European shares rise after China’s Xi backs away from trade war European shares rose on Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to cut import tariffs, fuelling optimism that a trade war between his country and the U.S. could be averted. Gains were widespread, with the STOXX 600 closing up […]
‘Momentum is on our side,’ Oklahoma teachers union leader declares with strike in ninth day Oklahoma teachers carried their walkout over school funding and higher pay into a ninth day on Tuesday as the Republican party governor signed school revenue bills that fell short of their demands. Lawmakers in the […]
Factbox: Does attorney-client privilege apply to Trump lawyer raid? U.S. President Donald Trump has assailed the Monday raid by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on the New York offices and home of his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, complaining on Twitter on Tuesday that “attorney-client privilege is dead!” Federal prosecutors in […]
NHL playoffs 2018: Four bold predictions The four best teams in the NHL — the Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins — are split between two divisions. With the league’s elite set to potentially meet before the Stanley Cup final, the 2018 playoffs will be ripe […]
Champions League as it happened: Roma completes stunning comeback against Barcelona; Liverpool rolls over Manchester City Two of the UEFA Champions League semifinalists were confirmed Tuesday, with Roma eliminating Barcelona and Liverpool knocking out English rival Manchester City. In Rome, the hosts had to overcome a 4-1 deficit from the […]
What will Vegas be like for Golden Knights’ playoff encore after regular-season ‘pool party’? In Las Vegas, where big-name celebrities perform on a nightly basis, the NHL was often the best show in town this winter. The Vegas Golden Knights were the hot ticket. Everyone wanted a glimpse of the […]
NBA playoff race: Making sense of the chaotic regular season finish Monday night’s slate of NBA games clinched three more spots out West. The New Orleans Pelicans, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs are all in. It’s the Spurs’ 21st consecutive postseason appearance, tying the second-longest run […]
Bills’ Richie Incognito says he’s retiring, liver and kidneys ‘are shutting down’ After first saying he was “thrilled” to return to the Buffalo Bills, offensive guard Richie Incognito has apparently changed his mind. In an interview with the Buffalo News, Incognito said he would be retiring from football due to […]
Surprise! Red Dead Redemption is getting a 4K patch on Xbox One X today Updated While Microsoft has arguably fallen behind in some current-gen gaming console metrics, the company has taken a clear lead among the big-three systems’ backwards-compatibility efforts. That’s been evidenced in a regular drip-feed series of older […]
First Look: Ford sharpens its small car focus with a redesigned 2020 Focus If you’ve ever driven the current Ford Focus, you know that the car is unexpectedly entertaining to drive. Credit its European design and engineering for this. At the same time, the majority of current Ford Focus models […]
