Diversity programs vanishing from US campuses amid culture wars
The latest battle in the culture wars cleaving American society centers around diversity programs on university campuses, now restricted or banned in a growing number of US states.
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'Grave step backwards': Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year
A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.
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Venezuelans set fire to dummies of Maduro, opposition in Easter rite
Venezuelans burned dummies representing President Nicolas Maduro or opposition presidential hopefuls -- depending on their politics -- as they honored an Easter Sunday tradition.
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LeBron scores 40, hits 9-of-10 3-pointers as Lakers rip Nets
LeBron James delivered another epic performance on Sunday, scoring 40 points and matching a career-high with nine 3-pointers on 10 attempts as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 116-104 NBA victory at Brooklyn.
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Japan's Nakajima dominates Indian Open for first DP World Tour win
Japan's Keita Nakajima cruised to a wire-to-wire victory at the Indian Open on Sunday to lift his maiden DP World Tour title by four strokes.
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'This is only the beginning': Turkish opposition celebrate
Opposition supporters on Sunday filled an Istanbul square to celebrate the re-election of Ekrem Imamoglu as mayor, who dealt a second blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party by repeating his landmark 2019 win.
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Korda powers to third LPGA victory in as many starts
World number one Nelly Korda marched to her third victory in three LPGA tour starts on Sunday, firing seven birdies in a flawless seven-under par 65 to win the Ford Championship in Arizona by two strokes.
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'Tennis is in great hands' says Sinner's coach Cahill
Jannik Sinner's third victory of the year, at the Miami Open on Sunday, will lift the Italian to number two in the world and has convinced his coach, Darren Cahill, that tennis is set for years of exciting battles at the top.
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Ice-cool Sinner downs Dimitrov to triumph in Miami
Italy's Jannik Sinner won the ATP Miami Open Masters 1000 title on Sunday with a dominant 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final at Hard Rock Stadium.
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Jaeger holds off top-ranked Scheffler for first PGA Tour title in Houston
Germany's Stephan Jaeger held off world number one Scottie Scheffler down the stretch to win his first US PGA Tour title on Sunday at the Houston Open.
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