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FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) shoots over Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Lakers coach Darvin Ham, in an essay for The Associated Press, says James' work ethic is beyond compare. James is about to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA career scoring record. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Versatility, adaptation put LeBron James on cusp of breaking scoring record

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

A 2,700-year-old ivory incense spoon plundered from a site in the occupied West Bank — seized in late 2021 by the Manhattan District Attorney's office as part of a plea deal with billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt, displayed at the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Earlier this month, American officials handed over the artifact to the Palestinians in what the U.S. State Department's Office of Palestinian Affairs said was "the first event event of such repatriation" by the U.S. to the Palestinians. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

Israel probes legality of U.S. giving artifact to Palestinians

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion, Israel, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Netanyahu has made a surprise trip to Jordan to meet with King Abdullah II. Tuesday, Jan 24. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Netanyahu flies to Jordan for surprise meeting with king

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Illustration on Jordan and the Abraham Accords by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords

By Clifford D. May

Jordan temporarily bans TikTok, after police officer killed in violent protests

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics is shown in 1968. Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. (AP Photo) **FILE**

NBA great and Celtics legend Bill Russell dies at 88

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

Biden to host King Abdullah II of Jordan amid Mideast tensions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. Israel's defense minister met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in what both sides said was an effort to maintain calm in Jerusalem ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Israel defense chief, Jordan’s king discuss Ramadan calm

Associated Press

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

Jordan’s king, Israeli foreign minister meet to calm tensions in Jerusalem

Associated Press

FILE - This is an April 18, 1948, portrait of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson. It's Jackie Robinson Day across the big leagues on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, as baseball honors the man who broke the sport's color barrier in 1947. (AP Photo/File)

Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan debut tickets sell for nearly half a million apiece at auction

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

State Department OKs $70 million rocket deal to Jordan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Migrants from Iraq speak to journalists through a fence at the refugee camp in the village of Verebiejai, some 145km (99,1 miles) south from Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Migrants at the school in the village of Verebiejai, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from Vilnius, haven't been allowed to leave the premises and are under close police surveillance. Some have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been isolated in the building. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Iraqi man’s guilty plea reveals massive scope of refugee fraud ring

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This mage released by Sony Pictures shows Chanté Adams, left, and Michael B. Jordan in a scene from Columbia Pictures' &quot;A Journal for Jordan.&quot; (Columbia-Sony Pictures via AP)

Review: ‘A Journal for Jordan’ is a tear-jerker from Denzel

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

D.C. Divas general manager LaMont Jordan shows wide receiver Lexie Floor how to get off the line of scrimmage in a tackle football practice as Jessica Johnson looks on. (Courtesy of Rich Daniel).

LOVERRO: D.C. Divas embrace Jordan’s passion for the game of football

By Thom Loverro

Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during a media conference prior to a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters in Brussels, in this Wednesday, May 5, 2021, file photo. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP, File)

Jordan’s king denies impropriety in luxury home purchases

By Josef Federman and Karin Laub - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, right, meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘U.S. can count on me’: Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Biden, reaffirms alliance

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, spectators hold signs in remembrance of Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who died after collapsing on a practice field during a spring practice, before an NCAA college football game between Maryland and Temple, in College Park, Md. Of all the things on the checklist of Maryland football coach Michael Locksley, none are more pressing than forming a bond with players who in 2018 dealt with the death of a teammate and the subsequent whirlwind of activity that transpired on and off the field. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Jordan McNair’s father emphasizes athlete safety amid NIL rise in college sports

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

In this May 26, 2021, photo, Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon in Amman, Jordan. President Joe Biden will host Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on July 19, months after the detention of his half-brother amid a rare moment of palace intrigue for the close American ally. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) **FILE**

Biden to host Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House this month

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Jordan releases alleged plotters following king’s appeal

Associated Press

This photo from the Royal Court twitter account, shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II, second right, Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein, fourth right in blue mask, Prince Hassan bin Talal, fifth right, and others arriving to visit the tombs of former kings, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, April 11, 2021. King Abdullah II and his half brother Prince Hamzah have made their first joint public appearance since a palace feud last week. Members of the Jordanian royal family Sunday marked the centenary of the establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan, a British protectorate that preceded the kingdom. (Royal Court Twitter Account via AP)

Jordanian prince makes first public appearance since arrest

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and OMAR AKOUR - Associated Press