World

Representative Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, and former Representative Mike Rogers, a Republican, had bitter exchanges over abortion, war and China. Source link

Yep, I said it, right there on national TV. During Fox Sports’ Sunday night broadcast of Game 2 of the Division Series, I spoke about an emotional meeting Manny Machado led in the San Diego Padres’ dugout. The huddle followed a tumultuous seventh inning in which fans at Dodger Stadium …

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota suggested at fund-raisers that he backed switching to a national popular vote. His spokesman clarified that this was not the position of Kamala Harris’s campaign. Source link

In the spring of 2020, with the NHL season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Damon Severson was looking for somewhere to skate in preparation for the league’s return to play in August. As it happened, a childhood friend had access to ice time. Jessica Campbell, who grew up with …

In a chat with Stephen Colbert, Kamala Harris suggested the Gaza war was unlikely to end soon, even as she urged optimism. And she condemned Donald Trump over reports that he sent rare Covid test machines to Russia. Source link

Frances Tiafoe could face serious punishment after telling umpire Jimmy Pinoargote that he “f***ed the match up” at the end of his third-round defeat to Roman Safiullin at the Shanghai Masters. Pinoargote gave Tiafoe a time violation when the American world No. 17 was serving at 5-5 in the final …

Some online posts have threatened violence against FEMA officials. A research group found that the X platform has been one of the main drivers of misinformation. Source link

By Chad Jennings, Stephen J. Nesbitt and C. Trent Rosecrans No major-league ballpark holds more fans than Dodger Stadium. Its 56,000 seats blend high-wattage celebrities with anonymous diehards to create one of baseball’s loudest, most intense atmospheres. It’s intimidating. Especially in October. Just not for Jurickson Profar. Home crowds always …

Voting by mail is increasingly popular, but mail ballots are rejected far more often than in-person ones. In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, parties are battling over which ones to count — or not. Source link

When the Montreal Canadiens were considering whether they should use the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovský, we were given a glimpse at their draft meetings through the team’s annual behind-the-scenes draft video. In one of those meetings, Canadiens co-director of amateur scouting …