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Brendan Sorsby to ask NCAA to expedite eligibility ruling in gambling case
Lawyers for Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby are preparing to request an expedited resolution to Sorsby’s NCAA eligibility status, a person familiar with the process confirmed to The Athletic. Sorsby is under NCAA investigation for alleged gambling violations, including alleged bets he placed on Indiana football while Sorsby was a member of the Hoosiers in 2022.Advertisement
US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland
The United States has canceled the planned deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland, US officials said Friday, as Washington reorganises its forces in Europe after announcing it would withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. The head of US European Command “received the instructions on the force reduction,” General Christopher LaNeve, the acting chief of staff of the US Army, said during a congressional hearing when asked about the canceled deployment. “I’ve worked with him in close consultation...
Trump-Xi summit ends with twist: US staff dump Chinese-issued phones before boarding plane
US staff and press accompanying President Trump reportedly discarded materials from Chinese officials before departing Beijing. This occurred despite public displays of goodwill, as behind-the-scenes tensions over security and media access surfaced during the visit, echoing past diplomatic friction.
Trump departs China touting deals, but little clarity on Iran or Taiwan
Trump tells reporters he is still deciding fate of new Taiwan weapons package, says not "asking for any favors" on Iran.
Harvey Weinstein’s New York retrial ends in mistrial with jury deadlocked
Weinstein has been convicted of other crimes in the US and is already behind bars but move leaves rape charge in limboHarvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York on a rape charge ended in a mistrial on Friday after the jury deadlocked in the closely watched criminal case that another jury had already failed to decide last year.The disgraced former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on the US east and west coasts and is already in jail. But Friday’s declaration of another mistrial...
US justice department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have described fatal shooting outside of DC’s Capital Jewish Museum last year as calculated and plannedThe US justice department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing on Friday.Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the museum last May. Rodrig...
Another mistrial declared in Harvey Weinstein rape retrial
Another mistrial declared in Harvey Weinstein rape retrialJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen HabeshianGetty ImagesA judge has declared a mistrial in the rape case against Harvey Weinstein, after the jury in New York said it was deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict, the BBC's US partner CBS reported.It marks the third time a New York jury has considered the case against the 74-year-old disgraced film mogul, who remains jailed on other charges.The month-long trial was centred ar...
Friday, May 15. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine
BusinessFriday, May 15. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From UkraineByKatya Soldak,Forbes StaffandForbes Ukraine,Contributor.Follow AuthorsMay 15, 2026, 01:33pm EDTLocal residents stand in front of a makeshift memorial near a partially destroyed residential building in Kyiv on May 15, 2026, (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesDispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,542.Russian Attacks.Russia launched more than 1,600 drones and missiles over a 30-hour peri...
Russia pounds Kyiv as its advance in eastern Ukraine slows to a crawl
Ukraine has prevented Russian arms and fuel from reaching the front line in a successful disruption campaign.
Trump, Xi And A Room Full Of Men. US-China Summit Photos Trigger Outrage
Gita Gopinath, an economics professor at Harvard University, took to X and described the all-male optics as, "A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table."
Threatened indictment of Raúl Castro ratchets up US pressure on Cuba
Trump administration move echoes indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as fuel crisis racks CubaTensions between Cuba and US seem set to rise further amid reports that Raúl Castro, the country’s 94-year-old former president, may soon face the type of indictment that led to the US abduction of the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, in January.Although Raúl is officially retired, he remains the most potent figure in Cuban politics following the death of his brother Fidel in 2016, and by targe...
Showdowns and spycraft on Trump-Xi summit sidelines
While Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were hailing their friendship for the cameras, it was less amicable for the rival Chinese and US security services. From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump’s visit to Beijing. The mutual distrust was underscored when US officials made the staffers and media, including an AFP reporter, board Air Force One, hand over all badges and pins given to them by the Ch...
UK joins European deal to send rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs
All 46 Council of Europe members sign agreement ‘deplored’ by human rights organisationsThe UK and 45 other European countries have signed an agreement that explicitly endorses plans to send unwanted asylum seekers to third country hubs.A political declaration from the 46 members of the Council of Europe, the body that oversees the European convention on human rights (ECHR), said states have an “undeniable sovereign right” to control their borders. Continue reading...
Sir Alex Ferguson recommended three names as his Man Utd successor – including me
Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement before the end of the 2001/02 season – before changing his mind
Westminster Council leader calls for pro-Palestine marches to be suspended
The leader of Westminster City Council has called for the suspension of pro-Palestine marches. He has written a letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to express his concerns over planned protests in Westminster on Saturday.
Donald Trump's wild 24 hours as he 'plots' using $1.7bn tax fund to pay January 6 rioters
Aside from some nice photos and a commitment to buy 200 planes, it doesn't seem like President Xi gave Trump anything after his blockbuster trip to China. And on the way home, Trump was quick to anger. Here's everything you need to know
Tennessee Democrat ends re-election bid after map redrawing carves up his district
New map reshapes representative Steve Cohen’s majority-Black Memphis district and gives Republicans an advantageDemocratic representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for re-election, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month’s supreme court decision.Republicans in Tennessee this month enacted a new US House map that carves up Cohen’s majority-Black district, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part...
SNP and Greens block awarding major honour to Scots army regiment
SNP and Scottish Green councillors have voted to block a motion granting the Freedom of Glasgow to the Royal Regiment of Scotland, marking the regiment's 20th anniversary.The proposal, brought forward by Glasgow City Council Labour councillor James Adams, sought to honour the regiment's service and sacrifice while recognising the city's historic ties to the Armed Forces.Rooted in medieval tradition, Freedom of the City is the highest civic honour, awarded by councils to individuals or military u...
From Blair to Burnham, jogging as political metaphor has just run and run
The mayor of Greater Manchester is the latest in a long line of politicians to try to show he’s on the right track … etcPoliticians, as we know, love a metaphor. But do they have to be so literal? No sooner had the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, announced that he wanted to run for parliament than … Look! Out he popped from his house on Friday morning in jogging gear, because he’s full of energy and on the right track and hitting the ground running and … oh, do keep up.What is it that pe...
Expert who wrote about "Thucydides trap" on Xi Jinping warning to Trump about U.S. and China
Political scientist and Harvard University professor Graham Allison joined CBS News with more on his research about the "Thucydides trap," which Chinese President Xi Jinping apparently mentioned to President Trump during their summit in China.