A closely watched survey by Japan’s central bank shows sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved for a second straight quarter, making an interest rate hike more likely.

Syracuse basketball great Lawrence Moten has died. He was 53. An athletic department spokesperson said multiple staff members learned of Moten’s death from various contacts and that Moten was at home in Washington, D.C., when he died.

The Florida Panthers are going for the first Stanley Cup threepeat since the early 1980s. They likely won’t have captain and most important player Aleksander Barkov for the entire regular season.

Louisiana’s only two Planned Parenthood locations have closed after 40 years. The organization says the closure Tuesday is the result of political attacks and funding woes, following President Donald Trump’s spending and tax plan that eliminates Medicaid reimbursements for organizations that provide

Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a civilian federal employee has been taken into custody for allegedly spreading a false report of an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Saturday will mark the second time in three years that Brooklyn has hosted an Israeli team in the preseason, after beating Maccabi Ra’anana in 2023-24. But this time, the tilt will feature Jewish…