By Herbert Villarraga and Deborah Bloom BEND, Oregon, Oct 16 (Reuters) – A teacher in the Oregon classroom where a shooter killed three children and an adult threw her cellphone at the shooter, tackled him and fought him in an act that saved lives, police…
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Fans can expect a clash of two defensive powerhouses when the WNBA Finals kick off on Saturday between the Dream and the Golden State Valkyries, with Angel Reese ready to deliver after a career-best season for Atlanta. The two sides accounted…
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Missiles struck Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday, while a Saudi-led military coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile headed for the Red Sea city of Yanbu, a key Saudi oil hub that allows exports to avoid the…
MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Mexican airlines will be able to launch new flights to the United States from Mexico City’s two international airports after the US Department of Transportation lifted restrictions imposed over aviation disputes between the two countries, Mexico’s government said on…
By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (Reuters) – An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to…
(Bangkok, Thailand) — There are no hints yet at future Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Fed chair Kevin Warsh said today at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank that he’s not in the business of predicting what the central bank…
(New York, NY) — Wall Street is closing in the red to end the week. Stocks slid as the AI selloff pressured markets. Chipmakers including Micron, AMD and Sandisk fell sharply as investors rotated out of artificial intelligence-related shares. At the closing bell, the Dow…
By Field Level Media Oct 16 (Field Level Media) – Basket Zaragoza and the Oklahoma City Thunder are at odds over the contract status of NBA lottery pick Aday Mara’s eligibility to play in the NBA. The top-level Spanish club informed FIFA, the NBA and…
(Undated) — The NBA is urging its sportsbook partners to stop certain bets. ESPN reports a memo sent out today asked for an end to using the “under” on a player’s statistics, as well as other prop bets that the league considers “problematic.” The NBA…
(Undated) — The Northeastern U.S. is getting a blast of severe weather. A cold front is bringing damaging winds of up to 70 miles-per-hour for millions today along with heavy rain and thunderstorms. Behind the front will be the coldest air the region has experienced…
