On the surface, this is a story about data and numbers. These things are important. Vital, actually. They tell stories. They tell truths that are often undeniable. But ultimately, numbers and statistics like the one you’re going to read are about people. Real human beings denied real opportunities to do what they really love. This story about data and numbers ...

Lionel Messi returns to action with the Argentine national team Thursday night for a 2026 World Cup qualifying match on the road against Paraguay. The match is underway, and is tied 1-1 in the first half. While Messi has not declared he will play in the next World Cup, he is still playing games with Argentina to help them qualify ...

DENVER – The federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders asked several questions last week about a critical issue in this whole strange saga. Why did Shilo Sanders not show up for his trial in Texas in 2022 after being sued by a security guard at his school in Texas? His no-show at trial led ...

Week 11 of the 2024 NFL schedule promises to be a consequential one. It starts Thursday night, first place in the NFC East on the line when the Washington Commanders invade Philadelphia to face an Eagles team that moved atop the division Sunday. Same story in the AFC North, where the Baltimore Ravens are currently a half-game out of the ...

President-elect Trump announced on Thursday his intent to nominate former Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs. ‘Doug is a Veteran himself, who currently serves our Nation as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command, and fought for our Country in the Iraq War,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social. ‘We must take care of our ...

President-elect Donald Trump named his personal criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general. ‘I am pleased to announce that Todd Blanche will serve as Deputy Attorney General in my Administration. Todd is an excellent attorney who will be a crucial leader in the Justice Department, fixing what has been a broken System of Justice for far too long,’ Trump ...

President-elect Trump announced Thursday that he is nominating Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. ‘I am pleased to announce that Jay Clayton, of New York, the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during my first term, where he did an incredible job, is hereby nominated to be the U.S. Attorney ...

President-elect Trump selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  ‘I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and ...

A woman reportedly told the House Ethics Committee that she had sexual relations with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., when she was 17 years old. ABC News reported on Thursday that the woman testified to the committee in its investigation into Gaetz, which has now ceased after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced that Gaetz resigned from Congress on Wednesday. Gaetz ...

The Biden administration is facing backlash after it was revealed on social media that a top official would be participating in a two-day forum hosted by a group with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns will be a keynote speaker at the 5th US-China Hong Kong Forum starting Friday, which is being ...