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Floyd Abrams at his Manhattan office. In his new book, “The Soul of the First Amendment,” he argues that the United States’ protections for free speech are the best in the world, at least for now.

Virtual reality may have just got the shot of confidence it needed to break into the mainstream. 

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - On a day when the Mariners got production up and down the lineup while setting a season high for scoring, Nelson Cruz pointed to Seattle's pitching as the real key.

Former President Barack Obama met Sunday with at-risk young men and boys in his hometown of Chicago before his first major post-presidency speech.

WASHINGTON — Republicans have put President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee on the bench, and they’re now in a position to fill dozens more federal judgeships — and reshape some of the nation’s highest courts. The Republicans’ opportunity comes with the GOP in control of Congress and the White House, about 120 vacancies in federal district and appeals courts to be filled and after years of partisan fights over judicial nominations. Frustrated by Republican obstruction in 2013, then-majority Democrats... Читать дальше...

Ibrahimovic was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering significant knee ligament damage during the 2-1 win over Anderlecht in midweek.

From MMA to crybaby, there's plenty of bad blood in the NBA playoff series between the Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks

Last week, Patriots V.P. of player personnel Nick Caserio didn’t slam the door on a possible trade of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Adam Schefter of ESPN now has. Per Schefter, a Garoppolo trade is “not happening.” This doesn’t mean the Patriots would have never traded Garoppolo under any set of circumstances. It means that none of the…

Antonia Catalan maneuvers her gray sport utility vehicle around potholes in the dirt roads where rural South Florida meets the swampy Everglades. Immigration law experts say volunteering to help immigrants already in the country illegally is generally not against the law, but Trump has raised doubts by ordering rules to penalize people who “facilitate their presence” in the U.S. Conservative critics say these kinds of volunteers should be punished along with the immigrants they are helping. California... Читать дальше...

“Scared money don’t make no money.” — Brandon Jackson When Andrew King gets hesitant, he thinks back to that quote. When he doubts his path, he remembers what his late teammate would often say before a game. When he questions his abilities, he recalls the opportunities Jackson sadly lost. “It just means be loose,” the...

Real people. Not actors. Or is it the other way around? Chris Christie, the part-time governor of New Jersey, recently did what he so effortlessly does. He spoke reckless, classless, thoughtless, undignified, bully-boy trash. During his continuing radio gig/audition on WFAN’s “Boomer & Carton” show, he characterized Eli Manning as, “The liar, Eli Manning,” as...

The eight-time All-Star is questionable, a team spokesman told The Chronicle. Durant, who has now missed two straight games with a left calf strain, appears to be almost completely healthy. Additionally, Shaun Livingston (right index finger sprain) and Matt Barnes (right ankle/foot sprain) are questionable for Game 4. The Blazers announced Sunday that center Jusuf Nurkic, who returned from a fractured right leg for Game 3, has been ruled out for Game 4.

Asia's two key financial hubs are currently struggling with property, ports and people. How will each stack up in 2017? Dan Murphy and Emily Tan find out.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's season is on the brink after losing a critical Game 4 to the Houston Rockets on Sunday.

Gareth Bale hobbled off in the first-half of Real Madrid's top-of-the-table clash with Barcelona at the Bernabeu after a recurrence of a leg injury which had ruled him out of the past two matches.

The 98-year-old grandmother from India's Tamil Nadu state who leads a yoga dynasty.

The night starts with Messi and it ends with Messi too, and in between? It’s Messi and 21 more, dancing over the pristine Bernabeu pitch, delivering the game of the season.

PHOENIX — Brandon McCarthy has been the Los Angeles Dodgers’ best pitcher not named Clayton Kershaw this season. On Sunday, with his team in dire need of a good performance, McCarthy was the best he’s been so far. The 33-year-old right-hander threw seven strong innings and got plenty of support with a six-run fifth inning

Michael Bloomberg said he weighed running for president but decided after 12 years as New York City’s mayor voters knew how he stood on the issues and those positions weren’t endearing for a candidate. “If I thought we could win, or had a reasonable chance, I would have done it. It would be totally unlikely,...

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