The Washington Post came under fire Monday for its decision to suspend a reporter a day after she tweeted about the rape case against Kobe Bryant, only hours after the former basketball star and his daughter died with seven others in a helicopter crash. On Sunday afternoon, as the world was learning the news and initial details of Bryant’s death, the Post’s Felicia …

HARARE: A fine second Test century by Sean Williams enabled Zimbabwe to dominate the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Harare Sports Club on Monday, as they reached 352 for six at the close. The Zimbabwe captain, who won the toss and chose to bat first, made 107 from 137 balls, an innings which swung …

PARIS: The Olympic women’s basketball qualifying tournament was on Monday moved out of China because of the coronavirus outbreak while cycling’s Tour of Hainan was cancelled. That follows the announcements on Sunday that women’s Olympic football qualifiers and Fed Cup tennis were being shifted out of China while an indoor athletics event was scrapped. The four-team basketball tournament, scheduled for …

LAHORE: Fast bowler Umar Gul was honoured in Lahore on Monday for his Pakistan record figures of five for six in T20Is when PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani presented him with a crystal plaque. The ceremony took place in the PCB Chairman’s office after the third Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Bangladesh was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Umar Gul …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two horses were found dead after a fire broke out at a stable in north Harris County Monday afternoon. Crews responded to reports of a fire in the 700 block of Hill Road around 3 p.m. The Little York Fire Department says the fire was put out quickly, but the two horses couldn’t be saved. Fire …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of one of the victims killed in the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing explosion has filed a lawsuit against the company claiming wrongful death. The family of Frank Flores filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company for the Jan. 24 explosion that killed their loved one. “Mr. Flores was headed to work. He was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is officially off the market. Bregman and his now-fiancée Reagan Howard got engaged during a family trip to Colorado, according to social media. The third baseman’s sister, Jessie Bregman, posted a picture of Howard on Instagram with a ring on her left finger. “I’ve always wanted a sister,” Jessie captioned the …

WASHINGTON D.C. (KTRK) — A young Houston cancer survivor was recognized Monday in our nation’s capitol. ABC13 has shared 10-year-old Kaylee Tolleson’s cancer journey ever since she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last spring. READ MORE: Kaylee’s Journey: 9-year-old diagnosed with ovarian cancer She befriended ABC13’s Chief Meteorologist Travis Herzog along the way, and this past summer she got to …

JOHANNESBURG: England blew through South Africa’s resistance quickly in the end to win the fourth and final Test by 191 runs on Monday and clinch a convincing 3-1 series victory. Mark Wood took four wickets as South Africa were all out for 274 in their second innings on the fourth day at the Wanderers, way off the huge target of …

KARACHI: Pakistan needs at least $234.5 billion investment by 2030 to deliver on three sustainable development goals (SDGs) — power, digital access, transport and clean water and sanitation. The findings were released by Standard Chartered bank in a report titled “Opportunity 2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map” to help companies, institutional investors, and other stakeholders ascertain the impact of their investments …