For Tyronn Lue, this trip to the Basketball World Cup was a long time coming

Kyle Larson’s already busy schedule will ramp up before May’s 1,100-mile ‘double’

James Harden calls 76ers President Daryl Morey a liar and says he won’t play for his team

Chance the Rapper will discuss his career and the impact of hip-hop at an Apple store in Chicago

CNN revamps schedule, with new roles for Phillip, Coates, Wallace and Amanpour

Prague government opposes local performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies

For Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok — not the former Twitter

Ford lures Apple executive to oversee its new software subscription services unit

Italy marks 5th anniversary of Morandi bridge collapse with demands for justice for the 43 killed

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

Derek Jeter to attend Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day for first time as retiree on Sept. 9

Longtime Boston Bruins center David Krejci announces retirement at age 37

Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100M transfer fee with PSG

Sweden calls for vigilance abroad after Quran desecrations and protests

Number of dead from Maui wildfires reaches 99, as governor warns there could be scores more

Sudan’s top army general accuses rival paramilitary of war crimes in televised speech

Beloved 2000s Irish boy band Westlife set to embark on first-ever North American tour

Blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 3, wounds 7 at hotel frequented by Pakistani refugees

Ro CEO charts growth past sexual health roots to obesity and beyond

Spain nervous ahead of Women’s World Cup semifinal, a match against tournament stalwart Sweden

Author-illustrator Loren Long, who has worked with Barack Obama among others, has 6-figure book deal

Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean

Ukraine says it stopped air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers

Broadway-bound revival of ‘The Wiz’ finds its next Dorothy, thanks in part to TikTok

A throng of interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago

Rights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti

Breanna Stewart sets WNBA record with 3rd 40-point game this season, Liberty beats Fever 100-89

Amazon is rolling out a generative AI feature that summarizes product reviews

Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 dead

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister sworn in as people celebrate Independence Day

Men alleging abuse at Japanese talent agency are interviewed by company investigators

Poland’s government wants to ask voters loaded questions on border security as part of election

New Zealand, whose pandemic response was closely watched, removes last of COVID-19 restrictions

German foreign minister stuck in Abu Dhabi after another government plane problem