U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention,’ accusing the Taliban of ‘unjustly’ detaining Americans and other foreign nationals. In his announcement on Monday, Rubio said the Taliban continues to use ‘terrorist tactics’ that he insisted ‘need to end.’ ‘I am designating Afghanistan as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,’ Rubio said in ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., signaled Tuesday that Republicans will continue to closely align themselves with President Donald Trump as the November midterms creep closer. ‘The American people are going to understand he is on the ballot, at least in a metaphorical sense, because if we were to lose the midterms, everybody knows the chaos that would ensue,’ the leader ...

The Justice Department’s endeavor to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, has officially made its way to the courtroom. The antitrust case, which began with jury selection Monday, is unfolding in federal court in New York. Opening statements are scheduled to start Tuesday, with the trial expected to last six weeks. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by the Justice ...

In official terms, the league’s window for signings won’t truly begin until Wednesday. But noon on Monday ushered in the league’s negotiating period, in which other teams are allowed to contact the representation of pending unrestricted free agents and hammer out a deal. The action cme together quickly, with news breaking on agreements for top players not long after the ...

Travis Kelce plans to return to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th NFL season. The Chiefs also signed Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker III to a three-year deal. These moves suggest the Chiefs are reloading for another championship run rather than rebuilding. The team still needs to address its secondary and offensive line, particularly at right tackle. ...

UNCASVILLE, CT ― The No. 1 ranked UConn women’s basketball team won its sixth consecutive Big East Tournament in dominant fashion, 90-51, over Villanova on Monday, March 9, at Mohegan Sun Arena. The No. 1-seeded Huskies, who have 23 Big East Tournament titles overall, have won 70 straight Big East games. UConn (34-0) is riding a 50-game win streak overall, ...

Puerto Rico has once again advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. As if anything else should have been expected, even given the circumstances. Stellar pitching and one big swing of the bat – Martín Maldonado’s three-run double in the bottom of the second inning – proved more than enough to subdue Cuba and register a 4-1 victory ...

The Bobby Hurley Era at Arizona State is in limbo. There were multiple reports Monday that mentioned the Sun Devils and Hurley are expected to go their separate ways at the end of the season, which could be as soon as Tuesday afternoon in the Big 12 tournament, after 11 years in Tempe. Hurley entered the 2025-26 season on the ...

President Donald Trump said he wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, saying it would be an ‘honor’ to do so in an effort to help other nations that rely on the vital Middle East waterway. Trump was speaking with reporters in Florida on Monday, when he was asked about the global energy choke point, which has been disrupted ...

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups say they are prepared to challenge Tehran but are holding back for now as the war between the United States, Israel and the Islamic Republic continues to unfold. Khalid Azizi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that Kurdish forces are closely watching developments but have ...