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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers (C) goes to the hoop under pressure from Draymond Green (R) of the Golden State Warriors during their the regular season game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 13, 2019. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

What We Lose In A World Without Professional Sports

What are we losing — economically, physically and culturally — without professional sports?

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, shown here in March, announced Wednesday that she gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning" and both mother and baby are doing well.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson And Fiancée Carrie Symonds Announce Birth Of Son

Mother and baby are doing "very well," according to a spokesperson for the couple. Johnson returned to work Monday after being treated for COVID-19.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that he believes tech companies that banned President Trump from various social media platforms was a move that sets a dangerous precedent for a free Internet.

Jack Dorsey Says Trump's Twitter Ban Was 'Right Decision' But Worries About Precedent

Twitter kicked President Trump off its site following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The CEO said major corporations have too much power and pose a risk to a "free" Internet.

William Evans, a Capitol Police officer who was killed last week, will lie in honor in the United States Capitol rotunda on April 13.

Slain Capitol Police Officer Will Lie In Honor In The Rotunda

William Evans is the second Capitol Police officer to receive the rare distinction to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda this year. He was killed last Friday when a man rammed his car into a barrier.

A crane is used to lift a vehicle driven by golfer Tiger Woods following a rollover accident in February in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles.

Tiger Woods Crash Caused By Unsafe Speed, LA County Sheriff Says

Investigators say that they believe Woods mistakenly hit the accelerator rather than the brake as he was negotiating a curve in February in the Los Angeles area.

Emergency personnel work at the scene a Nigerian military aircraft crash near Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday. All seven people on board were killed.

7 Dead In Nigerian Air Force Crash After Reported Engine Failure

An investigation is underway to determine what caused a small Nigerian air force passenger plane to crash near the nation's capital on Sunday, killing all seven people on board.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced AstraZeneca will deliver nine million additional doses of the company's coronavirus vaccine to the EU.

EU To Get 9 Million More AstraZeneca Doses After Supply Row

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday that AstraZeneca would also deliver the vaccines one week earlier than originally scheduled.

Maria Angelica Mares, 61: Johnny Cash's 'I Walk The Line'

The mother is remembered as a happy person, always smiling as she sang along to Mexican country-style tunes.

An American flag flies at a memorial for U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was fatally injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Another officer, Howard Liebengood, died Saturday in an off-duty death.

Capitol Police Officer Who Responded To Mob Attack Dies Off Duty

Howard Liebengood's union says the 51-year-old was among the officers who responded to the rioting at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama arrive at President Biden's inauguration.

Obamas: Chauvin Jury 'Did The Right Thing' But 'We Cannot Rest'

"We know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial," the nation's first Black president and the former first lady said in a statement.

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