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The WNBA is finding itself at the center of escalating culture wars over issues relating to gender, race and equity as the league’s popularity grows and more players become outspoken on politics. Much of the debate, on social media and sports or news talk shows in recent days, revolves around transgender athletes in women’s sports,...

Democratic socialist Francesca Hong delivered her closing pitch to voters on Tuesday, hours before polls close in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. Hong, who leads the Democratic field in recent polling, said her platform focuses on “solutions for working class people” and will deliver “permanent affordability” in the state. “A government that puts people first,” Hong...

Luigi Mangione is set to be tried by 12 anonymous jurors following the notoriety the case and trial has received in the two years since his alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Tuesday, Justice Gregory Carro ordered for the jury to remain completely anonymous throughout the duration of the trial. The decision to...

Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, took a swipe at President Trump Monday, describing him as an “existential threat” to the U.S. During an interview with conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, the former president's son blamed wealthy tech leaders for the country’s current divide. He said Trump's cordial relationships with people like...

Beachgoers in several southern states have been warned to proceed with caution after several more deaths were reported in people who contracted vibriosis, an infection from a bacteria that can cause "flesh-eating" disease.

President Trump doubled down Tuesday on his support for My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, who is running for governor in Minnesota, hours before primary polls close. “Mike Lindell deserves a BIG WIN IN MINNESOTA today,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Nobody has worked harder, and given up so much, in fighting for free and fair...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wants to pretend she had nothing to do with wokeness, or what she calls the "Woke 1" era. I say that’s not true and she’s retconning her own starring role in the madness. Now you may have heard that Ocasio-Cortez raised eyebrows this weekend when she merely shrugged off her previous enthusiasm for...

A former U.S. Marine who spent more than four years imprisoned in Russia has been released on humanitarian grounds and is on his way back to the U.S., the Trump administration announced Tuesday. Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen who was arrested in Russia in January 2022 and imprisoned for 1,666 days was released after his...

A sterile fly facility is set to open in Texas this spring amid a New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak that has affected two states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday.  The USDA social media account dedicated to providing updates on the federal response to the NWS spread said the facility will open seven...

Former President Obama is taking a dig at President Trump's gold-filled changes to the Oval Office. In a clip released Monday promoting his cameo on HBO Max's "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness," the 44th president is seen taking a tour of a replica of the Oval Office that was featured on a sketch for the...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday called Republicans “very performative,” saying that many GOP lawmakers have distaste for President Trump. “We have, like, our own little back rooms, right? So every once in a while, they will be like, ‘Hey, you can come to our, like, back room?’ You know?’” Crockett said on ABC’s “Jimmy...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday the Strait of Hormuz won’t be reopened until the U.S. meets its conditions, after President Trump said he wants compensation from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed” in the past. He told reporters that Iran has “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and...

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is “gonna sue” the Trump administration after the Pentagon revoked his security clearance last week over accusations he disclosed classified information to the media. The Defense Department on Friday pulled Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information as well as his “ability to hold any sensitive position,” accusing him...

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have renewed their attacks on the Yemeni government-held city of Mokha, a key port city along the Red Sea, amid their blockade on Saudi exports in response to the Iran war. The attack was preceded by a deadly strike on a vessel off Mokha's coast in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, killing three...