TikTok signed as 4th Chinese sponsor of soccer’s Euro 2020
Video sharing app TikTok was announced as a sponsor for this year’s European Championship on Thursday, becoming the fourth Chinese backer of the soccer tournament.
New trial in ex-football hero’s killing can’t be for murder
The new trial for the man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 shooting death of a former NFL player following a traffic dispute cannot include a murder charge,…
China bans BBC after harrowing report on atrocities against Uighurs
The Chinese government’s broadcasting regulator announced Friday it was banning the BBC from airing in the country, claiming the British broadcaster had harmed Chinese “unity” with its reporting on…
Former Steelers’ Ike Taylor thinks Ben Roethlisberger should retire: ‘You’re setting them back’
Former longtime cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers Ike Taylor thinks it’s time for Ben Roethlisberger to pack it up, telling TMZ Sports this week that the 17-year veteran…
Teen uses college savings to help pay mom’s rent
Alondra Carmona, a senior at Yes Prep East End in Houston, had just been accepted at Barnard College, according to a GoFundMe page.
Florida man arrested for punching his girlfriend for changing channel during Super Bowl
A 55-year-old man in Florida with a history of misogynistic violence has been arrested for punching his girlfriend in the face for changing the channel during the Super…
California coronavirus variant spreading across US, threat unclear: study
A coronavirus strain first detected in Los Angeles, Calif. appears to be spreading across the U.S., though scientists are still studying the variant’s degree of transmissibility and virulence.
7 Negro Leagues recommended for major league status
Seven Negro Leagues have been recommended for major league status by a task force of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Democratic impeachment prosecutors use rioters’ words against Trump at trial: ‘We were invited here’
House impeachment managers Thursday sought to directly connect former President Trump to the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol by playing statements of the rioters who said they…
South Africa eyes selling or swapping AstraZeneca vaccines
South Africa wants to sell or swap its first batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine just days after getting it — because a new study suggested it might not…