Xi, who took power in 2012, was awarded a third five-year term as the party’s general secretary after the week-long 20th Congress of the Communist Party wrapped up on Saturday. He paved the path to rule beyond a decade when he eliminated the two-term limit on the Chinese presidency in 2018. On Sunday, the 69-year-old unveiled the new lineup of China’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, promoting allies who support his vision of tighter control over society and the struggling economy....

Companies like Keychron have taken on the task of merging mechanical keyboard authenticity with modern wireless and USB-C connectivity. There are plenty of companies making mechanical keyboards, but at the moment, Keychron seems to be the most aggressive one trying to familiarize newcomers to the world of old-style keyboards. This includes making ones that work natively with iPads and iPhones. The company’s latest effort brings even more customization and ease to the process of buying a mechanical keyboard for the first time....

“It’s 11 in the morning and I’m writing a write-up,” said Ari Gensinger in a TikTok video with over 125,000 views. Gensinger, who recorded herself sifting through the documents on September 11, said she works at a KFC restaurant in Florida. “Why can people just not show up for their shift?” she asked. “If you don’t want to work, I understand, don’t come to work, but at least say you [are] not coming to work....

Multiple reports indicate the Chargers have acquired Mack from the Bears on Thursday afternoon with Los Angeles sending two draft picks to Chicago in return. Mack, 31, has been with the Bears for the past four seasons and has been a consistent pass-rushing force for them. He racked up 36 sacks in 53 games in Chicago and was named an AP All-Pro first-teamer during his first season with the team in 2018....

Middleton went down midway through the fourth quarter and left the game shortly after. The Bucks initially called it “left knee soreness,” announcing that he would not return for the remainder of the game. Middleton was sidelined for the rest of Milwaukee’s first-round series against Chicago and has yet to play in the second round against Boston. When will Middleton return? Here’s everything we know about his injury and recovery....

The musician lashed out at Swift in a tweet on Friday, claiming to know the reasons why Swift was affiliating herself with left-wing politics. “Taylor Swift wants to be a democrat because she wants to be in movies….period. And it looks like she will suck the door knob off Hollyweird to get there,” Rock wrote on Friday. He added: “Oldest move in the book. Good luck girl.” It’s unclear why Swift, 29, was specifically targeted by the 48-year-old, who formerly teased a Republican campaign for Michigan Senate in 2018....

What’s surprising is that the upstarts remain in so much turmoil after six months in the network business. UPN is replacing three of its four shows for the fall. And WB, hoping for a miracle hit, is sticking with most of its duds, in part to save money. Things are even messy off-screen. Both nets are trading potshots, dissing everything from their rival’s managers to their vapid shows. Behind the scenes at UPN, the plot twist is more enticing....

During the four-day Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Seventh Central Committee of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party, Kim “confirmed that the world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future,” according to the official Korean Central News Agency. “We can not give up the security of our future just for the visible economic results and happiness and comfort in reality now that hostile acts and nuclear threat against us are increasing,” he added, “and nothing has changed between the days when we maintained the line of simultaneously pushing forward the economic construction and the building of nuclear force and now, when we struggle to direct our efforts to the economic construction owing to the U....

The reality star-turned-entrepreneur—who shares children North, seven, Saint, five, Chicago, three, and Psalm, two, with West—also used the occasion as an opportunity to declare that she’ll love her ex “for life.” Kardashian, who filed for divorce from West in February, posted a throwback snap of herself and the musician aboard a private jet with three of their four children. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star captioned the snap, taken before their youngest son Psalm was born: “Happy Birthday… Love U for Life!...

The reality TV star’s shapewear line united four of the fashion industry’s most-celebrated models for its new campaign, with Banks, Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel all featured in the latest ad. While the campaign is being mostly celebrated online, a conversation about Banks is emerging. Instagram account Problematic Fame, which is dedicated to highlighting celebrity picture editing and how it impacts beauty standards, has accused the brand of retouching the 48-year-old’s body....

Each had unknown banned substances in his system, according to the results of pre-fight drug tests at the Feb. 19 bout in Houston. MORE: UFC 196 photos — Holm, McGregor fall | EA Sports UFC 2 roster The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has placed Slice and Shamrock on administrative suspensions pending an adjudication process, the report says. The maximum penalty for fighters who fail drug tests in Texas is a 90-day suspension and $5,000 fine....

Many former British colonies remain bound together as part of the Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 56 states. But 14 remain constitutional monarchies with King Charles III now their head of state after the death of Elizabeth at the age of 96 on Thursday. Those are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu....

They've got the chance to lift the Stanley Cup at Staples Center again when they host the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the finals on Friday night, giving the ultimate celebration to their long-suffering fans for the second time in three years. Yet the Kings' memories of that night in June 2012 weren't a popular subject Thursday as they prepared for the chance to finish another draining, two-month postseason with one big party....

The Kings announced Monday evening that they promoted Vlade Divac to general manager and hired former player Peja Stojakovic as director of player personnel and development. MORE: Greatest foreign players in NBA history | Kings use virtual reality to sell premium seats | Marsall Henderson signs training camp deal with Kings Divac, who played for the Kings from 1998 to 2004, had been the team’s vice president of basketball and franchise operations....

“I would’ve fired everybody that clarified my statement for me,” he said. “I would have done that that day if I was president, because I think even if Joe Biden had not intended to say that or for it to come across as it did, you know, the White House had a decision to make, they could have, they either could make him look weak, which is what they ultimately chose to do....

Married for 66 years, the couple’s love story was highly celebrated and immortalized in their enduring love letters. “Anne was more than a stepmother, and never ‘wicked,’” actor and stepson Michael Douglas said in a statement following Anne Douglas’ death on Thursday. “She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father. Dad would never have had the career he did without Anne’s support and partnership. Catherine and I and the children adored her; she will always be in our hearts....

The footage was posted to TikTok on Friday by ahgahoeee and has already amassed more than 10.8 million views and over 1.4 million likes. But despite being entertained by the video, some commenters have accused the viral kiss cam moment of being “staged”—a phenomenon that is allegedly very common. Throughout the video, various couples smile for the camera and smooch for the crowd. But things take a dramatic turn when the kiss cam pans to two “strangers,” who are separated by an empty seat....

MORE: Varejao won’t play in Finals | Curry’s family keeps him grounded | Finals predictions At first, Thompson was diagnosed with a head contusion, despite showing “concussion-like symptoms.” He was struck in the head by Houston forward Trevor Ariza’s knee during Game 5 of the Warriors’ series against the Rockets. Thompson was cleared to go back and play, but his father later said Thompson had to be driven home after the game and threw up a couple of times....

“I’m a deep believer in (the) promotion-relegation system,” Klinsmann told media in his press conference the day before Friday’s USA friendly against Ecuador. “So it’s not up to me to say there should be MLS and the second division should be NASL, and there should be promotion-relegation. I just wish that we had a system in place where all the young players and all the players in general know that there’s a next higher level and there’s a lower level....

The roster Klinsmann selected for next week’s friendly against the Czech Republic is the youngest we have seen a U.S. coach call up since Bob Bradley called up a slew of uncapped MLS players for the January national team camp in 2011. Even that team wasn’t quite as green as this group from a professional experience standpoint, though it did have less national team experience (12 of 14 players were uncapped, as opposed to just six this time around)....