WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert: League is ‘pretty confident’ it will expand to 16 teams by 2028 season

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) NEW YORK — The WNBA is “pretty confident” it will expand to 16 teams by the 2028 season, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said ahead of the WNBA Draft on Monday. The … Read more

Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029, the company said Tuesday during a media tour of an unfinished pilot plant. Japan’s legacy automakers have fallen behind newer rivals like America’s Tesla and China’s BYD in the emerging all-electric auto sector. But Nissan, like … Read more

Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds. Only about one-third of U.S. adults say Trump did something illegal in the hush money case for which jury … Read more

Kerr recalls feeling bad for Brown after Dubs eliminated Kings in 2023

Kerr recalls feeling bad for Brown after Dubs eliminated Kings in 2023 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Tuesday’s looming NBA Play-In Tournament game between the Warriors and Sacramento Kings will add another story to the ever-growing Northern California basketball lore. But for now, fans are remembering the first round of the 2023 NBA … Read more

World Atlas names 9 of New York’s best small towns to retire in. See what they offer

Are you thinking about retiring and don’t want to leave New York state? WorldAtlas, a website focused on geography and related topics, recently unveiled their list of the nine best small towns to retire to in New York. A new survey by the National Institute on Retirement Security reveals that 79% of Americans believe that affording retirement … Read more

China’s economy expands by a surprisingly strong pace in the first quarter of 2024

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China’s economy grew stronger than expected at the start of this year, mainly thanks to robust growth in high-tech manufacturing. Gross domestic product grew by 5.3% in the … Read more