Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues
There were no surprises in Virginia’s three special elections this week, but that won’t stop political observers from looking ...
Biden is a great-grandfather
President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Peter Neal at ...
Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration
Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for the ...
Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear raise worries about aviation security
What is going on with aviation security? People have been found dead hiding in the wheel wells of planes twice in the past ...
Bentancur carried off on a stretcher during Tottenham-Liverpool match after falling to the ground
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was carried off on a stretcher in the 14th minute of a match against Liverpool in the English League Cup semifinals on Wednesday after falling ...
Outdoor hockey is coming to Florida. The NHL will have games in Miami and Tampa next season
Hockey. Outdoors. In Florida. Next season, the NHL is making it happen — twice. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New ...
NHL postpones LA Kings’ home game against Calgary due to wildfires, while NFL monitors the situation
The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires ...
Jimmy Carter’s life intersected with slavery’s legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As ...
Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group’s records dispute with state attorney general
The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a long-running public records case pitting the state’s top law ...
More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for a third term Friday, while hundreds of government opponents arrested ...
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s ...
Military doctor pleads guilty to dozens of sexual abuse charges
A military doctor has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who had primarily ...