CLOSE Who won the Democratic debate remains to be seen, but here are some of the best moments from the first ten contenders to take the stage. USA TODAY All it took was 120 minutes.…
Sources: Rockets shop Capela, Gordon for space
The Houston Rockets are canvassing NBA teams with significant salary-cap space to individually offer center Clint Capela, guard Eric Gordon and forward P.J. Tucker as a prelude to their pursuit of a sign-and-trade deal for…
Florida lands top graduate transfer Blackshear
In potentially the final remaining big decision for the 2019-20 college basketball season, Virginia Tech graduate transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. has committed to Florida. Blackshear, the No. 1 graduate transfer in ESPN's transfer rankings, made…
Vargas talks dispute: All the info isnt out…
New York Mets left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas started -- and answered questions -- for the first time since being fined for an expletive-filled confrontation with a reporter, and said he doesn't believe that "all the…
Woman dies after performing ‘dangerous’ webcam sex acts:…
A U.K. woman died from suffocation when she strangled herself for an online creep who paid her to perform “dangerous and degrading” webcam sex acts while he watched from home, a coroner ruled Wednesday. Disability…
‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ reveals wife’s final words…
“Dog the Bounty Hunter” star Duane Chapman told reporters Wednesday that his wife remained selfless to the very end by making sure their family was OK right before dying of throat cancer. Beth Chapman died in…
21-year-old California woman killed by 3 sharks while…
A 21-year-old California woman was reportedly killed by three tiger sharks Wednesday while she was snorkeling in the Bahamas with her family, according to local reports. Jordan Lindsey of Los Angeles County had her right arm severed…
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan
Two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday local time, according to military officials. Circumstances surrounding the deaths have not been released. The names of the two service members will not be released…
Start Here: Mueller to testify, acting border chief…
It's Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Let's start here. Interested in Start Here Morning Briefing ? Add Start Here Morning Briefing as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Start Here Morning Briefing…
Severe storms stretching across Upper Midwest
More than 120 damaging storms were reported from Montana all the way to Florida on Tuesday, a barrage that included 70 mph winds from Texas to Illinois, golf ball-sized hail Nebraska and up to half…
NATO Demands Russia Destroy New Missile System
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the media in Washington, D.C., April 4, 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) NATO said Tuesday that Russia must destroy a new missile system the U.S. claims to be in violation…
San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass…
(Robert Galbraith/Reuters) San Francisco became the first U.S. city to effectively ban the sale of e-cigarettes on Tuesday. The city’s board of supervisors passed an ordinance that bans the sale of e-cigarettes that have not yet…
Why Won’t American Politicians Talk about Chinese Authoritarianism?
A soldier facing the Tiananmen Gate stands guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in 2016. (Jason Lee/Reuters) It is dismaying that amid a trade war with China, so little rhetorical…
The Wrenching Reparations Question
Slave shackles on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., in 2016. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The animating sentiment behind reparations should not be dismissed out of hand, but implementing…
Can TikTok Turn 950 Million Downloads Into a…
During lunchtime at middle schools across the U.S., adolescents stare at 15- to 60-second clips of their friends lip-synching to Beyoncé on the video-sharing app TikTok. At home, it’s more of the same: Tap on…
Trump is Our Best Hope for Peace in…
President Donald J. Trump speaks with reporters during a briefing with military leadership members Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at the Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) The New York Times…
DOJ urges definitive ruling from SCOTUS on census…
Before the Justice Department’s latest salvo, civil rights groups celebrated the order from the Richmond, Va.-based 4th Circuit as an indication that their arguments against the citizenship question were gaining traction. | Michelle R. Smith/AP…
Robert Mueller to testify before House Judiciary, House…
Robert Mueller agreed Tuesday to testify before the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee in an open session. The special counsel is set to appear before both committees in separate but back-to-back hearings on Wednesday,…
Democratic Presidential Debate: See The 20 Candidates Who…
Three senators, four current or former representatives, a mayor, a governor and a former cabinet secretary all walk onto a stage ... followed the next night by a former vice president, four senators, a congressman,…
NBA free agency 2019: Ranking the top 12…
NBA free agency is wild, and it's no different this year with All-Stars and MVPs available and several teams with the salary cap space to offer at least one player – maybe two – a…
Graphic photo of drowned father and daughter stirs…
As Congress works to come up with a solution to pass emergency funding for migrants, demonstrators briefly rallied on Capitol Hill against the funding of deportations and, what they call, mass detention facilities. (June 25)…
Wayfair walkout: Employees stage protest over company selling…
As Congress works to come up with a solution to pass emergency funding for migrants, demonstrators briefly rallied on Capitol Hill against the funding of deportations and, what they call, mass detention facilities. (June 25)…
Eric Trump says an employee spit on him…
President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump said an employee of an upscale Chicago cocktail bar spit on him Tuesday night in an incident he believed was politically motivated. "It was purely a disgusting act by somebody who…
Sources: Rockets eyeing sign-and-trade for Butler
Once free agency starts on Sunday, the Rockets are planning to recruit Jimmy Butler to push the Philadelphia 76ers for a sign-and-trade deal that would allow the All-Star forward to join James Harden and Chris…