'We're just on day 1': Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for a new status quo in Congress WASHINGTON – Republicans won't take full control of Congress until January, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle returned to a new status quo on Capitol Hill this week. GOP leaders are gearing up to pass
Storm tracker: Tropical depression forms in Caribbean; could soon become Hurricane Sara Tropical Depression Nineteen has formed in the Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center, and the system is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm Thursday and could even become Hurricane Sara by next week. As of Thursday morning, the system was
'We're just on day 1': Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for a new status quo in Congress WASHINGTON – Republicans won't take full control of Congress until January, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle returned to a new status quo on Capitol Hill this week. GOP leaders are gearing up to pass
'We're just on day 1': Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for a new status quo in Congress WASHINGTON – Republicans won't take full control of Congress until January, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle returned to a new status quo on Capitol Hill this week. GOP leaders are gearing up to pass
Opinion: Progressives insult Americans because Trump won. Guess who that helps? Leftists' inability for self-reflection, along with their self-righteousness and delusional sense of superiority, have been stunning to observe in the wake of the Republican Party's sweeping victory. Progressives have responded in extraordinary ways since Donald Trump secured a whopping 312 Electoral College votes to
Storm tracker: Tropical depression forms in Caribbean; could soon become Hurricane Sara Tropical Depression Nineteen has formed in the Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center, and the system is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm Thursday and could even become Hurricane Sara by next week. As of Thursday morning, the system was
Opinion: Trump has a great chance of winning Michigan. His Detroit speech highlighted why. When you look at the issues voters care most about, it's not hard to see why Donald Trump has made gains in Michigan. DETROIT — You never know what you will hear from former President Donald Trump. He’s notorious for riffing
Another tough loss with Lincoln Riley has USC leading college football's Week 7 Misery Index When college athletes started making money — and often more money than a lot of fans will make in their entire lives — there were concerns about how 18- and 19-year olds would handle the entitlement that often comes with
Opinion: Harris has adapted to changing media reality. It's time journalism does the same. The hand-wringing from old-guard journalists about politicians avoiding them spawns from a very valid fear of quality journalism fading into irrelevance. But there's more to unpack. “This is not the 1950s anymore,” said Vice President Kamala Harris, dismissing those critical of
Voter registration deadlines hit, focus shifts to actually getting people to vote The deadline to register to vote in 2024 has already passed in more than a dozen states, and time is running out in many more places through October. Millions of Americans have enrolled to cast a ballot this year, with unprecedented recent spikes
New coach Mauricio Pochettino gets win in first game with USMNT AUSTIN, Texas — Mauricio Pochettino’s first game with the U.S. men’s national team was a win. The 2-0 win Saturday night might not seem like any great shakes, considering Panama is ranked 37th in the world, 19 spots below the Americans. But given the
Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns, three UN peacekeepers wounded BEIRUT/CAIRO - Israel ordered more evacuations and targeted a new location in northern Lebanon on Saturday, as a third U.N. peacekeeper was wounded in Israel's escalating conflict with Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah. At least 15 people were killed and 37 wounded in Israeli strikes
Cleaning up after Milton: Floridians survey billions in damage, many still without power Cleanup from Hurricane Milton's destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored. Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday evening
Penn State comeback, Texas rout headline college football Week 7 winners and losers Southern California had No. 5 Penn State on the ropes after a stunningly effective first half that saw the Trojans turn the page on last week’s loss to Minnesota and resemble the team some thought could be a factor in the race
Trump is in a better polling spot now than he was against Clinton or Biden WASHINGTON - If polls are any guide - and there are many questions about them - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is in better shape now than he was at this time in 2020 and in his winning White House
Idaho wildfires burn nearly half a million acres Nearly half a million acres have burned in Idaho as fires engulf national forestland across the state. As of Saturday, more than a dozen wildfires were blazing across the mountain West state, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Outside the state capital Boise, several fires in
U.S. Army soldier sentenced for trying to help Islamic State plot attacks against troops Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, called Cole Bridges' actions 'a betrayal of the worst order.' A 24-year-old U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State group
Bath & Body Works candle removed from stores when some say it looks like KKK hood Bath & Body Works is pulling from its shelves a seasonal candle after complaints the snowflake design on its label resembled Ku Klux Klan hoods. Meant to be a nod to a folded snowflake cutout, some folks online dubbed