LeBron James hasn't decided whether to return for a 24th NBA season after Lakers' playoff run ends
Read full article: LeBron James hasn't decided whether to return for a 24th NBA season after Lakers' playoff run endsLeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was the final game of his NBA career.
New York sues Counter-Strike game developer saying 'loot boxes' promote gambling
Read full article: New York sues Counter-Strike game developer saying 'loot boxes' promote gamblingNew York’s attorney general is suing video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote gambling.
Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims
Read full article: Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victimsThe maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and will stop selling the device in New York.
NBA announces All-Star Game starters, with 1st version of U.S. vs. The World format now on its way
Read full article: NBA announces All-Star Game starters, with 1st version of U.S. vs. The World format now on its wayMilwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic, Golden State's Stephen Curry, New York’s Jalen Brunson, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey, Boston’s Jaylen Brown and San San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama were announced as NBA All-Star starters Monday.
Last Christmas: An East Texas Christmas tree farm closes after 40 years, despite booming sales
Read full article: Last Christmas: An East Texas Christmas tree farm closes after 40 years, despite booming salesChristmas tree sales are up in the Lone Star State, even as many tree farmers are aging out of the business with no successors.
NY attorney general challenges authority of acting US attorney investigating her Trump lawsuits
Read full article: NY attorney general challenges authority of acting US attorney investigating her Trump lawsuitsNew York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her.
Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look like
Read full article: Dismissal of Comey, James cases won't be the final word. Here's what the path ahead may look likeA federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter.
James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointment
Read full article: James Comey and Letitia James press for dismissal of their cases, challenge prosecutor's appointmentLawyers for two of President Donald Trump’s foes who've been charged by the Justice Department have asked a federal judge to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed.
New York Attorney General Letitia James seeks to block Trump administration's subpoenas
Read full article: New York Attorney General Letitia James seeks to block Trump administration's subpoenasNew York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing back against the Trump administration's investigation of cases that she brought against the president and National Rifle Association.
A history of President Trump's legal battles with New York Attorney General Letitia James
Read full article: A history of President Trump's legal battles with New York Attorney General Letitia JamesNew York Attorney General Letitia James and President Donald Trump have long found themselves as legal and political foes.
LeBron's future, Kawhi's situation and Tatum's health all part of the questions for NBA Media Day
Read full article: LeBron's future, Kawhi's situation and Tatum's health all part of the questions for NBA Media DayThe NBA's Media Day happens on Monday for most teams, marking the start of training camps.
Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
Read full article: Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald TrumpPresident Donald Trump is declaring victory after an appeals court threw out the massive civil fraud penalty against him.
Trump weaponization czar urged New York Attorney General James to resign over mortgage probe
Read full article: Trump weaponization czar urged New York Attorney General James to resign over mortgage probeThe Justice Department official tapped by President Donald Trump’s administration to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter urging the Democrat to resign from office “as an act of good faith” four days into his probe.
NY attorney general sues Zelle's parent company after Trump administration drops similar case
Read full article: NY attorney general sues Zelle's parent company after Trump administration drops similar caseNew York’s attorney general has sued the parent company of the Zelle payment platform, months after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar case under the Trump administration.
The Latest: Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin continues Ukraine war
Read full article: The Latest: Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences’ if Putin continues Ukraine warU.S. President Donald Trump says there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop his war in Ukraine after their Friday summit in Alaska.
Lauren James shines as England thrashes Netherlands 4-0 to revive Euro title defense
Read full article: Lauren James shines as England thrashes Netherlands 4-0 to revive Euro title defenseEngland has got the defense of its Women’s European Championship title firmly back on track with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands, thanks to a Lauren James double.
Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts
Read full article: Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the artsPercival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'
Read full article: Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction.
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department
Read full article: Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education DepartmentA coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress.
Mother of 4-year-old boy missing for more than three months
Read full article: Mother of 4-year-old boy missing for more than three monthsThe mother of a 4-year-old boy has been missing for more than three months. Now, the missing woman’s mother and little boy’s grandmother believe she may have been killed.
Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner and Miranda July are fiction nominees for National Book Awards
Read full article: Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner and Miranda July are fiction nominees for National Book AwardsPercival Everett’s “James,” his acclaimed retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a fiction nominee for the National Book Awards.
Expert calls NRA's spending policies a 'dumpster fire' as gun group's civil trial begins a new phase
Read full article: Expert calls NRA's spending policies a 'dumpster fire' as gun group's civil trial begins a new phaseThe second phase of the trial in a civil lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and its top executives is underway in New York.
Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South
Read full article: Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural SouthAn upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very different, authors, Oscar winner Viola Davis and mega-selling novelist James Patterson.
LeBron James' triple-double lifts Lakers over Pelicans and into a play-in rematch with New Orleans
Read full article: LeBron James' triple-double lifts Lakers over Pelicans and into a play-in rematch with New OrleansLeBron James had 28 points, 17 assists, 11 rebounds and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 124-108 victory over New Orleans that dropped the Pelicans out of a coveted top-six seeding.
School shooter's parents could face years in prison after groundbreaking Michigan trials
Read full article: School shooter's parents could face years in prison after groundbreaking Michigan trialsThe parents of a Michigan school shooter will be sentenced on the same day, April 9, for the deaths of four teenagers in 2021.
New York sues cash-advance operation for issuing fraudulent loans with rates as high as 820%
Read full article: New York sues cash-advance operation for issuing fraudulent loans with rates as high as 820%New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued a cash-advance operation based in the state, claiming it exploited struggling small businesses across the country by issuing fraudulent loans.
New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
Read full article: New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debtDonald Trump could be at risk of losing some of his prized properties if he can’t pay his staggering New York civil fraud penalty.
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
Read full article: Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud rulingA New York judge has ordered Donald Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties.
British home secretary under fire for making joke about date rape drug
Read full article: British home secretary under fire for making joke about date rape drugBritish Home Secretary James Cleverly is under fire for making a date rape joke at a party just hours after announcing plans to crack down on the offense.
Zac Efron and Lily James on the simple gesture that frames the tragedy of the Von Erich wrestlers
Read full article: Zac Efron and Lily James on the simple gesture that frames the tragedy of the Von Erich wrestlersZac Efron transformed himself into a mass of muscle and repressed emotion to play professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new film “The Iron Claw."
Texas deputies confronted but didn't arrest fatal shooting suspect in August, a month before new law
Read full article: Texas deputies confronted but didn't arrest fatal shooting suspect in August, a month before new lawA man suspected of killing six people earlier this week in a shooting rampage across central Texas was confronted by police in August.
Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trialDonald Trump Jr. has testified that he never worked on his father’s business financial statements.
Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he's missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trial
Read full article: Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he's missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trialDonald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial, but a face-to-face showdown with former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will have to wait.
Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements
Read full article: Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statementsThe trial that could block former President Donald Trump from doing business in New York is drilling down on a major question: Was it his company or was it hired accountants that bore responsibility for financial statements that the state calls fraudulent.
LeBron will get more help this season from Lakers' revamped roster, GM Pelinka says
Read full article: LeBron will get more help this season from Lakers' revamped roster, GM Pelinka saysLeBron James is once again getting to the gym at dawn and putting in long hours as he prepares to begin his 21st NBA season.
NY Attorney General Letitia James has a long history of fighting Trump and other powerful targets
Read full article: NY Attorney General Letitia James has a long history of fighting Trump and other powerful targetsNew York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to picking fights with powerful targets.
Australia pulling for Matildas to advance in Women's World Cup. Only 1 host has ever won the title
Read full article: Australia pulling for Matildas to advance in Women's World Cup. Only 1 host has ever won the titleAustralia will try to avoid a dubious statistic among hosts of the Women’s World Cup by avoiding elimination in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
England advances at Women's World Cup by edging Nigeria after James red card
Read full article: England advances at Women's World Cup by edging Nigeria after James red cardEngland held firm despite a red card for Lauren James to beat Nigeria on penalty kicks and advance to the quarterfinals at the Women’s World Cup.
TribCast: Will the Texas Legislature pay Ken Paxton’s legal settlement?
Read full article: TribCast: Will the Texas Legislature pay Ken Paxton’s legal settlement?In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend $3.3 million on a whistleblower settlement for Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Judge says he'll appoint monitor for Donald Trump's company
Read full article: Judge says he'll appoint monitor for Donald Trump's companyA Manhattan judge said Thursday he will appoint an independent monitor for former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire, restricting his company’s ability to freely make deals, sell assets and change its corporate structure.
New York could get $524M under opioid settlements with Teva
Read full article: New York could get $524M under opioid settlements with TevaNew York Attorney General Letitia James says the state will receive up to $524 million from drugmaker Teva to settle claims that the company contributed to the U.S. opioid epidemic.
NY probe found potential crimes. Why isn't Trump in cuffs?
Read full article: NY probe found potential crimes. Why isn't Trump in cuffs?New York’s attorney general isn’t arresting former President Donald Trump even though she says her three-year investigation uncovered potential crimes in the way he ran his real estate empire.
'Art of the steal': Trump accused of vast fraud in NY suit
Read full article: 'Art of the steal': Trump accused of vast fraud in NY suitNew York’s attorney general has sued former President Donald Trump and his company, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.
TribCast: The impact of Texas’ changing demographics on elections
Read full article: TribCast: The impact of Texas’ changing demographics on electionsOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa and James about Hispanics becoming the largest ethnic demographic in Texas and what that means for the state’s politics.
Relationship with Cuomo daughter led to trooper's transfer
Read full article: Relationship with Cuomo daughter led to trooper's transferNew York's inspector general says a state trooper should have been disciplined for being romantically involved with a daughter of Andrew Cuomo while he served on the former governor’s security detail.
Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation
Read full article: Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigationDonald Trump says he invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn’t answer questions under oath in the long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings.
Homelessness can’t stop the excitement of back-to-school for this big, loving family
Read full article: Homelessness can’t stop the excitement of back-to-school for this big, loving familyThey're a family of ten who are without a home and staying at Haven for Hope. That isn't stopping seven of their kids from getting excited to go back to school. It's an adjustment, but they're getting help from Haven for Hope staff.
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit, allowing NY probe to go on
Read full article: Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit, allowing NY probe to go onA federal judge on Friday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, allowing her civil investigation into his business practices to continue.
TribCast: Previewing the runoffs and reviewing how Texas’ Hurricane Harvey relief was disbursed
Read full article: TribCast: Previewing the runoffs and reviewing how Texas’ Hurricane Harvey relief was disbursedOn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Zach about next week’s primary runoffs and the Gulf Coast’s ongoing frustrations over Hurricane Harvey relief funds.
Trump pays $110K fine, must submit paperwork to end contempt
Read full article: Trump pays $110K fine, must submit paperwork to end contemptFormer President Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 in fines he racked up after being held in contempt of court for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York’s attorney general.
New York AG lawyer: Evidence could support action vs. Trump
Read full article: New York AG lawyer: Evidence could support action vs. TrumpA lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office says evidence found in a three-year probe into Donald Trump's business practices could support legal action against the former president, his company, or both.
Clarence Dixon dies in Arizona's 1st execution since 2014
Read full article: Clarence Dixon dies in Arizona's 1st execution since 2014An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 has been executed after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state’s use of the death penalty brought on by a previous execution critics say was botched and difficulty that officials faced in sourcing lethal injection drugs.
TribCast: Dan Patrick takes on Disney in latest fight over Texas classrooms
Read full article: TribCast: Dan Patrick takes on Disney in latest fight over Texas classroomsIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Brian and James about Dan Patrick’s push for a Texas version of the Florida law governing the discussion of sexuality in schools and Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest action on the border.
New York AG asks appeals court to enforce Trump subpoena
Read full article: New York AG asks appeals court to enforce Trump subpoenaNew York’s attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling requiring former President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath after a civil investigation into his business practices uncovered evidence that he may have misstated the value of assets like golf courses and skyscrapers on financial statements for more than a decade.
Prosecutor: Don't name Michigan teen during parents' trial
Read full article: Prosecutor: Don't name Michigan teen during parents' trialA prosecutor is asking a judge to rule that a Michigan teen charged in a fatal school shooting shouldn’t be named in court during his parents’ separate criminal trial.
TribCast: Operation Lone Star and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
Read full article: TribCast: Operation Lone Star and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekGov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission was subject to a slew of bad news this week, including a major shakeup at the Texas Military Department, whose top leader Abbott replaced.
James scores 50, rallies Lakers past Wizards for 122-109 win
Read full article: James scores 50, rallies Lakers past Wizards for 122-109 winLeBron James scored 50 points for the 15th time in his career and helped rally the Los Angeles Lakers in the second half to a 122-109 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Judge blocks NY's bid to shutter NRA, but lawsuit continues
Read full article: Judge blocks NY's bid to shutter NRA, but lawsuit continuesA judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun advocacy organization to proceed.
New York AG says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials
Read full article: New York AG says Trump's company misled banks, tax officialsThe New York attorney general’s office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG's probe
Read full article: Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG's probeNew York’s attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family’s business practices.
Devine woman saves infant’s life by following a tug in her heart to register as a living donor
Read full article: Devine woman saves infant’s life by following a tug in her heart to register as a living donorA Devine woman and her family finally met the baby whose life she had a part in saving by becoming a living organ donor.
NY attorney general seeks Trump's testimony in civil probe
Read full article: NY attorney general seeks Trump's testimony in civil probeNew York’s attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trump’s testimony in an ongoing civil investigation into his business practices, a person familiar with the matter said.
Lawyer: Artist didn’t know Michigan parents stayed in studio
Read full article: Lawyer: Artist didn’t know Michigan parents stayed in studioA Detroit-area artist whose studio was where the parents of the Oxford High School student charged in a deadly shooting were found by police is cooperating with authorities and didn’t know the couple had stayed overnight.
TribCast: Texas braces for the next winter storm and a new COVID-19 variant
Read full article: TribCast: Texas braces for the next winter storm and a new COVID-19 variantIn this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell, James and Karen about the status of the power grid and the pandemic heading into winter.
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‘Friends’ cast reacts to death of co-star James Michael Tyler who played Gunther
Read full article: ‘Friends’ cast reacts to death of co-star James Michael Tyler who played GuntherJames Michael Tyler, who was best known for the role of Gunther on “Friends,” died Sunday at his home, according to reports.
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TribCast: Texas unveils a proposed new congressional map — and an election audit
Read full article: TribCast: Texas unveils a proposed new congressional map — and an election auditIn this week's episode, Matthew talks with Alexa, James and Jolie about redistricting, Gov. Greg Abbott's election audit and the troubles with Texas' border enforcement efforts.
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