The draw is done. The schedule is set. For the US men’s national team, all that’s left, aside from playing the games, are the emotional highs and lows. After the draw, US head coach Mauricio Pochettino referenced a “competitive stress” factor triggered by the World Cup. He said the friendlies against Belgium and Portugal in…
Cold air has dominated much of the eastern U.S. so far this month. But that wasn’t the case in a recent December, with tragic results in parts of the central U.S. On Dec. 10, 2021, four years ago today, a swarm of 66 tornadoes tore across parts of nine states from Missouri to Ohio to…
In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected…
Danielle Kayeand Natalie Sherman Watch: Trump claims “prices are coming down” at a rally in Pennsylvania President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally that consumer prices are falling “tremendously” as he sought to allay voter anxiety about the US cost of living. In a speech at a casino in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, the…
Bholanath Ghosh, one of the prime witnesses in the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali and connected CBI cases which implicated the now-jailed TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, was critically injured when a truck collided with his car in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, a senior officer said. Ghosh’s younger son,…
Paul GlynnCulture reporter Getty Images A letter from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has now reached her estranged father, who is in hospital in the Philippines. Thomas Markle, who has reportedly had his left lower leg amputated, told the Mail on Sunday he does not want to die while distanced from his daughter. He said…
Cardiovascular diseases kill more people than anything else worldwide. Back in 2008, they caused over 17 million deaths, which is about 30% of all deaths around the globe. But these problems, like heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots, don’t spread out evenly through the year. Instead, numbers usually jump in winter when it gets cold…
Former India wicketkeeper-batter and current Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik has spoken about the build-up to the IPL mini-auction and the work that goes into it. He said the process is demanding and something he has enjoyed during his time in cricket.RCB are the defending champions after winning their first IPL title in…
The Federal Reserve is heading into a critical period as the United States prepares for 2026, with a change in leadership and heightened scrutiny of the central bank’s independence. Chair Jerome Powell’s term expires in May, and President Donald Trump is expected to announce a successor early in the year, likely in time for the…
Kazuma Kato-Stafford will continue as Japan’s captain for the men’s Under-19 World Cup, to be played in January-February 2026 in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Nikhil Pol, a former captain, and allrounder Timothy Moore, who missed the recent Asian Cricket Council Premier Cup in Ajman in November-December, are back in the squad. At the Premier Cup, Japan…