Trump’s nat’l security advisor ousted after chat group scandal

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and US Ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2025. Waltz is to leave his post following a scandal in which a journalist was accidentally included on a chat between officials about…

The Giants botched the 2022 NFL Draft so spectacularly when it could have made them elite

Thursday is the NFL deadline for teams to formally pick up the 5th year option on their first round rookies from the 2022 draft, and while it was just three years ago it really underscores just how monumentally the New York Giants screwed this one up. The Giants will be one of two teams to…

The Giants botched the 2022 NFL Draft so spectacularly when it could have made them elite

Thursday is the NFL deadline for teams to formally pick up the 5th year option on their first round rookies from the 2022 draft, and while it was just three years ago it really underscores just how monumentally the New York Giants screwed this one up. The Giants will be one of two teams to…

Asian shares rise in subdued holiday trading, as US futures jump

A currency trader gives a thumps up near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) TOKYO, Japan — Asian shares advanced Thursday, with many markets in the region closed for Labor Day holidays. This was…

1 WNBA rookie quit her job to tell them she’d be pursuing basketball, and more training camp stories

It’s a quick transition for WNBA rookies. One day, you’re playing in the NCAA tournament with your college team, and a week or two later, you’re drafted and officially a professional basketball player. A week after that, you’re in training camp for your rookie WNBA season. In just a month’s time, you’ve finished college, started…

2 tropical cyclones may form this month — Pagasa

Satellite image taken at 7:10 a.m. on May 1, 2025. — Photo from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration MANILA, Philippines — One or two tropical cyclones may form within the Philippine area of responsibility in May. This was according to the state weather bureau on Thursday. Benison Estareja, weather specialist of Philippine…