The Golden State Warriors are expected to run it back with essentially the same roster as last NBA season, where they had a 37-45 regular-season record and finished 10th in the Western Conference. According to ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, that is unacceptable if you’re Stephen Curry, as he believes that the 38-year-old guard won’t have…
Naga Munchetty is to leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years on the television show to become co-presenter of Radio 5 Live’s breakfast show. The current 5 Live Breakfast hosts, Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards, announced on Tuesday’s programme that they would step down in December. Munchetty, who has presented the station’s weekday mid-morning programme since…
Cape Verde’s historic World Cup run ended in heartbreak after the Blue Sharks pushed defending champions Argentina to extra time before losing 3-2 in a dramatic round-of-32 tie in Miami on Friday night. Bubista’s side twice came from behind against the holders and were minutes away from forcing a penalty shootout before an own goal…
Although there is statutory maternity and paternity leave – which guarantees time off and partial income compensation – not everyone takes it. Women can get six weeks before their due date and eight weeks after giving birth. Fathers get up to four weeks of flexible paid leave within eight weeks of a child’s birth. Both…
MADRID (RNS) – Over 1.2 million people gathered at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid on Sunday (June 7) to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass and leading the Corpus Christi procession, a major celebration where the Eucharist is paraded through the streets. During his homily, Leo urged Catholics to “remember” and “return”…
As Cuba heads into another month of blackouts due to the near-total fuel blockade imposed by the US, many say their lives now revolve around these power outages. For Ana Rosa Romero, a 70-year-old widow living in a high-rise building, the constant power cuts have transformed her daily life. BBC’s Will Grant spoke to her…
(RNS) — A new report created by a pair of evangelical Christian organizations is raising alarms about the effects of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort on families, arguing that more than 1 million people could be “torn apart” from their families if current immigration policies continue at expected rates. The report, which was released…
President Trump said on Sunday that the United States would launch a new effort to help guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed. Mr. Trump said the initiative, called Project Freedom, would begin on Monday morning “Middle East time,” after his administration heard from nations seeking help freeing…
As healthcare costs soar, it’s not only individual Americans feeling the financial pain and looking to make trade-offs. Employers are scouring for ways to cut back and generous paid parental leave is among the employee benefits on the chopping block. Zoom Communications announced tweaks to its parental leave policy to bring the benefit more in…
A warm sun bathes the Barcelona training ground as Frenkie de Jong arrives to chat. The midfielder’s work is done for the day and the Netherlands international is in his comfort zone here, the first team’s longest-serving player, a regular captain and effortlessly fluent in Spanish. It is a far cry from the day just…
