3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (815+ words) LOS ANGELES " Luka Doncic finished fourth in 2025-26 NBA Most Valuable Player voting, a respectable but somewhat disappointing result for the Lakers superstar who battled a nagging hamstring injury throughout much of the season, limiting his availability and impacting his statistical…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (789+ words) LONDON " The FTSE 100 opened slightly lower Monday, dipping 15. 40 points or 0. 15% to 10, 179. 97 in early trading as investors grappled with lingering geopolitical risks, sticky inflation concerns and fresh domestic political noise in Westminster. The benchmark index, which closed Friday at 10, 195. 37, traded in…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (459+ words) CANNES, France " A decade after "The Wailing" cemented his status as one of cinema's most unpredictable genre alchemists, South Korean director Na Hong-jin has returned with "Hope," a blood-soaked, guns-blazing sci-fi creature feature that crashed the 2026 Cannes Film Festival like…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (785+ words) Here are the top five trade and free-agency rumors circulating as of May 18, 2026: 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Block After Bucks' Playoff Miss The biggest story dominating the league involves Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, who finished 32-50 and missed the playoffs for…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (578+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY " Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has firmly established himself as one of the NBA's most dominant and marketable superstars in 2026, capturing his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to the best record in the Western…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1162+ words) SYDNEY " Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares climbed to a new intraday high of $160. 79 on Monday, gaining $1. 39 or 0. 87 percent, as investors rewarded the country's largest lender for its resilient performance amid stable interest rates and solid economic conditions in the domestic…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (900+ words) International Business Times Australia CLEVELAND " Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points as the Cavaliers routed the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 on Sunday night in Detroit, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2018. The Cavaliers controlled the game from the…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (765+ words) LAS VEGAS " Cody Johnson was crowned Entertainer of the Year at the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night, while breakout star Ella Langley stole the show with five victories in a star-studded ceremony hosted by Shania Twain at…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (816+ words) TUCSON, Ariz. " Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos announced Thursday that forensic investigators are closing in on identifying blood evidence recovered from Nancy Guthrie's Catalina Foothills home, offering the most promising development yet in the high-profile disappearance case that has gripped…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1013+ words) SYDNEY " The S&P/ASX 200 index fell sharply on Monday, closing at 8, 506. 3 after shedding 124. 5 points or 1. 44 percent, as investors dumped risk assets amid renewed global economic uncertainty, rising bond yields and concerns over slowing growth in major economies. The decline,…...