In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?
Frustration with a sprawling fraud scandal has cut Peggy Flanagan’s poll lead – could ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya win a first statewide election for Republicans in 20 years?As Democrats fight to regain control of the US Senate, hopes are rising in…
Christiane Amanpour’s parting advice to journalists is right on the mark | Margaret Sullivan
The CNN star’s wise advice to ‘be truthful, not neutral’ should be tattooed on our soulsAfter decades as a renowned international journalist, the CNN star Christiane Amanpour is calling it a career, saying she’ll soon leave the cable network which she…
Can Justin J. Pearson Win in Tennessee?
Republicans eliminated the state’s only Black-majority district, in Memphis, so Pearson took a campaign about economic inequality to rural white voters.
Kimi Antonelli Has Always Been (Really) Fast
“I don’t like giving compliments to myself,” the Italian driver says, but he may soon become Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion.
Adoptees from Korea say they were isolated and abused in the US. Were they also ‘stolen’ from their birth parents?
Last year, South Korea took responsibility for enabling the ‘mass export’ of children for sale abroad. Now those uprooted are grappling with false promises of a better lifeAs international, transracial adoptees in their 30s in the US, Jacquelyn Wells and…
Super Bowl contenders: are the NFL’s unbeaten teams as perfect as they seem?
The early standouts have emerged. But even the best teams have flaws that can be exposed by their opponentsWho would have thought the 49ers would be here after a rough old offseason? Head coach Kyle Shanahan’s participation in training camp was limited…
Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot
If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor However grim the trajectory might seem, I’ve always believed that sense will ultimately prevail. As the…
History comes home as St Louis City top Columbus Crew to win US Open Cup
Title is club’s first-ever since 2023 foundingSt Louis clubs have won 11 Open Cups all-timeDaniel Edelman nets winner in 5-4 win on penaltiesFor much of the 20th century, winning the US Open Cup required a team to beat someone from St Louis. The Gateway…
Anthony Edwards scores 45 as Timberwolves spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Heat debut
Edwards hits nine threes in 45-point explosionAntetokounmpo scores 35 in first game with HeatMinnesota rout Miami 131-106 in season openerAnthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s debut with the…
Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to ‘freak’ her out
Democrat, in first interview since pre-dawn raid, denies immigration fraud and says ‘I have a legal right to be a member of Congress’The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud in a Wednesday appearance on MS Now, her…