After surprise retirement, Lexi Thompson opens up on ‘lonely’ struggle

LANCASTER, Pa. — On Tuesday at the U.S. Women’s Open as with most days, the crowd stared at Lexi Thompson. And on Tuesday as with most days, Lexi stared right back. “Lexi! LEXI!!!” They yelled, one after the next, a never-ending stream of souvenir flags and selfie requests testing the limits of the ropeline, little…

Warner Bros. Games Launches Multiversus

Burbank, Calif. – May 28, 2024 – Warner Bros. Games today announced that MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter videogame, has officially launched on PlayStation®5 (PS5™) and PlayStation 4 consoles, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) with full cross-play and cross-progression support. Developed by Player First Games with production support and live…

Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors make final pleas to jury in hush money trial

The end of summation paves the way for the jury to begin deliberating Wednesday over whether or not to find Trump guilty in the first criminal trial of a former president. He’s charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche spent much of his closing argument lambasting the credibility of Michael…

US-made munitions used in strike on Rafah tent camp, CNN analysis shows

Munitions made in the United States were used in the Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Rafah on Sunday, a CNN analysis of video from the scene and a review by explosive weapons experts has found. At least 45 people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a fire broke out following the Israeli…

Takeaways from closing arguments in the Donald Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday they’ve seen a “mountain of evidence” to prove that Donald Trump falsified business records in order to cover up a damaging story about an alleged affair at the end of the 2016 election. Trump’s attorneys told the jury that the prosecution’s criminal case against the former president is wholly reliant…

Pope Francis apologizes after using vulgar term about gay men

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. The ruckus that ensued underscored how the church’s official teaching about homosexuality often bumps up against the unacknowledged reality that there are plenty of gay…