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As soccer fans turn their attention to the future of the sport in the States, we revisit four oft-overlooked moments – and one famous kick – that shaped its past This was originally published in the newsletter The World Behind the Cup. Sign up for it here. The last time the US hosted the men’s … Read more

Food and Drug Administration commissioner’s decisions have hurt staff morale and put his job in crosshairs Donald Trump has signed off on a plan to fire Marty Makary, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, after a series of high-profile agency decisions put the FDA … Read more

Diplomatic efforts continue despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent days Middle East crisis – live updates The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington is expecting a response from Iran to its proposals for an interim deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, as Iran … Read more

House Democrats are staying far away from questions about whether former Vice President Kamala Harris should run for president again in 2028. “I have no idea,” Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., the former House majority whip, told Fox News Digital. “I have no idea who’s running, and we’ll focus on 2028 after 2026,” Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., … Read more

Wealthy players asking for more money may feel wrong but the big four tournaments are not sharing the revenue fairly At some point in the quiet buildup to her opening match at the Italian Open, Aryna Sabalenka decided to attack one of the most contentious subjects in her sport with the same force as her … Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom is rolling out a taxpayer-backed freebie for new parents, promising hundreds of diapers for every baby born in California under a new statewide program. The Democrat announced Friday that the state will partner with nonprofit Baby2Baby to hand out 400 free diapers to families leaving participating hospitals, starting this summer. The initiative, … Read more

More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific The US military on Friday said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats suspected of transporting narcotics. This brings the death … Read more

President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps – key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance Virginia’s supreme court on Friday ruled that the state cannot use new congressional maps approved by voters to help Democrats gain as … Read more

Automaker had given ‘numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so’, says California attorney general General Motors (GM) agreed to pay $12.75m to resolve claims that it illegally sold hundreds of thousands of Californians’ location and driving data to two data brokers, said the state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Friday. He said … Read more

The Trump administration released declassified UFO files that have been collected by the federal government dating back to the 1940’s. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.