INDIANAPOLIS — High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two three-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn Connecticut. Elliot Cadeau led the Wolverines with 19 points, including the team’s first three-pointer, which came 7:04 into the second half. The
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David Schwimmer Questions ‘Hate-Mongering Bigot’ Kanye West’s Apology, Calls on Other Wireless Festival Sponsors to Back Out
David Schwimmer applauded the sponsors who dropped out of Wireless Festival over headliner Kanye West, and questioned whether the rapper had actually earned the public’s forgiveness for his antisemitic remarks. After Pepsi, PayPal and Diageo all pulled out as sponsors of the U.K.’s Wireless Festival, where West, known now as Ye, is set to headline,
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Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez remains acting president after her initial 90-day appointment expired
CARACAS, Venezuela — Delcy Rodríguez remained Venezuela’s acting president on Monday, exceeding the 90-day limit on her temporary role set by the country’s high court following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro in January. However, it’s unclear how much longer she will keep the post as lawmakers have not taken a public vote to extend her term
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‘Cornered’ Trump might soon fall through the ‘MAGA floor’ as cracks deepen: expert
President Donald Trump appears to be “cornered” by his own mortality as the cracks in his coalition deepen, according to one expert. David Rothkopf, the former editor of Foreign Policy Magazine, discussed Trump’s continued efforts to find a way out of the war in Iran on Monday’s new episode of “The Daily Beast Podcast” with
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Veteran sports anchor allegedly stole funds from International Motorsports Hall of Fame to buy vintage cars for himself, wife
An ex-sports anchor was arrested on Thursday for allegedly siphoning tens of thousands of dollars in funds from Alabama’s International Motorsports Hall of Fame to buy a pair of vintage cars for himself and his wife. Mike Raita, who ran the sports desk at ABC 33/40 for two decades before he was let go in
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Original ‘Charlie’s Angels’ stars reunite for 50th anniversary event in LA
Good morning, angels. “Charlie’s Angels” alums Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Laddreunited Monday night at PaleyFest in Los Angeles for the 50th anniversary celebration of the beloved series. The three actresses posed together with glowing smiles for the camera. Jackson opted for a black and white ensemble, while Smith and Ladd chose soft pastels.
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DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters
TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law Monday that gives him along with other Florida leaders the ability to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations and expel state university students who support them. The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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Video brings new scrutiny of ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed
MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis released a video Monday showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January and the suspensions of two federal officers involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The video — from a city-owned security camera — captured part of the incident in which federal officers
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Rapper Offset shot near casino valet in Florida; police detain two people
Offset was shot near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on Monday evening and is currently in stable condition, a spokesperson for the rapper told The Times. “We can confirm Offset was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “He is stable
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The eerily perfect Burbank street secretly owned by Disney
Forget Main Street USA — the real Disney World is a quiet area of Burbank where the grass is always greener, the paint is never chipped, and the landlord happens to be a multi-billion dollar rodent. Welcome to South Keystone Street, a two-block stretch of suburbia nestled right against the Walt Disney Studios lot. To