Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain Monday night and shot free throws for the Mavericks — with tears rolling down his cheeks — before leaving the floor in obvious pain late in the first quarter of Dallas’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Irving was fouled by DeMar DeRozan on a drive to

Strong communication skills are key to both personal and professional success. When you are a skilled public speaker and a good communicator, you can share your ideas effectively, express your needs and desires clearly, avoid conflict and inspire others to trust in your leadership.  Developing strong communication and public speaking

In March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment report. This report detailed current and projected climate change and established its 2050 goal: achieving global net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2050 so that global warming is limited to no more than 1.5 degrees

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies. Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10%

When Jamil Bouchareb, founder and CEO of Miami-based Restaurantware, set out to reimagine his company’s approach to business, he didn’t just tweak a few processes. Instead, he fundamentally transformed how a modern organization could operate by putting his food service supply company at the forefront of sustainability and innovation. Bouchareb’s

Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes were expected to strike Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday. New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day parades and cut down

“James,” Percival Everett ’s acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. Everett’s version of Mark Twain’s classic, now narrated by the enslaved title character, already won the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize and the Carnegie Medal for fiction. The other nominees announced Monday

In my old neighborhood, one, two or even three Ring notifications came through each day, exclaiming, “There’s a fox on Gerba Drive!” The frantic messages were from a homeowner who had moved from an urban area into a newly developed subdivision in the “country.” I’ll admit that I, too, adopted

The U.S. has announced steps toward the creation of a new reserve for cryptocurrency to bolster national dominance in digital assets. This initiative appears to be slated to encompass the most familiar cryptocurrencies and some lesser known cryptocurrencies as well. Which cryptocurrencies are included in the U.S. crypto reserve? Following

The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump’s agenda.