A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas sheriff nominee who was accused of killing his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser in 2024
US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government
Nevada Republicans to decide on Trump-backed vs. experienced replacement for Rep. Mark Amodei
A Northern Nevada congressional seat that’s open for the first time in 15 years is testing Republican voters’ appetite for a candidate with a long political resume or a newcomer with President Donald Trump's backing
Graham Platner to hold Maine rally with Rep. Ro Khanna as scandals shake up campaign
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married
No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill
Nearly six years ago, during Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, the president signed a piece of bipartisan legislation introduced to phase out the rampant use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are potent greenhouse gases commonly used in commercial cooling equipment in grocery stores and air-conditioning systems. At...
Blood in the well: One town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting it
When Trish Leigey’s taps started running brown and foul in late 2019, she had an uneasy suspicion about what was tainting the once-clear mountain water. Tests later confirmed her hunch. Bovine DNA had infiltrated drinking water supplies in rural Loganton, Pennsylvania — contamination her lawyers linked to Nicholas Meat and...
Bracketology: predict a path to World Cup victory
Click your way through the group stage and the knockouts to crown champion Continue reading...
Chess: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hans Niemann tie grudge match in Belgrade
The Russian world title challenger and the controversial American have personal issues but similar ratings, and drew 4-4 with a win apiece and six draws Ian Nepomniachtchi, who won two Candidates tournaments but then lost world title matches to Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, and Hans Niemann, whose controversial 2022...
Leeds end long wait for home victory against St Helens to build lead at top
Leeds 24-16 St Helens Rhinos recover from eight points behind at half-time These are certainly not the nights where the silverware is handed out, but they are the ones where you tend to learn plenty about who are the contenders, and who perhaps are not. It is hard to believe...
Sexism and bullying keeping women out of careers in sport, MPs told
Women coaches routinely overlooked, undermined and denied opportunities despite qualifications, say experts Women are being shut out of careers in sport by entrenched sexism, discrimination and workplace bullying, MPs have been told. Female coaches are routinely overlooked, undermined and denied opportunities despite their qualifications, experts told a parliamentary select committee...