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Pat McAfee caught flack earlier this week when he referred to Caitlin Clark as a “White b—-.” The punter-turned-media mogul was defending Clark’s impact on women’s basketball when he made what he says was a “massive f— up.” McAfee said it was only hours after Monday’s show that he saw the criticism he received for his monologue, which prompted many …

At least six people, most of them children, drowned when a school bus went off the road into a river in northwest Syria on Thursday, emergency responders said. The bus carrying dozens of children left the road near the city of Darkush, west of Idlib, and plunged into the Orontes River, a local civil defense organization also known as the …

An Israeli strike Thursday morning took out Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding at a United Nations school for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) say, while local officials say that the strike killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas compound inside the school containing 20 …

Novak Djokovic confirmed Thursday that he had successful surgery on his knee after his shocking withdrawal from the French Open this week, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion did not say if he expects to be back in time for Wimbledon next month. Djokovic was forced to withdraw after he suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee during the …

European Union parliamentary elections kicked off in the Netherlands on Thursday with an exit poll suggesting that Geert Wilders’ far-right party made big gains and was in a tight race with an alliance of social democrats and greens to emerge as the biggest party. The poll results were a possible harbinger of strong electoral gains for the hard right in …

Search and rescue operations are underway for British TV doctor and Daily Mail columnist Dr. Michael Mosely, who was reported missing while vacationing in Greece. Mosley, 67, disappeared after he went for a hike along St. Nicholas Beach on the Greek island of Symi on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Daily Mail. His wife, Dr. Clare Bailey, alerted authorities when …

The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the past 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper hunger in the heads too big for their tiny bodies. “Not much milk comes out,” said their 38-year-old mother, Dorcas Simon, who struggles to breastfeed and has three other children. …

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new initiative is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone. While a site offering counsel and general information for potential lovebirds is online, a dating app is also in development. City hall hopes to offer it later this year, …

Kristaps Porzingis was really happy to be back on the court and his play helped elevate the Boston Celtics to a Game 1 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, 107-89. Porzingis hadn’t stepped onto the basketball court since he was injured in the team’s series against the Miami Heat. He helped Boston jump out to a 22-point …

Iga Swiatek will get the chance to defend her French Open title for the third year in a row after eliminating Coco Gauff in two sets during the semifinal match on Thursday. Swiatek, 23, continues to prove herself as the women’s No. 1 ranked tennis pro and will now have a chance to claim her fourth French Open title in …