Tristan Thompson.Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Lakers have signedTristan Thompsonto bolster the squad’s depth ahead of the must-win NBA play-in tournament.Thompson already has a winning playoff history withLeBron Jamesthanks to their historic run to secure theCavaliers' first-ever championship in 2016against theGolden State Warriors.The Lakers also signedShaq Harrison, fresh off a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers which expired Sunday. The 29-year-old point guard notched a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double in his final game for the Blazers on Saturday....

PresidentDonald Trumphas ordered the American flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Capitol Police, four days after the violent riot that resulted in the deaths of two officers. On Sunday, Trump, 74, issued a proclamation that called for the flag to be lowered at the White House and all public buildings until Wednesday “as a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of United States Capitol Police OfficersBrian D....

Sen. Bill Cassidy.Photo: Susan Walsh/AP/Shutterstock Theopening argumentsinDonald Trump’s second impeachment trial — about whether or not the Senate had jurisdiction to try him now that he has left office — didn’t seem to matter much to the gathered lawmakers. They all voted just like they had on a similar question last month. All of them save one Republican senator, who said the former president’s defense team’s “terrible” performance helped change his mind to allow the trial to proceed....

Photo: Tuskegee University Alumni- Southeastern Region/FacebookReginald T. Summage, star athlete and wide receiver for the Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team, was killed in a shooting Friday while allegedly trying to stop a fight.The Tuskegee University Alumni-Southeastern RegionFacebook pageannounced Summage’s death and discussed the shooting in a statement Saturday.“Our thoughts and prayers are with Reginald’s family and friends,” said Tuskegee University President Dr. Charlotte P. Morris in the statement. “Losing such a young and talented member of our Golden Tiger family to a senseless act of violence is always tough....

Photo: Adrian Kraus/AP/Shutterstock Are you ready for some football (with a side of ‘til death do us part)? Buffalo Bills superfans Mackenzie Park and Jordan Binggeli got married in front of 70,000 people on Sunday, tying the knot at the 50-yard line of New Era Field, as the Bills took on the New England Patriots. As the winners of the “Halftime Wedding Experience of a Lifetime” contest, the couple got to make history, participating in the NFL’sfirst-ever halftime wedding....

Tyrese Gibson.Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage Two days afterlaunching a lawsuit against The Home Depotover alleged racial profiling,Tyrese Gibsonshared footage from the incident in question. On Wednesday, theFast & Furiousactor, 44, filed a complaint against The Home Depot, Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking over $1 million in damages after being “subjected to outrageous discriminatory mistreatment and consumer racial profiling.” Gibsonposted a videoon Instagram Friday of the Feb. incident, which shows the actor speaking with employees inside the store, asking about their policies....

Photo: Vladimir GerdoTASS via Getty The U.S. Embassy in Russia has warned Americans to consider leaving the country promptly amid theUkraine invasion. On Sunday, the embassyissued a security alerton its website to inform U.S. nationals of the limited number flights arriving to and departing from Russia. “An increasing number of airlines are canceling flights into and out of Russia, and numerous countries have closed their airspace to Russian airlines,” the embassy said in the advisory....

Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk chose not to shake hands with her opponent, Russian player Varvara Gracheva, after defeating her in the final of the ATX Open on Sunday. Kostyuk, 20, defeated 20-year-old Gracheva 6-3, 7-5 in the final. “Being in the position that I am in right now, it’s extremely special to win this title,” Kostyuk said. “And I want to dedicate this title to Ukraine and to all the people that are fighting and dying right now....

Photo: Speckled Milk Moms who want to keep their babies close to their hearts wherever they go now have another option. A new trend has arisen that sees creative-minded jewelry makers turning umbilical-cord stumps into wearable keepsakes, from rings to necklaces. One such jeweler —Ruth Avra, who hails from Florida and runs a shop calledA La Avra— sells a sterling silver, custom-shapedumbilical cord necklacefor $195 on her website. “I put both stumps next to each other on the table....

On Monday, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity releaseda draft plan of goals being put in place to help the threatened ecosystems. A similar set of targets had been set in 2010 at a summit in Japan, though the world failed to meet them. Now, as the planet enters the sixth era of mass extinction, the UN says we face severe consequences from human survival moving forward — urging that the need to meet these goals are dire....

Jay Lee.Photo: Ole Miss PolicePolice are searching for a University of Mississippi student who hasn’t been seen since Friday.Jay Lee, 20, was last seen on July 8 at about around 5:58 a.m. leaving Campus Walk Apartments wearing a silver robe or housecoat, gold cap and gray slippers.“We believe Lee may have been visiting someone at Molly Barr Trails” prior to going missing, police said in a press release.Police said Lee was driving a 2014 black Ford Fusion with a gold racing stripe down the middle of the hood and front bumper....

Oceangate submersible Titan.Photo:Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The United States Coast Guard is denying reports that“banging” noiseswere heard near the site where a missing submersible carrying five passengers went missing in the Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard later confirmed in a statement that a Canadian P-3 aircraft “detected underwater noises in the search area.” However, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Briana Carter tells PEOPLE that those sounds have been “characterized as underwater noise....

Fairfax County firefighters on the rooftop of Inova Health Children’s Hospital.Photo: Fairfax County Fire/Rescue/Twitter The young patients at a Virginia children’s hospital were in for a real treat this week when some surprise visitors made an appearance outside their windows. On Tuesday, members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue dressed up as superheroes and rappeled down the side of Inova Children’s Hospital in Falls Church to surprise patients, according toa tweet from the department....