Maine’s party leadership calls for Platner to withdraw after after sexual assault allegation emerges Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Maine’s Democratic party leadership has called for US Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the race, as the scandal-hit Marine veteran loses support from his previously most vocal backers. Trump’s latest attempt to delay payment of a $5.8m judgment for defaming a magazine columnist whom a jury determined he sexually abused has been empha
Defense attorneys say prosecutors coerced Anthony, 19, into waiving his right to testify, and cite additional reasons Karmelo Anthony’s legal team is seeking a new trial and the recusal of a state judge a month after a Texas jury convicted the 19-year-old of murder and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a track meet in 2025. In a Tuesday motion, Anthony’s defense attorneys argued that their client’s conviction should be overturned because prosecu
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been a tremendous success, on and off the field. Visiting fans have raved about the experience of coming to the United States and enjoying the country's hospitality. The host venues across the country have been widely praised for exceptional amenities and outstanding atmospheres. But even the most successful tournament isn't without controversy. The largest, through the first few rounds, was Folarin Balogun's red card. The card shown to Balogun in the US Men's Nationa
Utah boarding school where Paris Hilton alleged abuse as a teen loses its licence A girls' boarding school where US socialite Paris Hilton alleged she was abused as a teenager has had its licence revoked. Utah state regulators cited unnecessary restraint, aggressive physical contact and instances of neglect among noncompliance issues at Provo Canyon School's Springville campus going back to 2025. Hilton, who has campaigned to close the school and testified before Congress about her experience th
The Kansas City Royals turned an ordinary ground ball into a royal disaster Tuesday night against the New York Mets, producing one of the strangest scoring sequences of the MLB season. Even the struggling Mets had to be thinking, "We'll take it." With runners on first and second, Mets outfielder Carson Benge hit a slow chopper back toward the mound and, seconds later, was jogging across home plate after the Royals committed three errors on the same play in a meltdown that gifted New York an earl
NBC News · Oct 8
El DT de Suiza y Rubén Vargas destacaron la mentalidad del equipo tras avanzar en penales ante Colombia. Del lado cafetero, Daniel Muñoz, Quintero y Arias lamentaron la eliminación y agradecieron el apoyo de la afición.
Fox News · Oct 8
A lawful permanent resident from Australia was arrested after she allegedly illegally voted in federal elections in Louisiana, according to officials. Denise Nataly Migliore, 51, was charged in a four-count indictment last month with making false statements in order to register to vote and illegal voting in an election, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana said. In October 2022 and October 2024, she knowingly made false claims about her U.S. citizenship to register to
NBC News · Oct 8
Argentina remontó un 2-0 ante Egipto con Messi como protagonista y avanzó a cuartos de final. Suiza dejó fuera a Colombia en una dramática tanda de penales y quedaron definidos los ocho mejores del Mundial 2026.
NBC News · Oct 8
Argentina remontó un 2-0 ante Egipto con Messi como protagonista y avanzó a cuartos de final. Suiza dejó fuera a Colombia en una dramática tanda de penales y quedaron definidos los ocho mejores del Mundial 2026.
