May 1, 2023
Warriors Beat Kings in Game 7, to advance in NBA Playoffs
The Warriors did not take care of business at home on Friday night, but they put away the Kings with a thrilling Game 7 blowout 120-100 win Sunday at Golden 1 Center. Was that the aim to win at home? In the first-ever postseason meeting between the…
May 1, 2023
Cuba cancels May Day parade due to fuel shortages
Cuba's communist government has cancelled Monday's traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in from across the island to fill Havana's Revolution Square on International…
May 1, 2023
First Republic makes last ditch bid to find rescue deal
US regulators are racing to find a rescuer to buy First Republic Bank in a deal that could be announced as soon as Sunday.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has reportedly asked six banks to bid for the embattled lender. Shares in First…
May 1, 2023
White House: “We’ve never been a deadbeat nation”
ABC News pressed the White House Thursday about the two major business lobbying groups now calling on President Joe Biden to discuss a potential default and future spending with Republicans, but the White House remains firm that they will not speak…
April 30, 2023
Nicole Scherzinger added to King Charles’ coronation concert
Nicole Scherzinger has been added to King Charles’ The Coronation Concert, taking place Sunday, May 7, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The former Pussycat Dolls singer and X Factor judge will be teaming up with world-renowned pianist Lang Lang to…
April 28, 2023
Giannis Antetokounmpo left behind a motivational quote after playoff exit
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has said "there's no failure in sports" after his team's early exit from the NBA play-offs. After being NBA champions in 2021, the Bucks were knocked out of last season's Conference semi-finals and then…
April 28, 2023
Microsoft furious after Call of Duty deal blocked
Microsoft's president has attacked the UK after it was blocked from buying US gaming firm Activision, saying the EU was a better place to start a business. The move was "bad for Britain" and marked Microsoft's "darkest day" in its four decades of…
April 28, 2023
Facebook owner Meta’s profits exceed expectations
Meta, Facebook and Instagram's parent firm, has reported a profit of $5.7bn (£4.6bn) for the first quarter of this year, surpassing expectations for a period in which many jobs were cut. It said artificial intelligence (AI) was "driving good…
April 28, 2023
Tesla cuts prices on its most expensive models
Tesla has cut prices on its two most expensive electric vehicles in the United States, according to the company’s website, days after CEO Elon Musk said recent price cuts on other models had stoked demand. The price cuts, Tesla’s fifth adjustment…
April 28, 2023
Jerry Springer, former mayor who transformed daytime TV, dead at 79
Jerry Springer, the former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, whose eponymous daytime show transformed talk television, has died, ABC News has confirmed. He was 79. According to his rep, Springer "died peacefully Thursday at his home in suburban Chicago."…