Maria Sharapova splits with longtime coach Sven Groeneveld Maria Sharapova has split with her longtime coach after losing in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open. She announced the mutual parting with Sven Groeneveld on Friday, two days after she was beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka of […]
Staal scores 37th goal, leads Wild over Canucks 5-2 Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Minnesota Wild surged past the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Friday night. Staal has 11 goals in his last nine games, giving him 37 for the season — just three […]
Surging Blue Jackets edge Red Wings 3-2 for 4th straight win Seth Jones scored twice in the second period and Sergei Bobrovsky returned from an illness to make 22 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Friday night. Matt Calvert also scored for the […]
British Investigators Visit Graves of Russian Ex-Spy’s Wife and Son Britain authorities investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy, Sergei V. Skripal, and his daughter visited the graves of Mr. Skripal’s wife and son in the cathedral town of Salisbury, England, on Friday. Dressed in large hazardous-material suits, the […]
Sri Lankan police ask who promoted violence against Muslims Sri Lankan police said on Friday they were investigating whether 10 suspected ringleaders of a wave of attacks on Muslims by Sinhalese Buddhists had outside funding or foreign help. The suspected leader of the group, Amith Jeewan Weerasinghe, and nine others […]
Showman Trump abandons cautious Obama approach to North Korea When President Barack Obama counseled his successor Donald Trump on the global threats he should expect to face once he assumed office last year, a nuclear North Korea and its unpredictable leader were at the top of the list. But while […]
U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before planned talks U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes “concrete actions,” the White House said on Friday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would boost Kim’s standing. “The president […]
Gunman and three hostages found dead at California veterans home Three women and a gunman who held them hostage at a California veterans home were found dead late on Friday, bringing a tragic end to an all-day standoff with police at the sprawling facility, authorities said. A state senator whose […]
New iPhone X Will Remove This Important Feature There’s no doubt that one aspect of the design of the iPhone X not only helped Apple’s smartphone stand out from the crowd when it was launched, but also anointed a new ‘key feature’ to have in a high-end smartphone. I am […]
Ryan Coogler Pens Essay to “Pioneer” Ava DuVernay on ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Opening Day “Sometimes I forget she is human,” the ‘Black Panther’ director wrote on ESPN’s website. On the day that A Wrinkle in Time is opening wide in theaters nationwide, Ryan Coogler has penned an “ode” to […]
