4:36 pm: League owners have ratified the deal, Sherman tweets. Sixteen teams will make the playoffs this season. 3:27 pm: ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that the top two teams in each division will qualify for the postseason under this format. The seventh and eighth teams in each league will be …

Family, and always will, come first for the Kardashian-Jenners. On Wednesday, fans noticed that a certain member of the family’s inner circle suddenly disappeared from their Instagram accounts. Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian they were no longer following their old friend Larsa Pippen, a fixed element in the …

Jibo was supposed to die over a year ago, but somehow, he is still alive. The adorable, social robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a lighthearted dance after telling the owners, “The servers that allow me to do what I do will be shutting down soon.” …

METEROderna, who is rushing to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, lost a key patent decision Thursday, one that could delay the company’s progress or force it to deliver a profit cut. The United States Patent and Trademark Office denied Moderna’s claim that a patent from a rival company was invalid. …

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a police reform bill Thursday that includes a neck restraint ban like the one used on George Floyd before his death, but some activist groups say the legislation does not come. far enough away to tackle inequality. The bill prohibits strangleholds and training based on …