New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, first Black woman to serve as state Assembly speaker, dies at 71

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of the state Assembly, died Tuesday

2023-08-02 00:52

One-word WhatsApp text convinced England cricket player Moeen Ali out of retirement

Cricket ace Moeen Ali has revealed the one-word text he received from Ben Stokes, which was enough to push him out of retirement for the Ashes. Moeen last played a Test for England in 2021, but was called up following Jack Leach's injury. "'Stokesy' messaged me with a question mark, ‘Ashes?'," Moeen told a press conference. "I didn't hear the news of ‘Leachy’ at the time, and I just went 'LOL', thinking he's taking the mick.” Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter

2023-06-14 22:23

Why did Marilyn Manson blow his nose on a camerawoman? Rock Musician to plead no contest to alleged incident

'He was spitting everywhere and one time it got on her camera so she wiped it off and looked semi-irritated,' said a concertgoer

2023-07-20 07:17

Stokes wants Ashes series to go 'beyond cricket'

England captain Ben Stokes says he wants to be involved in an Ashes series that goes "beyond cricket" as he prepares to face...

2023-06-08 23:59

RBA's outgoing Lowe says productivity boost key to tame inflation

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY The outgoing head of Australia's central bank called on Thursday for a lift in

2023-09-07 12:30

After comeback from cancer, White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has Tommy John surgery on right elbow

Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has had season-ending elbow surgery after coming back from cancer earlier this year

2023-08-03 07:48

Raiders WR Davante Adams says he's not getting enough passes thrown at him

The Raiders are coming off back-to-back victories, but star wide receiver Davante Adams wasn’t integral to either one and he’s not happy about it

2023-10-19 08:22

US entrepreneur Kang takes over Lyon women's team

American entrepreneur Michele Kang has reached an agreement to become the new majority owner of leading French women's team Lyon, the parties announced...

2023-05-17 02:55

Canadians firms see inflation easing, sluggish demand - central bank survey

By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 16 Canadian businesses see inflation easing over the next two

2023-10-16 22:50

Oil prices ease as bearish China data fuels demand concerns

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO Oil prices eased in early trade on Wednesday as concerns over slow demand from

2023-08-09 09:25

Explainer-Russia's plan to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin in March announced a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons

2023-06-14 17:24

Nikki Haley bags Koch endorsement in bid to defeat Donald Trump

The endorsement comes as Mrs Haley seeks to establish herself as the alternative to Mr Trump.

2023-11-29 10:46