A new Michael Jordan television documentary has become a smash hit for NBA fans whose hope of watching the playoffs these days was scuttled by the coronavirus pandemic. "The Last Dance" details the ... ( read original story ...)
Magic Johnson on his friendship with Michael Jordan and when the NBA will come back
Millions of people have been tuning in to “The Last Dance,” the docuseries about basketball legend Michael Jordan. Joining TODAY from his home, fellow NBA legend Magic Johnson talks about the ESPN ... ( read original story ...)
America’s best coronavirus Instagram celebrity is Leslie Jordan. Not that he’d admit it.
Sitting in sweatpants in our living rooms, we don't want the aspirational excess of celebrities with their endless, useless #branded pitches. We want someone like Jordan. ( read original story ...)
Assassinations in southern Syria expose limits of Assad’s control
In March, Mr Assad’s army launched an offensive on the town of Sanamayn, in the north of the province, where a small band of rebels continued to launch deadly attacks on regime targets. The offensive ... ( read original story ...)
Seven killed in 2nd alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria in a week
At least four Iranian militants and three civilians were killed and another four people were wounded, including a child, after Syrian air defense systems were activated in response to an alleged ... ( read original story ...)
The Times view on the survival of Mohammed Hamid, badly burned in Syria: War Child
For Mohammed Hamid, coronavirus is just one more test in what has already been a desperately sad young life. The Times first reported on this remarkably brave 13-year-old Kurdish boy as he lay ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan announces easing of restrictions imposed over coronavirus
Kazakhstan will start easing some restrictions imposed over the coronavirus though a state of emergency will continue until at least May 11, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Monday. Businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why Yemen is at war
Yemen's leading separatist group has declared self-rule in the south, complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect the country's shattered health sector from the spread of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia buys $500 million stake in coronavirus-hit Live Nation, stock jumps nearly 10%
Saudi Arabia's investment makes the Public Investment Fund the third-largest shareholder in the company after Liberty Media and Vanguard Group. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia takes 5.7% stake in Live Nation as coronavirus hits concert industry
Saudi Arabia hopes to build ties to Hollywood by investing in Beverly Hills-based Live Nation, which the coronavirus has brought to its knees. ( read original story ...)