Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla will be back next season, confirms Brad Stevens

Joe Mazzulla will be back as head coach of the Boston Celtics next season, and it’s a sign of the team’s recent liveliness that it had to be said. In an interview with reporters on Thursday, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens confirmed that the team’s interim-turned-permanent head coach will return next season following … Read more

What’s next for the debt limit agreement?

Hi, OnPolitics readers. Today we recap this week’s debt ceiling news. The deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert a catastrophic default on the country’s debt crossed the House last night. The deal — the “Fiscal Responsibility Act” — passed 314-117 in a bipartisan effort as strong majorities from … Read more

What makes us human? Study of the primate genome offers some clues

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most comprehensive genomic study ever of primates – a group whose members include lemurs, monkeys, apes and humans – has revealed key genetic traits that are uniquely human while refining the timeline of the separation of our evolutionary lineage from our closest cousins, chimpanzees and bonobos. Researchers said … Read more

What you need to know about the ceremony

Tupac will be posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced on its website. This is the room’s 2,758th star and will be added in the check-in category, organizers said. The rapper’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, will accept the award, organizers … Read more

Will Levis explains the rude reason you don’t want to get to last place in his fantasy league

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis has a bad last-place penalty in his fantasy football league. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Growing number of real-life NFL players participate in fantasy football and Tennessee Titans rookie Will Levis is no exception. As an experienced fantasy manager, Levis knows the most important rule about being in a fantasy league. … Read more

FTC Chairman Khan accused of ‘abuse of power’ in new US House investigation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday opened an investigation into Federal Trade Commission Chairman Lina Khan’s handling of the agency, citing complaints of abuse of power. Khan angered companies and trade groups like the Chamber of Commerce by pushing the FTC, which enforces antitrust and deceptive marketing laws, to be … Read more

Driver arrested after crash caused power outage and blocked busy road, police say

A man who crashed a pickup truck into utility poles, causing a busy road to be blocked and a power outage lasting several hours, has been arrested on multiple counts, the Department of Public Health announced Thursday. Forest Acres Police. Steven Anthony Young, 44, was charged with driving with a suspended license, giving false information … Read more

Rockets hit Khartoum market as talks break down

Market stalls were destroyed and buildings riddled with bullets following fighting on Wednesday Rockets hit a market in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, killing 18 people and injuring more than 100, according to medics and residents. The fighting between rival military forces comes as truce talks brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia have collapsed. … Read more