The palpable tension in the WNBA over how basketball is played broke wide open in the contact last week between Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas. In one sect is an old-guard contingent so deeply accustomed to bruises and scratch marks that they wear them as a badge of pride. In another, an increasingly loud set of stars is pushing against the notion, arguing for a free-flowing style showcasing skill over force.It’s a cataclysmic divide that grows starker after each officiating controversy. Nothing showcased this better than a remark by Clark’s former teammate and a longer-tenured veteran than Thomas, after the…

UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Monday attack on convoy in Jonglei State, calls for investigation.Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026The United Nations has said that it was “deeply saddened” by the killing of five humanitarian workers after their convoy was ambushed in South Sudan.UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a news…

Last January, I told you about the great lobster heist where criminals stole 40,000 pounds of lobster meat valued at approximately $400,000 from a warehouse in Taunton, Massachusetts and vanished without a trace. The lobster had been intended for delivery to Costco stores in Illinois…

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