CHICAGOΒ βΒ Dodgers left-hander Jack Dreyer rubbed a new baseball between his hands as he walked back to the mound, a sold-out Rate Field coming alive around him. Fireworks crackled over the center-field scoreboard. Digital pinwheels spun. Dreyer had just surrendered his second home run of the inning, transforming a low-scoring battle into a lopsided White Sox…
Steven Spielbergβs latest sci-fi thriller, βDisclosure Day,β topped the box office this weekend, an encouraging sign for what could be a big summer for theaters. The film, which stars Emily Blunt and Josh OβConnor, brought in $44 million in the U.S. and Canada for a worldwide total of $92.9 million, according to studio estimates. The…
Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left, works with Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, at 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Andy Rain | Bloomberg | Getty Images World leaders welcomed the U.S.-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war, with some European nations reportedly signaling they were prepared to lift…
Iranβs World Cup team arrived in Tijuana last week bearing gold lapel pins on their jackets honoring the 168 victims, most of them schoolgirls, killed in a Feb. 28 U.S. missile strike on an elementary school in southern Iran at the outset of the war. The World Cup kicked off last week as that war…
The U.S. menβs soccer team isnβt only trying to win games in this World Cup. It is trying to win hearts and minds as well. βWe want the game to grow,β star midfielder Christian Pulisic said. βWe want to get Americans excited to watch this game, to watch our team. Thatβs obviously a big goal…
BΓ©la Guttmann may be the most consequential soccer coach youβve never heard of. But if it werenβt for Guttmann, you may never have heard of PelΓ©. And Brazil may never have become the greatest soccer-playing country on Earth. Thatβs because Guttmann changed the shape of modern Brazilian soccer β and changed the sport forever β…
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty Images An anticipated deal to stop the war with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance as Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah…
Over the last decade, California became a national leader in voter accessibility and security, expanding options for when and how ballots can be cast while also strengthening election safeguards. But those reforms came at a cost: speed. And in a political climate where unsupported conspiracies about election fraud can run rampant on social media β…
On the 13th of July, Dave Roberts will reveal his selection for the National Leagueβs starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. On the 13th of June, Yoshinobu Yamamoto reminded his manager that he is the Dodgersβ best pitcher. Is that enough for Yamamoto to start the All-Star Game? Probably not. Is that enough to force…
The stunning victory by the New York Knickerbockers over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday gave ABC the most-watched NBA Finals Game 4 since 1998, the year of Michael Jordanβs last championship with the Chicago Bulls. Nielsen data showed an average of 20.9 million viewers watched the Knicks overcome a 29-point halftime deficit to top…