By Chris Megerian and Vanessa Gera WARSAW, Poland — President Joe Biden on Saturday called for Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s removal, saying, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” Biden also used a speech in Poland’s capital to make a vociferous defense of liberal democracy and the NATO military alliance, while also saying…
Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Country Grammer provided Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with victory in the $12 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday. Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Country Grammer pulled ahead of favorite Life Is Good a half furlong from the finish and won by about two lengths on the 1 1/4-mile course…
Read more
Ukraine’s national flower, the sunflower, is being planted everywhere this spring. Ukraine is the world’s leading producer of sunflower seeds, an ironic twist when you consider that the sunflower is native to the North American plains and was originally cultivated, as long as 4,500 years ago, by the Indigenous peoples who lived there. What we…
Read more
A smartphone app developed in England nine years ago to help roadies deliver band equipment to specific spots has become a vital tool to find lost or injured people in the wilds of Southern California and elsewhere. The creators of what3words divided the globe into 57 trillion 9-square-meter – or 10 foot by 10 foot…
Read more
When a person becomes a parent, it is natural and healthy for them to want to give their child the world. The Chance Theatre’s new production of “Cry It Out,” — written by Molly Smith Metzler, screenwriter behind the Netflix series “Maid,” and directed by Elina de Santos — deals with the many reasons why…
Read more
By The Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine — Air raid sirens sounded Saturday afternoon in the western city of Lviv, and governor of the region Maxym Kozytsky reported “three powerful explosions near Lviv” without giving details of what was hit. Footage shot by The Associated Press showed thick plumes of smoke rising above the city. Lviv,…
Read more
At 3-5 over their previous eight games, the notion entering Saturday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets at FTX Arena might have been that the Miami Heat had a score to settle. Actually, the concern was about settling the scoring issues. Entering Saturday, the Heat stood 24th in the NBA in offensive rating over their…
Read more
The super cute Sesame Place water park/theme park hybrid opening this weekend glows in a rainbow of Crayola colors from Elmo red and Oscar the Grouch green to Grover blue and Big Bird yellow that should appeal to the pre-tween demographic and their parents. SeaWorld San Diego hosted a media preview of the new Sesame…
Read more
In the end, it turns out that Kyrie Irving didn’t need James Harden to be one of his wingmen over there on the Brooklyn side of the East River. All he needed was Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, shaking and baking on the subject of vaccines, posting and toasting, finally faking one way…
Read more
How do you like to read? For some, it’s physical books only. I have one friend who says he only reads hardcovers while another sticks to softcovers for the size and price. Others have completely gone digital on a Kindle, Nook, or iPad; apps like Libby, hoopla and cloudLibrary transformed pandemic-closed libraries into 24/7 branches. (Speaking of libraries,…
Read more
