NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Spotlighting his accomplishments and highlighting his pushback against President Donald Trump‘s sweeping and controversial agenda, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday launched his campaign for a third term as Illinois governor. “I’m ready for the fight ahead,” the governor said, announcing his 2026 re-election bid in the…
The WNBA’s Portland expansion franchise is still without an official name, and now it is also reportedly without a team president. Inky Son was fired on Thursday in a stunning shake-up with less than a year to go until the team’s inaugural season in 2026, according to Bill Oram of The Oregonian. RAJ Sports, which…
A strategically important deposit of rare earths in Australia is the prize in a legal brawl which erupted earlier today when the Australian Government launched its first case for alleged breaching of foreign investment laws against a group of shadowy Chinese investors. Australia’s Treasurer (Finance Minister) Jim Chalmers said the action was being taken against…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Centrica is set to take a 15 per cent stake in the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear project after years of delay and months of drawn out negotiations. All sides are keen to reach a final…
The SEC rode a strong second round to the top of the charts in the 2025 NBA Draft, as the conference finished with 13 total selections. Eight of 29 players selected on Thursday night came from the league, which was in second place behind the Big Ten after Wednesday’s first round. Florida led the conference…
Sir Keir Starmer hopes he has averted the biggest rebellion of his premiership by agreeing to dilute his controversial welfare reforms, but he will be left counting the political and financial costs for years to come. The sudden capitulation came during hastily-arranged, surreptitious talks with senior Labour MPs in Westminster on Thursday. It will carry…
Getty Images The dreams of 59 basketball prospects from the college ranks and around the globe were realized during the 2025 NBA Draft. The two-day event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn started with the Dallas Mavericks selecting Cooper Flagg at No. 1. It ended with the Memphis Grizzlies selecting Tennessee’s Jahmai Mashack at pick…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., issued a subpoena Thursday to Anthony Bernal, former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady, to appear for a July 16 deposition. It comes as part of the committee’s investigation into the…
Getty Images The 2025 NBA Draft is officially in the books, and there were plenty of surprises along the way. NBA teams did not wait until draft night to start making trades, however. Multiple All-Stars were dealt prior to Wednesday’s first round, as the Rockets made the first blockbuster of the summer by acquiring Kevin Durant…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 130 Iranian nationals throughout the United States in the last week, and 670 Iranian nationals are in ICE detention, as the Trump administration continues to increase arrests of Iranian nationals in the country illegally amid security concerns. Multiple federal sources…
