Each NBA playoff series is its own distinct event, with no real continuity point between the end of one and the beginning of another. The Minnesota Timberwolves, for instance, knocked off the defending champion Denver Nuggets, but that didn’t automatically make them kings of the hill; a series against the …

A man wielding a knife was shot by the police on Friday after he stabbed six people, including a police officer, in the western German city of Mannheim. The officer who was stabbed is in grave condition, according to the public attorney’s office in Karlsruhe. Another of the victims was …

The jury was unanimous. But the cable news verdict was a split decision. Viewers around the country scrambled to their television screens on Thursday to learn the outcome of the Manhattan criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump. Fox News scored the biggest audience for breaking coverage of the …

Colorado starting safety Shilo Sanders’ legal woes are under scrutiny as a near decade-long saga continues to unfurl. Sanders, the 24-year-old son of Buffaloes head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last October on the heels of a Texas court judgment against …

The Israeli military said on Friday that its forces had advanced into central Rafah, pushing even more deeply into the southern Gaza city despite an international backlash and pressure from allies to scale back the latest offensive and agree to a cease-fire. Israeli special forces were engaging in “intelligence-based targeted …

Inflation remained essentially flat in April while showing signs of downward progress, the Commerce Department reported Friday, in a closely watched measure that will guide the Federal Reserve in any decision to loosen interest rates in the coming months. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 2.7 percent from a …

MINNEAPOLIS — As Luka Dončić sat down in the tiny postgame news conference room, the smallest one he’ll be in until his season ends, he placed a trophy on the table in front of him. It was given to him after being voted the MVP in the Western Conference finals, …

Decisions by President Biden and others give Ukrainian forces several new options. But they’re still restricted in the use of Western missiles that could strike far inside Russia.

The billionaire owner of the yogurt company Chobani said on Friday that he had acquired Anchor Brewing Company, the San Francisco brewer that went out of business last year after 127 years. Hamdi Ulukaya, who is also Chobani’s chief executive, said in a video posted on social media that he …

Let’s start with the brass band. That’s what caught Ben Shelton off guard when he walked onto court Sunday to face Hugo Gaston of France. The venue was Court 14: a sunken stage that can very quickly become a suffocating cauldron of noise and mayhem when the opponent is a …