Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico were making closing arguments Saturday in a tossup Texas U.S. Senate race that has become a key measure of voters’ frustration with Trump’s leadership and his loyalists in the Republican Party
‘Grasping at straws’: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein
Federal officials investigate arson at beleaguered police department in Mississippi
An arson Saturday morning damaged the building of a beleaguered police department in Mississippi that has drawn outrage from the community in recent months after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old, authorities said
Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest
The National Weather Service says heavy rains are expected to bring a threat of flash flooding to already saturated areas of the U.S. Southwest
US plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show
The Trump administration plans to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to Afghanistan via Pakistan
Trump cut funding for farmers — then unlocked billions for them before Election Day
The last two years have been a rough going for farmers and ranchers in the U.S. Rollbacks to several Department of Agriculture programs have cut available funding and left producers in the dark. Last year, farm groups sued the federal agency after it deleted multiple webpages that mentioned climate change,...
The EPA is quietly killing its web archive
In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web. The discreet banner notice comes in stark contrast to...
Zion Suzuki horror own goal haunts Aston Villa to hand Fulham a point
Fulham helped cement Jamie Carragher’s argument that Aston Villa will never be Manchester United. No, they know how to grind out a point on a bad day and can go to Barcelona on Tuesday with some confidence. Villa’s goalkeeper Zion Suzuki dropped Alex Iwobi’s corner over his own goalline to...
Mitchell injury blow adds to England’s woes as Northampton sink Gloucester
Northampton 28-14 Gloucester Alex Mitchell limps off with suspected hamstring pull England’s injury headaches are mounting before next Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia with the scrum-half Alex Mitchell a major doubt after limping out of Northampton’s hard-fought victory over Gloucester with another hamstring problem. It is to the credit of...
Lewis Hamilton storms to his first Ferrari pole at F1 Mexican GP with Antonelli fourth
George Russell second on grid after qualifying Antonelli well placed as he nears title confirmation Even as Formula One’s young gun Kimi Antonelli remains on course to claim his first world championship on Sunday it was the veteran, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton who gave a salutary reminder that there is...