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We are weeks away from the first men’s World Cup on U.S. soil in more than 30 years. There’s great anticipation around it, plenty of complaints about high prices, and questions about how the U.S. team will fare. Geoff Bennett discussed more with soccer writer Leander Schaerlaeckens, author of “The Long Game: U.S. Men’s Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts.”
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that’s also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
The Department of Justice alleges in separate lawsuits announced Thursday that Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington state are imposing unconstitutional restrictions that it says impede law enforcement and threaten agents’ safety.
Though voting began in early May ahead of the June 2 primary, Democrats have been returning their ballots at a slower pace than normal after a chaotic campaign full of surprises. Unlike recent races for governor, there’s been no clear front-runner or political superstar.
Judge Carl Nichols says Democrats’ legal challenge is premature as the administration moves to implement the measure.
European countries are issuing heat warnings as an unseasonal heatwave drives record temperatures across the continent.
The Power to the People festival is set for Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland. It will focus on “freedom, justice, equality and rock ‘n’ roll,” and a portion of the proceeds will benefit VoteRiders and HeadCount.
Israeli army has already expanded its control of Gaza by 11 percent over the ‘Yellow Line’, beyond terms of ‘ceasefire’.
The Iran war has clouded the economic outlook as higher energy prices squeeze consumers and businesses.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued President Donald Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional.
Comedian and television host Conan O’Brien will entertain Harvard University graduates at their commencement Thursday, at a time when the Ivy League school is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.
Vice President JD Vance is set to speak Thursday at the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s class of 2026.
It’s the latest in a series of investigations the Trump administration Justice Department has opened into perceived adversaries of the president.
‘The Leopards are ready, they are safe, and the US will embrace this team,’ DRC’s ambassador to the US says.
Case follows repatriation of women and children held for years in Syrian camps without trial.
The US strikes near Bandar Abbas as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran reports no casualties or damage.
Cricket greats, writers and broadcasters hail 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener after his 29-ball 97 in IPL playoffs.
Canada, the Bahamas and the US are banning arrivals from affected countries to prevent the spread of the rare strain.
A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.