NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament. The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan competing to be picked for 2027 […]
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial on Thursday after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation for calling her claim that he had sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store a […]
George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman from New York, has officially ended his campaign for a return to the House. Mr. Santos‘ decision comes against a backdrop of significant challenges, including a reported lack of campaign funds. According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, the Santos campaign has not raised any funds or […]
BEIJING — As auto giant Volkswagen AG races to catch up with upstart Chinese competitors, it has drivers like 26-year-old Ren Yiling in mind. She is young and wants to play video games in her car. The digital features of her Zeekr 001, a European-designed electric car from China‘s Geely Holding Group, appeal to her. […]
There will be no comeback for former Rep. George Santos. The New York Republican said Tuesday that he is ending his longshot 2024 congressional bid. Mr. Santos said he feared his independent bid in the 1st Congressional District on Long Island would split the vote in November. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday that he is dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025 and will instead run for lieutenant governor. “After careful consideration with my family, I believe that the best way to ensure that all Virginia families do get the change they deserve is for […]
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid by Donald Trump to halt his hush money criminal trial over defense complaints that jury selection was unfairly rushed. Justice Marsha Michael issued the ruling just minutes after a brief hearing. The arguments in the mid-level appeals court came hours […]
A bill reauthorizing the government’s chief spying tool is on its way to the Senate after House lawmakers on Monday swatted down a last-ditch bid to block it. A group of GOP lawmakers attempted to torpedo the re-upping of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s warrantless spying power with a vote to reconsider the bill’s passage […]
A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit to block the latest iteration of President Joe Biden’s plan to shift repayment of student loans from former students to taxpayers. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, who is leading the lawsuit, said this year’s plan to forgive student debt violates many of the same principles as Biden’s […]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Four former Connecticut police officers arrested for allegedly mistreating a man who wound up paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022 were denied bids Thursday to enter a program that could have erased criminal charges against them and let them avoid trial. A judge in New Haven Superior […]
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