The BBC’s CEO Tony Hall has apologized after the N-word was used in a TV news broadcast, following massive complaints and the dismissal of one of the corporation’s radio DJs. “Every organization needs to be able to recognize when it has made a mistake. We made one here, ”Hall said …

OAKLAND, California – The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros were apparently tired of playing fun. That after two quiet games at the Coliseum, real feelings managed to come out and tempers flew Sunday, months after Houston’s sign-stealing scandal was revealed by Oakland pitcher Mike Fiers. Things got so angry that …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested on suspicion of collusion with foreign troops under the new national security law, his top assistant said on Twitter, in what is the highest-profile arrest still under the law. PHOTO PHOTO: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder …

Scientists are learning more about the interior structure of Mars and have found the depths of three boundaries below the planet’s surface. “Ultimately, it can help us understand planetary formation,” Alan Levander, co-author of the study, said in a statement. This is the first time that these limits are measured …

7:23 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Before Sunday afternoon’s game, before the New Orleans Pelicans were later eliminated from the playoff controversy, coach Alvin Gentry said his team needed to play like it was Game 7 with the season on the line. But when the Pelicans took the court against the …