BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who would the world would know as Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary footwear that surprised and charmed millions has brought pride to his old Buenos Aires neighborhood — and to his cobbler. The simple black shoes —…
NEW YORK (AP) — A private equity executive turned his Manhattan apartment into a torture chamber of “grotesque sexual violence,” prosecutors said Thursday. The 43-year-old is accused of raping six women over five months in a depraved spree in which he punched, waterboarded and shocked victims with a cattle prod and kept recordings of the…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Nobody lifts more weight at the NFL draft than Commissioner Roger Goodell. His celebratory hugs with excited first-round picks originated 15 years ago and endured through his back surgery last year. Some players squeeze Goodell so hard they end up lifting him up in the air. Sometimes, the roles get…
LONDON (AP) — New smartphones aren’t cheap and prices could reach even higher as globe trade tensions fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats throw Asian exports into turmoil. To save money, consider buying a secondhand device. The market for used cell phones is booming. It’s now growing faster than the market for new…
How the Detroit Pistons went from 14-68 to a playoff threat Jamal CollierApr 24, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson….
For Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia is second time a charm? Ben Queen/Imagn Images Harry Lyles Jr.Apr 24, 2025, 07:14 AM ET Email Print MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Pop into West Virginia’s Milan Puskar Stadium during spring football, and a wave of déjà vu will roll over you. On a brisk March morning in Morgantown, head…
What could Jets GM Darren Mougey accomplish in first draft? This will be the fist draft as a general manager for the Jets’ Darren Mougey. Kirby Lee/Imagn Images Rich CiminiApr 24, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off on Thursday, bringing together a smorgasbord of the city’s most iconic homegrown artists for the next two weeks. The festival, which draws hundreds of thousands of attendees, began in 1970 as a homage to the sounds of the birthplace of jazz and…
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color that draws crowds from around the world. And in these times full of stress and anxiety about wars, economic threats and other…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls ” wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education. In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to…
