2+ min ago (553+ words) For years, the Nets assiduously collected assets to pursue Giannis Antetokounmpo in case he ever became available. But the superstar decided he's staying in Milwaukee for now, and that if he did leave he'd reportedly prefer to contend in Manhattan than build in Brooklyn. Saturday was a reminder of just how far away the Nets were from landing Antetokounmpo, or are from having a contender that could lure him. The Nets suffered a 116-99 thrashing at the hands of Antetokounmpo and his Bucks before 16,396 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. It was a one-sided beating befitting the gap between a tanking Brooklyn team playing without Michael Porter Jr., Cam Thomas and Egor D'min and a seasoned Milwaukee squad. Antetokounmpo was utterly dominant as he bullied the Nets all night, with 29 points on 12-for-15 shooting and eight rebounds in just 18:59 in only his…...

9+ min ago (375+ words) At least four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a family gathering Saturday in Stockton, California, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. on the 1900 block of Lucille Avenue, the sheriff's office said, which contains a children's theater, a Dairy Queen and a martial arts academy. Stockton is a city of roughly 320,000 people in California's Central Valley, about 80 miles east of San Francisco. "Early indications suggest this may be a targeted incident, and investigators are exploring all possibilities," the sheriff's office said late Saturday. "Detectives are actively working to determine the circumstances leading up to this tragedy." Christina Fugazi, Stockton's mayor, said children and adults were among those killed. "Tonight, heaven is a little bigger with the individuals " children and adults " that unfortunately did not make it. Stockton is better than this," she…...

20+ min ago (302+ words) FBI agents in Los Angeles have seized a rare Mercedes Roadster worth $13 million as part of their drug trafficking investigation into former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. The car, a silver 2002 Mercedes CLK-GTR, is one of six of its kind ever made, according to Autoblog. Federal investigators believe the car may be connected to Wedding and his associates, who are accused of transporting cocaine from Mexico into the U.S. and Canada. Earlier this month, prosecutors unsealed an indictment that accuses Wedding of ordering the killing of a witness who had planned to testify against him in a 2024 federal narcotics case. The witness was shot and killed in a restaurant in Medell'n, Colombia, in January, The Times reported. Wedding is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for allegedly running a vast and lucrative criminal enterprise. The Canadian-born snowboarder competed in the 2002 Winter…...

33+ min ago (573+ words) Dexter Lawrence is elbowing his way back into the lineup. Lawrence will play Monday for the Giants against the Patriots after he returned from two missed practices to participate Saturday on a limited basis. Access the Giants like never before He was restricted to rushing the quarterback on third downs for most of the final three quarters last week and was not on the field for any of the Lions" three chunk runs because he took "two direct shots" to his surgically repaired elbow on the second and third defensive series, according to defensive line coach Andre Patterson. "For him to do what he did in the game, most guys I"ve been around would"ve tapped out in his situation," Patterson said. "I had to put him in situations where he could at least defend himself. He kept trying…...

33+ min ago (573+ words) Dexter Lawrence is elbowing his way back into the lineup. Lawrence will play Monday for the Giants against the Patriots after he returned from two missed practices to participate Saturday on a limited basis. Access the Giants like never before He was restricted to rushing the quarterback on third downs for most of the final three quarters last week and was not on the field for any of the Lions" three chunk runs because he took "two direct shots" to his surgically repaired elbow on the second and third defensive series, according to defensive line coach Andre Patterson. "For him to do what he did in the game, most guys I"ve been around would"ve tapped out in his situation," Patterson said. "I had to put him in situations where he could at least defend himself. He kept trying…...

43+ min ago (340+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. " A verbal altercation between New York City FC and Inter Miami early in the first half helped to throw the visitors from the five boroughs out of whack and several minutes later, the Lionel Messi-led home side had taken a 2-0 lead." While it wasn't the ultimate reason that NYCFC's season came to an end in the Eastern Conference Finals, the bit of gamesmanship helped set the tone for the chippy first half of the 5-1 loss to Inter Miami." The shoving match that included Messi and fellow Argentine Maxi Moralez getting into each other's faces went on for several minutes." " Gian (@GJacome10) November 29, 2025 Messi could be seen having to be held back at one point, and in another instance, Thiago Martins was visibly pushing one Inter Miami player back, while Nicol's Fern'ndez Mercau was being pushed." "It's normal. Things…...

43+ min ago (340+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. " A verbal altercation between New York City FC and Inter Miami early in the first half helped to throw the visitors from the five boroughs out of whack and several minutes later, the Lionel Messi-led home side had taken a 2-0 lead." While it wasn't the ultimate reason that NYCFC's season came to an end in the Eastern Conference Finals, the bit of gamesmanship helped set the tone for the chippy first half of the 5-1 loss to Inter Miami." The shoving match that included Messi and fellow Argentine Maxi Moralez getting into each other's faces went on for several minutes." " Gian (@GJacome10) November 29, 2025 Messi could be seen having to be held back at one point, and in another instance, Thiago Martins was visibly pushing one Inter Miami player back, while Nicol's Fern'ndez Mercau was being pushed." "It's normal. Things…...

43+ min ago (460+ words) A man has endorsed one researcher's theory that infamous skyjacker DB Cooper " who has never been identified " could have been his dad. Inventor, licensed pilot and author Bill Rollins claims Cooper could have been none other than Nashville dad Joe Lakich, whose daughter Susan was kidnapped and eventually killed by her estranged husband just weeks before Cooper's famed Nov. 24, 1971 flight. Lakich's son, Keith Bagsby, now says the theory carries weight. "I believe it's extremely possible, on one hand, it could've been Joe with all the circumstances at hand, but if so, he hid it very well from any of us," Keith Bagsby, Lakich's son, told the Daily Mail. Susan was forced onto a private plane by her George Giffe, who posed as a doctor transporting a patient. But when asked to prove his credentials, Giffe pulled a .45 caliber pistol and…...

51+ min ago (845+ words) As an ad man in the 1960s, I used to regularly go to a restaurant called Le Chanteclair on East 49th Street between Fifth and Madison. The place was adorned with car racing trophies and memorabilia, and the man who ran the front of the house was from France and always elegantly dressed. Not long ago, I picked up a book at the library called "Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best." Turns out the elegant Frenchman at Le Chanteclair was Ren" Dreyfus, the driver who beat Hitler's best. In 2014, my wife, two young children, small dog and I moved to a section of Brooklyn where some considered us to be interlopers. Before we moved in, the cable company told us it needed access to our neighbor's yard to hook up our service. Our…...

53+ min ago (252+ words) Abby, all my feelings for my ex have come back, and he says he feels the same. We're different people now. We haven't taken it any further than talking and texting. I'm so confused. I don't know if I should end the relationship I'm in and give it another go with my ex, or leave it alone. " HOPELESS ROMANTIC IN TEXAS DEAR ABBY: While we were growing up, my father was abusive toward me and favored my younger sister. He said she was "too dumb to be successful," so he pushed me mercilessly (punishing me when I wasn't perfect) and mostly left her alone. As an adult, I finally found the strength to ask him to treat me right." DEAR ESTRANGED: You can try to get other family members who remember the dynamic between you and your father to vouch…...