World Cup’s success will pay off for soccer in US — but real growth is a slow burn
Growing a sport is not like winning an election. Everything doesn’t suddenly change within months.
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Canadian wildfire smoke ignites cross-border feud over Ottawa’s ‘willful negligence’
As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across parts of the United States, forestry experts say Canada could reduce...
Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire
Last spring, President Donald Trump issued the “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order, taking aim at federal...
Russia unleashes nearly 600 missiles and drones on Kyiv in deadliest strike since May
Russia launched one of its heaviest overnight attacks on Kyiv, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at the...
Mets owner Steve Cohen backs team’s architect of brutal season, says team will ‘live that contract out’
Just about everything that David Stearns has touched with the New York Mets has turned to you-know-what.Stearns took over as...
Congressional Dems Shift to Overwhelmingly Oppose Involvement in Israel’s War on Lebanon
Democratic Party leaders in the House reversed course and moved to back a resolution against U.S. involvement in Israel’s war...
Miles Bridges trade grades: Suns burn another potential rebuild year, Hornets add to draft pick pile
The asset-rich Charlotte front office got a home run return with the 2033 first-round pick
The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory
A man passes a mural in Tehran on June 18, 2026, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between...
Iran hardliner behind US deal warns Tehran won’t honor agreement if Trump fails to deliver
Iran’s hardline parliament speaker and key negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that Tehran would not honor its commitments under a...
Civil Records for Hundreds of Thousands of Lebanese Could Be Wiped Out By Israel’s Total War
Israel’s campaign to raze huge swaths of southern Lebanon may destroy not only people’s homes, but also their ability to...
Belfast burns after Sudanese migrant arrested in brutal knife attack
A Sudanese asylum seeker accused of blinding a Belfast man in one eye during a stabbing attack appeared in court...
Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI
Americans speaking out against artificial intelligence data centers on social media are falling under police surveillance, a confidential law enforcement...
Funerals, beauty queens and bombs: The Ukrainian city that won’t let Putin win
LVIV, Ukraine — As Kyiv takes a massive hit from Russia, another city seeks to carry on amid war. Four...
Hamas used sexual violence ‘deliberately and systematically’ on Oct 7, commission report finds
WARNING: This article includes graphic and disturbing accounts from the October 7 massacre in Israel.Hamas and its Palestinian collaborators used...
The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats
The Trump administration is ramping up its boat strike campaign, conducting three strikes in the space of three days. The...
