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Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom during an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Enes Kanter Freedom declares himself 2027 WNBA prospect, cites eligibility rules

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom said he is declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft, saying he has examined the league's eligibility rules and believes they make him eligible. "My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA's eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion," the former basketball player said. "Based on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in April 2027."

August 7, 2026
Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012. (Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA via AP)

Cambridge professor resigns amid probe into plagiarism, credentials

Jason Arday, who became the youngest Black professor in the University of Cambridge's history, resigned Wednesday hours after the university opened a fresh investigation into his academic credentials, capping weeks of plagiarism accusations that unraveled one of British academia's most celebrated success stories. One academic commented that Arday was hired "to be the face of DEI" at the university.

August 7, 2026
Andrew Tate, left, watches his brother Tristan speak, outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Tate brothers’ lawyers seek release from Miami jail

Lawyers for social media personalities Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate asked a federal judge Friday to release the brothers from a Miami jail while they fight extradition to Britain on charges that include sex trafficking.

August 7, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani leaves a funeral service for fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad, who was killed in the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, in the Queens borough of New York on Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) ADDITION: Prepends Angel to full name

Mamdani booed off stage at Staten Island police event

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani got a hostile reception from the one borough that never warmed to him, drawing sustained boos and chants of "get out of here" less than a minute into his remarks at a Staten Island police event.

August 6, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, June 29, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Olivia Rodrigo teams with Planned Parenthood as abortion pill faces FDA review

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo toured a Planned Parenthood facility in Los Angeles and taped a series of advocacy videos with the organization this week, timed to promote her upcoming all-women music festival benefiting the nonprofit and other left-wing groups. "Even just walking around, seeing all the people doing various jobs here, it's just so inspiring," Rodrigo said. "They're all united in this common mission."

August 6, 2026
Burritos and tacos. File photo credit: sockagphoto via Shutterstock.

Burrito price fight splits GOP as midterms loom over affordability

A viral gripe about the cost of a burrito has turned into an open feud among conservative commentators over how the GOP should talk about affordability heading into the midterms. The fight started Wednesday when Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet relayed a complaint from a college student: "A burrito shouldn't cost $20." Kolvet added that the frustration was rooted partly in pandemic-and Biden-era inflation, but that "the lived experience is the same: It just feels like basic things cost too much."

August 6, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Nevada doctor indicted in $95 million Medicare fraud scheme

A federal grand jury in the District of Nevada has indicted Dr. Stephen Dubin, 74, of Henderson, Nevada, on charges tied to an alleged $95 million scheme to defraud Medicare through medically unnecessary amniotic wound treatments, according to the Justice Department.

August 6, 2026
This Feb 23, 2019, photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity against critical U.S. infrastructure, including ransomware attacks. The administration is launching the website stopransomware.gov to offer the public resources for countering the threat. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) ** FILE **

Canadian hacker pleads guilty in scheme that breached 165 companies

Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, pleaded guilty to a widespread computer-hacking conspiracy that compromised more than 165 victim organizations and led to the theft of billions of sensitive customer records, according to the Justice Department.

August 6, 2026
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Bernie Sanders won’t endorse Hong in Wisconsin governor race

Bernie Sanders said this week he doesn't expect to endorse Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong ahead of next Tuesday's Democratic primary, a comment that drew pointed reaction from Republican-aligned accounts who noted his history of backing far messier candidates.

August 6, 2026
ASAP Rocky, left and Rihanna, pose for photographers upon arrival at the The Fashion Awards 2024 on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

A$AP Rocky says he wants to run for Congress, praises Mamdani

Rapper A$AP ROCKY says he wants to run for Congress, praises Mamdani: "The mayor ... he has this rent control thing going on, and it's beneficial for everybody that's in the urban communities and stuff like that. We haven't really had a mayor or a political figure that actually gave a f--- about the people in the hood, in the ghetto, in a long time."

August 6, 2026