International News (Page 47)

With the FA Cup semifinals taking place on Saturday and Sunday, the English Premier League features a smaller-than-usual six-game slate over the weekend.  Two of the six matches stand out in terms of betting value: Brighton (+500) vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday No matter the sport, knowing when to sell high on…Continue Reading

BALTIMORE — Josh Donaldson has a team-high 13 strikeouts and an ugly OPS of .454, not exactly what the Yankees expected when they made him the centerpiece of the trade that sent Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela to Minnesota last month. “I think he’s on the verge,’’ Aaron Boone said of Donaldson before the Yankees…Continue Reading

Arkansas rapper Bankroll Freddie was arrested Thursday on drug and weapon charges after he was pulled over for speeding, police said. The 27-year-old “Drip Like Dis” recording artist, born Freddie Demarus Gladney, was stopped by police in Marion, Arkansas around 6:30 p.m., police said. Bankroll Freddie was allegedly in possession of 21 pounds of marijuana…Continue Reading

The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 wide receivers in this year’s NFL draft, based on evaluations and conversations with people around the league: 1. Drake London, USC, 6-5, 210 pounds Possession receiver and red-zone target. Recovering from a fractured ankle, so questions linger about top-end speed. Lines up inside and outside. Rips away…Continue Reading

An unhinged man was taken into police custody early Saturday morning after barging into the lobby of the 67th Precinct in Brooklyn with a knife, the NYPD said. The unidentified man entered the East Flatbush station house around 1 a.m. and began making a series of “claims” and “requests,” cops said. The nature of his…Continue Reading

When Joe Biden ran against President Donald Trump in 2020, he promised to fight back against anti-immigrant policies, including those that punished “sanctuary cities” and that gave more local authorities power to act as an extra arm of federal immigration enforcement. More than one year into Biden’s presidency, his administration has done little to support so-called…Continue Reading

Just after the Texas GOP’s near-total abortion ban (S.B.8) officially took effect last September, companies like Uber, Lyft, Bumble, and Match parachuted into the political fray by providing their Texas-based employees with benefits packages designed to dampen the impact of the bill. Uber and Lyft, for instance, created legal defense funds for drivers who might…Continue Reading

In 2021, as the seminal film “Stand by Me” celebrated its 35th anniversary, one of its stars came forward with his story.  Wil Wheaton, who appeared in the movie as Gordie, a young boy who searches for a rumored dead body with his best friends in 1950s-era Oregon, said in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment that…Continue Reading

The celebrity packed event was attended by Goldie Hawn, Sharon Stone, Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plays piano during a charity concert in Saint Petersburg (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/RIA NOVOSTI/AFP via Getty Images) Footage has been unearthed of Vladimir Putin performing what’s being referred to as a “chilly” rendition of the…Continue Reading