Denny Hamlin, who won the Daytona 500 the past two years, asked Jordan to form a team with him, 23XI Racing. They are rallying behind Wallace, the only Black full-time driver at NASCAR’s top level. ( read original story ...)
2021 Pebble Beach Pro-Am scores: Jordan Spieth sits alone atop leaderboard with one-shot lead after Round 2
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Jordan Spieth took on a bold tee shot and pulled it off perfectly to set up birdie. He hit a poor 3-wood that went off a tree and back into the fairway that led to another ... ( read original story ...)
Why Jordan Spieth might have finally found his golf-swing breakthrough
In today's Play Smart, we're diving deep on Jordan Spieth's golf swing, the changes he's making and why we're excited about them. ( read original story ...)
In Sri Lanka, a unique pandemic trauma: Forced cremations
Muslims who have lost relatives to covid-19 in Sri Lanka describe a traumatic rush by police and health officials to cremate the bodies of their loved ones. Many say they were not ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says North Korea an urgent priority for the United States
North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs are an urgent priority for the United States and Washington remains committed to denuclearization of the country, the U.S. State Department ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un admits North Korea is facing its ‘worst ever’ difficulties in rare admission of failure
During a Workers' Party meeting on Wednesday, Kim Jong Un described North Korea's difficulties as the 'worst-ever' and ordered tougher legal supervision to support his development plans. ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un lays blame on senior officials for North Korea’s economic failures
North Korea's Kim Jong Un ripped into the performance of his Cabinet, saying it failed to come up with new ideas to salvage an economy. ( read original story ...)
Protesters stage ‘mock funeral’ over teen’s rape, murder in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Hundreds of Nepalis staged a mock funeral procession in the capital Kathmandu Friday after the rape and murder of a teenage girl drew attention to a rise in sexual assault cases. Bhagirathi ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. revokes terrorist designation for Yemen’s Houthi rebels
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he's revoking the terrorist designation of Houthi rebels in Yemen one week after the Biden administration said it would no longer support military ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Houthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he will revoke terrorist designations of Yemen's Houthi movement effective Feb. 16, even as he warned that members of the group could be hit with ... ( read original story ...)