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Good game, bad dunk contest. The highs and lows of an eventful NBA All-Star weekend

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — If you still didn’t like the NBA’s newest All-Star Game format, you probably just don’t like All-Star games.

That seemed to be the sports sphere's consensus after the U.S.-against-the-world, round-robin tournament Sunday produced three thrilling mini-games and several impressive individual performances. Something about the setup compelled these stars to play their exhibition at a level much closer to real competition than usual.

“I think every team honestly wanted to win,” said Phoenix’s Devin Booker, a member of the victorious... Read More

An injured seabird pecks at an emergency room door, prompting its own rescue

BERLIN (AP) — An injured seabird sought help by pecking at the door of an emergency room at a hospital in Germany until medical staff noticed it and called firefighters to help with its rescue.

The cormorant, a shiny black waterbird, had a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak when it made its presence known at the glass door of the Klinikum Links der Weser hospital in the northern city of Bremen on Sunday.

In a joint effort, medical staff and firefighters removed the fishhook and treated the wound, the Bremen firefighter department said in a statement. The bird was... Read More

The '6-7' craze is going strong at NBA and college basketball games

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — LaMelo Ball has never been more popular, and it's not because Charlotte's 6-foot-7 star has the Hornets fighting for a playoff spot.

They hype is largely about his height. And Charlotte is trying to take advantage.

Dictionary.com named the term “6-7” its word of the year for 2025, and the global “6-7” craze is still going strong at pro and college basketball games. Young fans, players and coaches eagerly track when teams near 67 points, and pandemonium ensues when their team hits the mark.

The Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans... Read More

How the rich pass on their wealth. And how you can too

NEW YORK (AP) — Death and taxes may be inevitable. A big bill for your heirs is not.

The rich have made an art of avoiding taxes and making sure their wealth passes down effortlessly to the next generation. But the tricks they use – to expedite payouts to heirs and avoid handing money to the government – can also work for people with far more modest estates.

“It’s a strategic game of chess played over decades,” says Mark Bosler, an estate planning attorney in Troy, Michigan, and legal adviser to Real Estate Bees. “While the average person relies on a... Read More

Producer of hit Israeli TV series 'Tehran' dies suddenly in Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israeli producer Dana Eden, best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning espionage thriller “Tehran,” has died suddenly in Greece, Israeli public broadcaster KAN said Monday.

Eden, 52, was found dead in a hotel in the Greek capital, Athens, a Greek police official said, adding that initial indications suggested she had taken her own life and there was no suspicion of foul play. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as Greek police do not comment publicly in such cases.

KAN said Eden was in Greece for the filming of the hit series’... Read More

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Good game, bad dunk contest. The highs and lows of an eventful NBA All-Star weekend

An injured seabird pecks at an emergency room door, prompting its own rescue

The '6-7' craze is going strong at NBA and college basketball games

How the rich pass on their wealth. And how you can too

Producer of hit Israeli TV series 'Tehran' dies suddenly in Greece

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