JFK Airport will screen passengers from Ebola-stricken countries
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City will begin Ebola screenings for passengers flying in from countries impacted in the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The NBA Finals are a reward for long-suffering Knicks fans — and this broadcaster
ESPN’s Mike Breen will be the play-by-play man for his record-extending 21st straight NBA Finals this year. And for the first time, the New York native will be calling the team he grew up rooting for in the championship round.
Vomiting virus is spreading across most of the U.S.
Flu season may be mostly behind us, but levels of norovirus, the nasty, highly contagious stomach bug, are rising, according to wastewater data.
Spurs dominate Thunder to force Game 7 of Western Conference finals
San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama had 28 points and 10 rebounds as the Spurs dominated the Thunder in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals.
Feds say ex-NBA player Terry Rozier accepted $100K bribe in sports betting scheme
Former NBA player Terry Rozier was hit with new federal charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud conspiracy in a massive sports betting investigation that has rocked the league.
Student commencement boos are a sign of wider AI woes
As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility
Teen ‘takeovers’ push cities to take action as experts see echoes of the Covid pandemic
Teenagers behaving badly in groups is hardly a new thing, experts said. But social media has made it easier to rapidly mobilize this generation of teenagers, who may be craving social interaction and looking for an outlet after having spent their formative years isolated during the Covid pandemic.
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond
Americans who get Ebola will go to Europe for treatment, not U.S., officials say
If additional Americans contract Ebola and need medical care, they will be sent to Europe rather than brought to home the U.S., senior administration officials said.
Nancy Pelosi weighs in on the race to succeed her as she fights to keep women ‘at the table’
Nancy Pelosi did not plan to endorse anyone in the race to succeed her in Congress. But she endorsed Connie Chan, recognizing the need for a woman.