LAS VEGAS At a neutral location in Las Vegas, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 on Tuesday to win the 2024 NBA Cup. With a triple-double of 26 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks and won the MVP award. Damian Lillard scored 23 points and made five of ten three-pointers. The Thunder's only player to score more than 20 points in a defeat was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 21 points. Milwaukee just had a one-point advantage at the break after an extremely close first half. However, the Bucks outscored Oklahoma City 26–14 in the second half, especially the third quarter. The Thunder's third-quarter scoring of 14 points was their lowest of the season. In the fourth quarter, the Bucks held off any possible comeback by ...

In an attempt to reassure the public about drones in East Coast states, President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that the rise in reports of unmanned aircraft sightings was not concerning. "Apparently nothing sinister," Biden told reporters at the White House. "We're keeping a careful eye on it. No sense of danger as of yet. Biden's initial public remarks on the subject complement an increasing number of promises made by his administration. However, despite conspiracy theories and growing public concern linked to the sightings, members of Congress, including Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul of New York and President-elect Donald Trump, have called for more information in response to the multiple sightings. On Tuesday evening, Biden stated that "there s a lot of drones authorized up there." Ac...

Herschel Walker, a 2022 failed candidate for a Georgia Senate seat, was announced President-elect Donald Trump's choice on Tuesday to serve as the United States ambassador to the Bahamas. "Herschel has been an ambassador to our country's youth, our military men and women, and athletes both domestically and overseas for decades," Trump said on his social media platform, TruthSocial. As the Republican nominee in his native state of Georgia two years ago, Walker—who won the Heisman Trophy at the University of Georgia before playing in the NFL—led a turbulent Senate campaign before losing in a run-off to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. In 2022, NBC News revealed that Walker's evasiveness about his past, financial difficulties, and micromanagement all contributed to issues throughout his campa...

This live blog's coverage has over. For the most recent updates, please click this link. On Tuesday, Madison, Wisconsin, police continued to look into what led a 15-year-old Christian school student to shoot a teacher and a classmate in a study hall the previous day. According to authorities, two of the other kids who were hurt on Tuesday were still in critical condition. Finding a motive is our first concern. According to Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes, who spoke during a press conference, the motive now seems to have been a combination of circumstances. The shooter has been identified as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, a student at the school who went by Samantha. According to authorities, she opened fire at a study hall with a revolver before passing away from what they suspect to be a se...

Washington The White House wants Congress to enact legislation that would give the federal, state, and local governments more ability to deal with drones that fly in U.S. airspace, as public anxiety over drones operating in the skies over New Jersey and other East Coast states has grown. In an interview with NBC's "TODAY" program on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stated, "We do need better authorities to deal with that growing ecosystem of drones in U.S. airspace." According to Kirby, there are gaps in the federal, state, and municipal government's ability to handle drones. "Congress needs to help us get through this," he stated. Kirby said the federal government has done some analysis on the drones over the past several days in an effort to convince the publi...

For the rest of the season, the Atlanta Falcons will play rookie quarterback Michael Penix over veteran Kirk Cousins, the organization announced Tuesday. Michael Penix will be the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons going forward, head coach Raheem Morris announced in a statement after careful consideration. "We are totally focused on getting the squad ready for Sunday's game against the New York Giants, and this was a football decision. Atlanta is two games away from the last NFC wild-card place with a 7-7 record. The Falcons have dropped their last five games after starting the season 6-3. Cousins has had one touchdown and nine interceptions throughout that time. He is tied for the league lead in fumbles (12) and leads the NFL in interceptions (16). In the NFL, Cousins' QBR of 5...

Before sunrise on Wednesday, Indiana will carry out its first execution since 2009, with a large portion of the procedure being kept secret from the public. The execution of Joseph Corcoran, 49, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection for the 1997 murders of his brother and three other men, including Corcoran's sister's fiancé, will not be open to media witnesses, according to state law. After a federal appeals court on Monday concurred with a federal judge who found the convicted man competent to be executed, his legal team proceeded to petition the federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, on Tuesday to stop the execution. Deputy Public Defender Joanna Green wrote in an email on Tuesday, "We are asking Gov. [Eric] Holcomb to grant clemency to Joe, a seriously mentally ill man...

Authorities said that a teenager who attended Abundant Life Christian School opened fire on Monday, killing a teacher and a pupil at a private school in Wisconsin. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told reporters that the accused gunman, a female student, was dead and six people were injured. What we know about the shooting is as follows: When did the shooting happen? At 10:57 a.m., authorities were called to Abundant Life Christian School, which is located east of Madison's downtown, in response to a report of an active shooter, according to Barnes. At a press conference on Tuesday, he stated that the 911 call was placed by a second-grade teacher. Barnes had misreported on Monday that the call was placed by a second-grader. It was an error. I'm sorry, and I'll make it clear today. ...