Officer Eric Masson, 36, was shot to death at Avignon police headquarters in southwest France on Sunday. The two main suspects had records linked to drugs, according to French law enforcement. “It’s a reality that there is violence in our society and it’s swelling, and that each day the role of our police is made more difficult by this violence,” President Emmanuel Macron said over the weekend. Macron is set to make drug crime a priority ahead of next year’s presidential election, he indicated during an interview with the right-leaning newspaper Le Figaro....

According to DTE Energy, 63,523 customers were experiencing outages as of 9:26 a.m. local time. The Detroit-based energy company said they had more than 300 crew members in the field to help restore power. Users can report outages or downed power lines at DTE Energy’s website under the “Outage Center” section. That’s where they can also check the status of their power and view an outage map. “DTE damage assessors and crews have been dispatched and will be working in areas impacted by the recent severe weather throughout the day,” the energy company said in a storm alert....

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Hey, he wasn’t nicknamed the “Finnish Flash” for nothing. MORE: NHL Draft 2017: Grades, winners and losers That Selanne and Kariya will receive hockey’s highest honors — along with Dave Andreychuk, Mark Recchi, former women’s player Danielle Goyette, and builders Clare Drake and Jeremy Jacobs — at each other’s side is a sort of poetic symmetry that made the occasion special all the more in a unique friendship. “First of all I’m so proud of Paul’s career also,” Selanne, considered a lock in his first year of eligibility, told reporters on a conference call Monday, making a point to deflect credit to his longtime running mate....

The two players involved are Michael Savarino, grandson of coach Mike Krzyzewski, and star freshman Paolo Banchero. Savarino was charged with DWI, driving after consuming alcohol under the age of 21 and a stop sign violation. Banchero faces a charge of aiding and abetting DWI, but was released at the site of the traffic stop. DECOURCY: Coach K’s final season starts with a bang The incident was first reported by the The (Raleigh) News & Observer on Tuesday....

The best player in college basketball torched a pretty terrific college basketball team for 37 points Tuesday evening in front of more than 75 NBA scouts and a full house of spectators at the United Center assembled for the annual Champions Classic. His name is — and before I say this, I’m going to duck in case there’s flying debris — Grayson Allen. Yes, I know. You don’t care for him....

Ask any Kentucky fan why they hate Duke and they’ll likely answer you in two words: Christian Laettner. True Kentucky die-hards will even add an expletive because of an Elite 8 loss from 1992. The Duke Blue Devils are like the New York Yankees, the Dallas Cowboys, and Alabama Crimson Tide football. People either typically love them immensely or hate them with every fiber in their body. That happens when you make 13 Final Fours with five national championships in the last 40 years....

Mehmet Durakovic has given his thumbs up for goal keeper Hafizul Hakim and will continue to back the youngster in his time with Perak. This comes after Perak qualified for the quarter final stage of the 2017 Malaysia Cup after a handy 3-1 win over PKNS FC on Saturday. The win ensures that Perak cannot be caught be either of Kuala Lumpur or PKNS, even when there’s two round of matches remaining....

Though things have previously been acrimonious between Diamond and his former Saved By the Bell co-stars, and he did not appear in the Peacock reboot of the show, a number of them took to social media after news about the Screech actor broke. Mario Lopez, who played A.C. Slater in the sitcom, was among the first to offer support to Diamond after his diagnosis was made public. Alongside shots of them together filming Saved By The Bell and at a more recent reunion, Lopez wrote: “I connected with Dustin earlier this evening and although the news of his diagnosis is heartbreaking, we remain positive that he’ll overcome this....

However, that edition of the PGA is more widely known for Dustin Johnson’s “Bunkergate.” Johnson, now a hard-hitting 31-year-old, was given a controversial two-stroke penalty on the 72nd hole that forced him to miss out on a playoff. MORE: Spectacular images from the 2015 PGA Championship | Hole-by-hole review of Spieth, McIlroy, Johnson This year’s edition was a tale of two stories in the first round, as the morning wave enjoyed calm conditions and made plenty of birdies....

Dwayne Johnson recently took a break from dominating the silver screen and every weight room in America to watch his WWE debut as part of a video segment called “Rock Reacts.” Johnson jumped into the ring at the 1996 Survivor Series at Madison Square Garden to start a career that would electrify the world of sports-entertainment like never before. He was then called “Rocky Maivia” before eventually becoming known simply as “The Rock....

Howard went down after colliding with his Kings counterpart, DeMarcus Cousins, during the first quarter. The Rockets said Howard is likely to return. No need to rush back, D12: The Rockets raced to a 50-19 lead early in the second quarter. UPDATE: Howard did return to the game, and he finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 129-103 victory. James Harden scored 43 points, 30 of them in the first half, to lead the Rockets....

Their statement to Newsweek came after former NBA star Dwyane Wade, 40, called out his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, when she petitioned in court to stop their 15-year-old Zaya from legally changing her name and gender. Dwyane and his current wife, actress Gabrielle Union, 50, have been supportive of Zaya. NCTE’s Policy Director, Olivia Hunt, told Newsweek said that the support of both parents is imperative at this stage, no matter what personal feelings are about the situation....

The Argentina international has not featured for the Serie A champions since their 1-0 defeat to AC Milan on October 22. Zidane: Ronaldo is back to his best However, Dybala appears on the verge of a comeback with Juve head coach Allegri delivering a positive update on the forward’s injury status. “You can expect to see Dybala training with us again next week,” he told a news conference ahead of Juve’s Serie A contest at Genoa on Sunday....

Ibrahimovic ruled out for season Ibrahimovic suffered what appeared to be a serious knee problem in United’s Europa League victory over Anderlecht, although no official news has yet been released by the club. Rooney was on the bench for Thursday’s quarter-final as he recovers from an ankle issue and there has been intense speculation about the forward’s future after he was left out of the England squad in March....

Dyche’s men have taken eight points from testing trips to Stamford Bridge, Wembley, Anfield and Goodison Park this season, collecting two wins and two draws against four of last season’s top-seven sides, topping last season’s points total on the road already. Burnley 4/1 to be relegated Often pegged as long-ball spoilers, Burnley have demonstrated greater flexibility in their style this season and Jeff Hendrick scored the only goal against Everton, finishing off a flowing 24-pass move midway through the first half....

Unfortunately, there are no schools like that around the Nicholas home in Kent, Wash. But Jason did make dramatic gains during that summer program in 1997. What’s more, he’s maintained them. He’ll never be a great speller. He still stumbles over new words in a text. But he’s an honors student in his sixth-grade class and continues to amaze his mom every day with his creativity. “I look at kids like Jason and think God gave them other things to compensate,” says his mother....

Michael Eric Dyson, a Georgetown University sociology professor, Baptist minister and author of 16 books, uses the anniversary of King’s assassination as a springboard for a candid and provocative discussion of the fate of black America in his new book, “April 4, 1968: How Dr. Martin Luther King’s Death Changed America.” Dyson, who has also written biographies of Marvin Gaye and rapper Tupac Shakur and was named by Ebony as one of the 100 most influential black Americans, spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Jamie Reno about the new book, King’s enduring legacy, and whether the celebrated leader’s dream for America has come true....

We have already prepared a comprehensive guide on how to watch all the major showcases and what we anticipate from each of them. While that article covers the big publishers that will be making an appearance—such as Ubisoft, Nintendo, Warner Bros., Bethesda and Microsoft—the E3 conference technically starts before any of those, with Saturday’s ‘‘Guerrilla Collective’’ stream at 11 a.m. ET. What Is the Guerrilla Collective? Similar to the Summer Game Fest that aired on Thursday, Guerrilla Collective is its own mini-showcase that offers a platform to more obscure indie titles from across the globe....

Video game giant EA Sports got “in the game” Tuesday, firing a digital burn toward Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who told a Dallas radio station he believed former star and now-backup quarterback Tony Romo still has a big future in the NFL. “I really believe that Tony Romo will play in a Super Bowl,” Jones said, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Now try that one on. I know that if he’s healthy enough, he’ll be in a Super Bowl....