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Biden pledges $8 billion for Ukraine ahead of Zelensky meeting

President Biden on Thursday announced an estimated $8 billion in aid for Ukraine, reduced billions of dollars in Pentagon military stockpiles that were at risk of expiring on Sept. 30, provided additional Patriot air defense artillery pieces and expanded training for F-16 pilots. The announcement came ahead of a meeting in Washington on Thursday between […]

Trump ahead of Harris 1 point in Georgia and Arizona, tied in North Carolina: poll

A new poll of likely voters shows former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala by one percentage point in the battleground states of Georgia and Arizona, and they are tied in North Carolina. A Marist College battleground state survey found Trump leading Harris 50% to 49% among likely general election voters in the Peach […]

DiJonai Carrington awarded Most Improved Player trophy ahead of Sun-Fever game

Uncasville, Connecticut— Dijonai Carrington WNBA She was named Most Valuable Player on Wednesday and accepted the trophy ahead of Game 2 of the Connecticut Suns vs. Indiana Fever at Mohegan Sun Arena. The race for Most Improved Player was relatively close, with Carrington receiving 28 of 67 votes from the media, followed by Los Angeles […]

‘Thousands’ of Linemen Coming to Florida Ahead of Hurricane

“Thousands” of power line workers are heading to Florida ahead of Hurricane Helen, which could make landfall as a Category 3 or higher storm. “We're with TECO Energy in Tampa,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference Wednesday morning, “They've got a lot of power line workers in place in preparation for the […]

New home sales, prices dropped ahead of Fed rate cut

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell in August, but lower mortgage rates and home prices could stimulate demand in coming months. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said Wednesday that new home sales last month fell 4.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 710,600. The July sales pace was revised upward to 751,000 from […]

NFL Power Rankings: Vikings surge ahead, while the Jags tumble

We're three weeks into the NFL season and we have some new power rankings that show some big changes. To explain our methodology, NFL writers ranked teams from 1 to 32 and then averaged the scores. In the event of a tie, we broke it with the team with the highest average ranking between the […]