Forget the MVP finalists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. Everyone expected Jared McCain and Alex Caruso to shine in the Western Conference finals, right? Right?? Oklahoma City’s role players made all the difference last night in Game 5, and have throughout the series, as the Thunder have taken a 3-2 lead over the San Antonio Spurs. Our Rohan Nadkarni dives in. Also, England’s Jude Bellingham is our World Cup spotlight today. For more coverage, as always, check out the NBC News web
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released a shocking video Tuesday showing the moment officers discovered 20 illegal aliens inside the trailer and sleeper cab of a semi-truck in what the agency described as a human smuggling attempt. The video, from a traffic stop of a white Volvo semi in a rural area on May 18, shows officers pulling the vehicle over before the driver descends from the cab and attempts to run away, crossing a set of train tracks before being quickly collared by law e
LOS ANGELES --- Matthew Perry’s former personal assistant was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in federal prison for giving the “Friends” star the ketamine injections that left the actor dead of an overdose in a hot tub back in 2023. Kenneth Iwamasa was hit with the penalty after Perry’s half-sister told the court he deserves a harsher sentence than Jasveen Sangha, the so-called “Ketamine Queen” who was sentenced in April to 15 years behind bars and three years’ supervised rele
A beloved husband, dad and grandfather was killed in a chemical tank rupture at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state, according to his heartbroken daughter.
Ebola-hit DR Congo faces 'catastrophic collision' of disease and conflict, WHO warns Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the east of the country was at the centre of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response. In a statement posted on X, Tedros said the WHO "cannot build c
Fox News · Oct 8
Lisa Rinna drew a firm line between Hollywood and politics when an interview turned to Spencer Pratt's potential future as the mayor of Los Angeles. Rinna, 62, argued the country has already "done that" when it comes to reality stars crossing into politics. While "The Real Housewives" star explained she wasn't sure who she would be voting for, Rinna revealed she's not interested in seeing another reality TV takeover of public affairs. "Not a reality star, though," Rinna told Variety at the Ameri
Fox News · Oct 8
The Justice Department sued the University of California, Los Angeles, on Monday, accusing the university of allowing Jewish students to face a "hostile educational environment" during months of anti-Israel protests and encampment unrest that left students assaulted, blocked from campus buildings and fearful of attending class. "The occupiers largely succeeded in their goal of making the heart of campus Judenrein — or at least free of Jews who did not share their desire to annihilate Israel," th
Guardian - World · Oct 8
A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures Protests against immigration enforcement at a facility where detainees are on a hunger and labor strike erupted in fresh violence on Tuesday night as federal officers sprayed chemicals and charged demonstrators outside the jail in New Jersey. Following hours of relative quiet, a day after masked and arm
