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The WNBA has attracted grifters who care little for basketball – and whose latest stunt exposes the hollowness of their supposed concern I regret to inform you that yet another dildo has hit a WNBA court. The Chicago Sky v Golden State Valkyries game was sullied by sex toys being chucked on to the playing surface on Friday . Aren’t we tired of all this yet? To paraphrase the Sky’s Natasha Cloud , it takes a lot of effort to bother with such a juvenile act. This is yet another controversy for the WNBA, a league that up until a few years ago, most media observers ignored. The WNBA is full of incredibly talented players and has a rich history, but most sports fans treated all but ignored it for the majority of its 30-year existence. But when Caitlin Clark went pro, the league surged. Ratings, attendance, and interest exploded. But not all attention is good attention. Continue reading...

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.

Forecasters expected Moke to produce as much as 10 inches of total rain across the Big Island, and up to 15 inches in some isolated places, enough to cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides for the windward and southeast slopes.

Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

Zolani Tete made history in 2017 when he took just 11 seconds to knock out his opponent with his first punch to retain his WBO bantamweight crown.

AVROTROS says escalating international conflicts are undermining the event's neutrality and fuelling divisions.

Former TV contestant, Jo Gardiner, 61, dies of cancer one year after her son's death in a crash.

Saudi Arabia, which founded the event, is spending billions to become a global gaming and esports power.

The former skippers say it is "basic decency" for Pakistan to comply with a court-ordered medical assessment.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said new sanctions being imposed on Iran would amount to the "greatest financial offensive" ever.

House Democratic leader meets with president’s son-in-law has ignited fury amongst own party Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting Sign up for the US Breaking News email Meanwhile, ahead of the treasury secretary’s annoucement, Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to insist that “IRAN IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSING!!!” It’s a common refrain from the president, but perhaps takes on a new meaning ahead of the fresh sanctions that we’re expecting later today. My colleagues are covering the latest reactions to the Iranian economy ahead of Bessent’s press conference. This includes the news that Iran’s currency has weakened to an all-time low. Continue reading...

NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported an increase in French police use of violence on beaches to prevent them from getting into dinghies, according to a French NGO. Utopia 56, which works on beaches from where migrants attempt Channel crossings, says so far this year 2,720 people have reported being victims of French police violence, compared with 1,954 over the same period last year, when crossings overall were much higher. Continue reading...

Campaigners say proposal for £10bn rescue deal in bid to avoid nationalisation is a ‘cosy stitch-up’ Business live – latest updates The group of creditors pursuing a rescue bid for Thames Water have been accused of shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic after proposing an overhaul of the stricken utility’s board. In a bid to stave off temporary nationalisation by Andy Burnham, the lenders said they would appoint Liz Barber, the former chief executive of Yorkshire Water, and Clive Selley, the former chief executive of network operator Openreach, as directors if they are allowed to take formal control of the company. Continue reading...

A Telegraph report alleges that Iran-linked hackers temporarily shut down a power plant in the United Kingdom. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

Research shows firms are branded as beauty and convenience but apparently operate in money-laundering and terrorist financing sectors Up to £464m has “moved through” more than 3,000 UK shell companies branded as beauty and convenience stores but apparently operating in the money-laundering and terrorist financing sectors, a new analysis sets out. The companies – listed as hairdressers, barber shops and salons, on the one hand, or mini-marts and corner shops on the other – show “remarkably similar lifespans” of about six months despite their seemingly different purposes. Continue reading...

Closing arguments in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial are set to begin after weeks of testimony in Massachusetts. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.

Shirley Freeman, Julia Stephen and David McColl's victims were beaten, starved and psychologically tormented.

The Trump administration is expected to announce new sanctions against Iran meant to add economic pressure and bring Tehran back to the negotiating table. CBS News' Courtney Kealy has more.

The cancellation follows Trump's surprise order last week to scale back a separate annual joint military drill.

His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.

The Lindsay Clancy trial​ resumes with a psychiatrist expected back on the stand as testimony winds down in the Massachusetts murder case.

The U.S. and Canada failed to reach a trade agreement and are now in the midst of a retaliatory tariffs battle. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports, and Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, joins with more insight.

The Trump administration calls this "economic D-Day" on Iran. Iran vows to respond to fresh sanctions in a "seismic manner."

The government faces opposition to its proposals from MPs who believe a ban will not work.

The model collapse scenario threatens to wipe out whatever gains chatbots like Claude enjoyed from being trained on books in the first place.

YouTube is racing to catch up to Amazon, which already offers users the chance to subscribe to services like HBO Max from within its app. Netflix is increasingly open to the idea, too.

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

The president’s first administration was a boon for satirists. Today, many of them are sick of the shtick.

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were locked in as star-crossed rivals in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 adrenaline-fueled, utterly earnest surf action thriller.

Years ago, she donned a dinosaur costume to help make ends meet. Now she is a first-time Emmy nominee for her role in “Widow’s Bay.”

This week’s episode gave us better look at what the life of a world famous superhero is like. It isn’t particularly glamorous.

The actor learned to shuck oysters and clean fish to play a mentor to a teenage Anthony Bourdain in the new movie “Tony.”

What blocking access to your phone does for your ability to focus. Plus, advice from Jenny Odell, the author of How to Do Nothing , on fighting distraction.

Some influencers promote specific exercise routines, like walking or jumping, to reduce puffiness. Here’s what to know.

When I was born, the moniker carried a sheen of optimism. So much feels different now.

RJ Shook of Shook Research said he paid Randall Lane, the former top editor at Forbes, for “services and guidance” in partnering with Forbes and later selling his research firm.

In a cutthroat white-collar talent market, lawyers and bankers are listing quirky side pursuits like ‘building birdhouses’ and ‘hot dog eating.’

UAW President Shawn Fain called the offer an effort to avoid the usual bargaining process.

The footwear maker took a sales hit as it cut back on discounts even amid an inventory glut, but has now returned to growth.

For the last year, Tom Wilson, a photographer, has been taking pictures of municipal street markings around New York City. On a recent walking tour, Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic for The New York Times, helped Wilson decode the color-coded language that keeps the city running.

Fluency in a variety of movement techniques — street dance, acrobatics, parkour — allows site-responsive dancers to shape seemingly unbounded interactions with their environments.

Gov. Braun said NIPSCO continues to "fail" the more than 20,000 Indiana residents still without power nearly two weeks after major storms.

Seems as though everyone and their dog is taking them.

All over New York’s sidewalks and sewers, colored markings hide in plain sight, telling construction crews where to dig and creating accidental art.

The tree, grown from a cutting of the Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam, is planted across from ground zero.

Homeowner lawsuits against home builders allege mold-related illnesses, while builders say the allegations are off the mark and costing them millions.

I traveled around the country to find out if “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” still has a place in the classroom.

The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

Christina Stanton offers a very specific and deeply personal tour of the World Trade Center site to remind visitors what happened 25 years ago.

You might expect the fizzy summer drinks to be a downer for the people who make them by the hundreds. But think again.

Sunny skies and low humidity will make Monday one of the most comfortable days of the week across the Washington, D.C. region, with highs near 84 degrees.

At a conservative center for women leaders, interns told stories about their lives. One said a male classmate told her, “I don’t know if women should be lawyers.”

One reporter traveled to understand how it is taught now.

The most passionate have tickets for multiple shows of his Madison Square Garden residency that starts this week.

It’s the first day of school for Fairfax County Public Schools, and leaders are rolling out several changes as students return to class.

Cardiologist Eiman Jahangir, MD’s new book chronicles his unconventional career journey. The post First Iranian-American man to travel to space tells his story appeared first on Popular Science .

A mother and her daughter died on Sunday afternoon after a reported lightning strike in Margate, Florida.