"Sophie Night" is coming to Democratic strongholds this weekend. Upcoming WNBA games in Portland , Oregon, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, will feature rallies outside the arenas in support of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham — the fan-favorite teammate of Caitlin Clark who has spoken out in defense of women’s sports. A rally in Portland will be led by Washington-based activist Amy Sousa, who helped organize the Cunningham rally outside Seattle ’s Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. A second rally
Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is running as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate.
It was always going to be an uphill battle to pass the Protect College Sports Act , and now the process is at a crossroads that has gotten the attention of President Donald Trump. Following negotiations that took place between multiple conferences around college athletics and senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and others, we have officially reached a fork in the road. There had been numerous phone calls between Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey
The Trump administration has opened a federal investigation into Denver Public Schools after allegations that a high school teacher required students of the same sex to kiss as part of a classroom assignment, the Department of Education announced Tuesday. "Schools have an obligation to prevent and address sexual assault," Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights, said in a statement . "Yet in Colorado, school personnel are alleged to have compelled the sexual assault of minor studen
Local leaders say plan will transform funding so they no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for big projects England’s regional mayors will be able to break out of the “death grip of the Treasury” by borrowing to invest in big projects under “transformational” plans to shift power out of Whitehall. For the first time, mayors will keep a share of income tax generated in their area from 2028, as well as business rates totalling tens of millions of pounds by April 2027. Continue reading...
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Newcastle-born Davies wins in Glasgow Follows earlier gold in 10,000m Rose Davies has roared to a landmark track triumph at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first woman ever to complete the 5,000m and 10,000m double. The Newcastle-born 26-year-old dropped to her knees in joy after winning the shorter distance on Friday morning (AEST) at Scotstoun Stadium after a battle royal with her Australian teammate Jessica Hull. Continue reading...
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ABC submitted a scathing filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday in opposition to petitions to deny its stations' license renewals. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called the licenses of eight ABC-owned stations for early renewal in April. The Disney-owned ABC station's licenses were originally scheduled to be renewed between 2028 and 2031, but the FCC expedited the process amid ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel . The eigh
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Just over a month after Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced to the max sentence for murdering eight women between 1993 and 2010, two masked individuals were seen banging on his Massapequa Park home, according to a report. Two individuals wearing black masks, T-shirts and shorts were seen running from the porch of Heuermann's home in New York on Tuesday, police and the family's attorney told Newsday . Robert Macedonio, the family's attorney, told the outlet that Heuermann's ex-w
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Kathryn Ruemmler was blasted by family of late Virginia Giuffre after House committee transcripts were released Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A former White House counsel and former general counsel of Goldman Sachs, who has faced scrutiny over her past ties to Jeffrey Epstein , told a House committee this month that some of the allegations made by one his most prominent accusers “lacked inherent credibility”, according to newly released transcripts. Kathryn Ruemmler’s name ap
