SHREWSBURY, England — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney appear to have FA Cup fever — just like their soccer club Wrexham. The Hollywood stars were watching from their homes in the United States as Wrexham won 1-0 at local rival Shrewsbury, a team from one division higher in English soccer’s pyramid, in the third round of the…
In 2023, the big stories centered on two wars in Europe (Russia vs Ukraine) and the Middle East (Israel vs Hamas). Those conflicts will expand in 2024, but it’s a third “war”—the United States versus itself—that poses the greatest global risk. And, as always, there will be new stories that deserve more attention than they’re…
January 8, 2024 12:46 PM EST Tiger Woods and Nike indicated Monday they have parted ways after more than 27 years. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Republican Party of Florida ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler in a special vote on Monday as police investigate a rape accusation against him — a move that came a week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucus. A majority of about 200 members approved the ouster in a voice…
As schools across the country experience book bans and attempts to limit the curriculum, in Texas one group led by the spiritual adviser to former President Donald Trump fought in the past year to bring biblical values to the classroom. In support of such efforts, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz warned, “there is an evil agenda…
For Biden and the Democrats, everything—the president’s foreign policy agenda, the prospect of a government shutdown, even holding onto the White House—seems to be riding on negotiations around border and asylum policy, spurred on by the unprecedented numbers of migrants and asylum arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Although immigration hawks have made noise about a…
Eight days after a harrowing stabbing of South Korea’s firebrand opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, the politician emerged from a Seoul hospital on Wednesday to greet the media and supporters with stirring resolve in his first public comments since the incident. The 59-year-old chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, who at one point was in…
Too many seniors are prescribed too many drugs. About four of every 10 older adults take five or more medications, triple the rate from two decades ago. Almost 11 million Americans, or two of every 10 seniors, are on 10 or more drugs. As a career geriatrician, I’ve seen it firsthand: One of the best…
After an investigation by the U.S.-based animal rights based group PETA filmed hunters in Ontario, Canada, baiting bears, PETA U.K. has launched a campaign calling on the U.K. Ministry of Defense to “stop supporting this barbaric industry” for bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guard. Bear baiting is illegal in the U.K. and some U.S….
A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea amid deadly riots which have reportedly killed at least 16 people. Declared on Thursday by Prime Minister James Marape, the state of emergency in the capital city of Port Moresby is set to last 14 days. “Breaking the law does not achieve certain outcomes,”…