1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1046+ words) Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that Thompson wants to fix. His mission led…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (297+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps up back in the Sunshine State at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Among the highlights: a return to San Diego for the Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parks…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (546+ words) Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said armed men raided the community late Sunday, setting fire to homes and killing residents. “It is still impossible to establish a definitive death toll due to access difficulties and communication problems,” he said. Wails filled…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (576+ words) Authorities investigate a crash between a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and a small plane at the Carlisle airport in Carlisle, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP) Aaron McCarter, investigator-in-charge with the National Transportation Safety Board, called the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) The daughter of a New York City lawyer, she met Henry Kissinger while working for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. The couple wed in 1974. She was described by one profiler as a brainy, Blass-bedecked blonde. She was often seen at…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (682+ words) The verdict is among the latest involving Hong Kong’s once-vibrant pro-democracy movement, which has largely been dismantled under a China-imposed security law. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (584+ words) Bodeen died Monday after a struggle with cancer and complications from a stroke, his daughter, Ingrid, said Thursday by telephone from Taiwan. Bodeen, who spoke fluent Mandarin with a proud Taiwan accent, spent much of his career detailing China’s rise…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (539+ words) In Waldorf, in the southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate, a woman was struck by a falling tree and fatally injured, the German news agency dpa reported Thursday. Another woman suffered serious injuries in the accident, police said. The women, 58 and 47, were…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (830+ words) A pivotal trial for the parent company of Instagram and Facebook kicked off in a California federal court Tuesday, with four states seeking billions of dollars in damages as well as fundamental changes to how Meta runs its platforms. A…...