Dave McMenaminNov 17, 2025, 04:56 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James was back practicing 5-on-5 with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday for the…
Yum China Holdings, operator of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains across mainland China and Hong Kong, plans to ramp up expansion into more lower-tier cities based on its flexible store formats, expecting this push to generate higher returns for the company over the next five years. At the company’s Investor Day conference in Shenzhen…
COP30 host Brazil has created 10 new Indigenous territories, with the climate summit hit by protests in recent days. The designation means the areas, including one in part of the Amazon, will have their culture and environment protected under Brazilian law – though this is not always enforced. The move follows similar actions from President…
Stranger Things star Sadie Sink and A Quiet Place‘s Noah Jupe are set to make their West End stage debuts in a production of Romeo & Juliet. From Mar. 16 to Jun. 6 next year, the pair will perform the Robert Icke-directed production at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London. Sink is best known for…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter PA Media Household energy bills are expected to fall slightly in the new year before rising again in April, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight. The forecaster expects the annual bill for households using a typical amount of gas and electricity will be £1,733 between January and March, when the latest energy price…
President, PM laud security forces for successful IBOs in Dera Ismail Khan, North Waziristan Security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) killed 15 terrorists linked to the Indian-backed Fitna-al-Khawarij in two separate operations on November 15 and 16,the military’s media wingInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)said on Tuesday. The first operation took place in the Kalachi area of…
First prize winner receives Rs3,000,000, three second prize winners get Rs1,000,000 each The Rs1500 prize bond draw, conducted by National Savings, took place on November17, 2025, at the National Savings Centre. The draw is one of the regular quarterly events organised by National Savings, which operates under the central bank of Pakistan. The prize bond…
KARACHI: As Karachi’s new AI-based e-challan system sparks public outrage over steep penalties, city traffic authorities are defending the move as a necessary deterrent to restore order on chaotic roads while citizens say authorities should fix the city’s crumbling infrastructure before penalising drivers. Heavy traffic fines in Karachi are designed to deter violations, not match…
Investigations have been opened into eight companies, including ticket resellers and driving schools, by the UK’s competition regulator as part of a review of online pricing practices. The cases are the first launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) under new consumer protection powers, and are looking at actions such as mandatory additional charges,…
On December 11th, 2010, Jeffrey Epstein was fretting about what came up if you Googled him. By this time Epstein had already pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution with a child and was a registered sex offender, and just a few days earlier he had been photographed in Central Park taking a stroll with Prince Andrew….
