“Sounds like someone’s about to become the FIFA secretary of homeland security,” Stephen Colbert joked.

The most likely outcome of the American-Israeli bombing campaign is not the advent of liberal democracy but something worse.

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The president said he would replace Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, with Senator Markwayne Mullin, after Ms. Noem was grilled by Republicans at a congressional hearing.

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The 67-year-old comedian said his heart rate shot up and he was numb in his shoulder, but he didn't call his doctor right.

“We are truly sorry that an unfortunate error in our admissions decision notification system resulted in nine prospective students mistakenly receiving congratulatory messages of acceptance.”

California’s war on carbon could blow back at the pump — and wipe out the state’s oil business entirely, a top Chevron executive is warning.

Long-awaited reunions as passengers from Dubai finally embraced their loved ones at San Francisco International Airport, the first non-stop flight to arrive since the start of the Iran war.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s police security team was attacked Thursday evening near the edge of the Tenderloin — leaving an officer bleeding from the back of his head after a chaotic street confrontation.

Thursday night at Ball Arena was the Lakers’ biggest test against a potential Western Conference playoff team in nearly a month.

The Islanders may have just had the worst run in Southern California since Magic Johnson tried hosting late-night television.

Timothy Grace, 40, was busted on Feb. 21st after carrying his injured pet budgie named "Blue Skies" in his pocket to Callaghan's Bar in Greensburg.

“We’ve been preparing for this fight for years,” MLBPA interim executive director Bruce Meyer said Thursday morning at Steinbrenner Field.

“Linda has become a very, very close friend and my neice, Zoe Hines, recently signed a contract with WWE – which Linda has a lot to do – to become a wrestler,” Kennedy said.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) announced Thursday night he will no longer seek re-election – one day after he admitted he had an extramarital affair with a staffer who later fatally set herself on fire.

His longtime girlfriend was his donor. 

Adam Edstrom returned to the Rangers lineup for the first time in more than three months.

After spending three seasons with the Bears, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds is now a free agent.

The calm before the storm included three signings for the Jets.

The message from the US military’s Central Command showed black-and-white footage of the carrier ablaze after multiple strikes hit it.

Los Angeles Lakers starting center Deandre Ayton played four minutes before having an early exit from Thursday's game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.

Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in the Middle East at the end of a full week of bombardment, which US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned was “about to surge dramatically.”

Caiden Stachowicz, 20, set the exterior of Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office on fire less than 24 hours after TikTok briefly went dark in the US.

Over three years removed from the second Tommy John surgery of his career, Walker Buehler is only now pain–free — and he doesn't know why.

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4th over: India 14-0 (Smriti Mandhana 4, Shafali Verma 7) I’ve spotted a couple of people on Healy hill, sitting like white ducks on a green bank. A good battle building between Verma and Hamilton. Perry again looks more traction engine than Ferrari in the field.

3rd over: India 8-0 (Smriti Mandhana 2, Shafali Verma 4) There aren’t huge numbers in at the WACA, unless they’re camera shy. Perhaps there will be an after-work influx. Brown has the ball swinging, Verma doesn’t look entirely secure.

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