Bob Iger once found it hard to root for the Lakers. Now he owns them.
Bob Iger, the former Disney boss, together with Joshua Kushner, was among the suitors for an NBA team in Las Vegas. A last-minute pivot landed them the Lakers.
David Ellison’s threat to move Paramount rattles an already battered Hollywood
Insiders who spoke to NBC News said uprooting Paramount would be complicated — and the consequences for Hollywood could be enormous.
Kansas town will pay $850K to end reporter’s lawsuit over a 2023 raid on her paper’s offices
A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her federal lawsuit over a police raid of the paper’s offices in 2023 that ignited a national furor over press freedom.
Little remains of the Indiana home that was full of cuckoo clocks and memories after storm sparks deadly blast
Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire at Leona Rice’s home. She was one of two people killed in Indiana in the storms Tuesday.
3 takeaways from David Crowley’s comeback: From the Politics Desk
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Fears grow that the possible closing of federal archives sites could bury key parts of American history
The government hasn’t shared full plans for the possible closings in California and Chicago, where historical records on immigration, land rights and more are housed.
How David Crowley pulled off the ‘unbelievable’: Winning in Wisconsin after dropping out
David Crowley’s primary win, one of the most unlikely political resurrections in Wisconsin history, was born in a moment of sheer panic for state Democrats.
Rep. John Larson’s defeat in Connecticut makes 10 House members who have lost primaries this year
Longtime Democratic Rep. John Larson’s defeat in Connecticut on Tuesday makes him the 10th House incumbent to lose a primary so far this cycle — an unusually high figure that comes as Democrats push their leaders to pass the torch to a new, more progressive generation and Republicans continue to reckon with a party rebuilt in President Donald Trump’s image.
Russell Westbrook, NBA MVP and triple-double leader, retires after 18 seasons
Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday he’s retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league’s 75th anniversary team.
Arkansas trooper threw teen down and punched her in the face during traffic stop, lawsuit says
An 18-year-old Black woman filed a lawsuit this week against an Arkansas State Police trooper she said “slammed her to the ground and struck her in the face” during a traffic stop.