Day: August 14, 2026

The showdowns and reunions highlighting the NBA’s 2026-27 seasonAfter offseason moves to new teams, Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo will return to their former cities for the first time at the season’s midway point.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00New York Knicks to face Philadelphia 76ers in season tip off03:13Get more newsLiveonAug. 13, 2026,…

Kennedy Center board votes to partially close arts center during renovations and add Trump’s name to the building againThe board voted to change the name of the building to “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump.”Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Scaffolding and tarps…

USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dyingThe U.S. government has repeatedly insisted that no one — and, particularly, no children — has died because of its funding cuts. But the AP has documented the deaths of women and children from Myanmar to Nigeria.Listen to this article…

Haitians in Ohio who lost protected status get ankle monitors instead of ICE detentionThe decision is due to a lack of detention space, sources say, and may clash with the White House’s hard-line immigration approach.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Sony, a Haitian immigrant, stands outside the Department of Homeland Security field office in…

Deadly earthquakes expose stark divide between Colombia and Venezuela responsesTwo catastrophic earthquakes hit the neighboring countries just weeks apart, but Colombia’s response shows the strength of a democratic system versus an authoritarian one.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Rescuers help remove debris in Cali, Colombia, on Thursday, three days after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake.Raul Arboleda…

Appeals court dodges major ruling on Trump’s contentious use of obscure deportation lawThe case focuses on last year’s attempted removal of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members using an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is considered…

As Trump prepares for Xi’s visit, U.S. and China exchange blows over AI and tradeDespite an escalating series of disagreements, analysts say “there is sufficient tolerance on both sides for some of these antics by the other.”Listen to this article00:0000:00President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.Evan Vucci / Getty ImagesAug.…

The NBA’s new schedule aims to fix one of its most hated aspectsTeams despise playing two games in as many days, especially when the distance between the games is long. This season, the NBA took aim at long back-to-backsListen to this article00:0000:00Olivier-Maxence Prosper #18 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket during the game…