Former Louisiana State University women's basketball player Kate Koval confirmed Wednesday that she left the program due to the university signing 17-year-old Russian center Anna Minaeva. Koval, a junior from Kyiv, Ukraine, announced her departure publicly, stating she is withdrawing from the university and seeking an NCAA waiver to play...
The United States House of Representatives rejected a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that sought to permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices. The joint resolution failed in a 212 to 206 vote, falling short of the two-thirds supermajority required to advance a constitutional amendment. Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona sponsored...
Carlos Queiroz has been re-appointed as Ghana’s head coach, the Ghana Football Association said Wednesday, ending weeks of uncertainty after his previous mandate expired following the 2026 World Cup. The 73-year-old Portuguese coach will begin a new mandate during the next international window, although the GFA has not disclosed its...
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction requested by immigrant families and advocacy groups, halting the directive until a class-action lawsuit is resolved. The administration's order targeted birth tourism...
Legendary jazz singer, songwriter, and producer Cassandra Wilson has died at the age of 70 in her native Jackson, Mississippi. Crowned America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson earned international acclaim for her distinct contralto voice and genre-bending style that fused traditional blues-based jazz with folk, pop, R&B,...
The U.S. Department of Justice expanded its antitrust investigation into beef pricing, issuing inquiry letters to eight major retailers, including Walmart, Costco, and Amazon. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward requested detailed documentation regarding pricing strategies, wholesale procurement, and profit margins from companies such as Kroger, Albertsons, Aldi, Publix, and Ahold...
Two Minneapolis police officers and multiple civilians sustained gunshot wounds during an active shooter incident in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon. The gunfire erupted near Loring Park, prompting an immediate and heavy deployment of municipal police, SWAT vehicles, and federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives....
One year after 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov was found stabbed to death inside a tent at the Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, investigators have made no arrests and still cannot account for his final hours. Discovered on August 30, 2025, with a knife lodged in his neck and...
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced criminal fraud charges against William Sarris and Joseph Endoso, former chief executive officers of the now-bankrupt investment platform Linqto, over their alleged roles in a four hundred fifty million dollar pre-IPO scheme. Sarris, who founded the Silicon Valley firm and served as chief executive for...
Persistent rain at Flushing Meadows disrupted the US Open schedule on Wednesday, forcing the first round into a fourth day on outer courts. Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round by defeating American wildcard Sebastian Gorzny 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 on Louis Armstrong Stadium, overcoming a brief delay caused by two...
