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Maine North American Wife Carrying Championship takes over Newry

The annual Saturday, dirt, beer and cash event drew dozens of eager competitors to a Maine ski resort once again this year. More than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carry Championship. The race is a 278-yard race in which participants splash through water, jump over logs, and trudge through mud while carrying […]

Organization launches $3.5M ad campaign to turn out South Asian American, AAPI voters

Impact Fund, a political organization representing Indian and South Asian American communities, and Future Forward, a Democratic super PAC, endorse Harris-Waltz's ticket to Asian American and Pacific Islander voters It launched a multi-million dollar advertising blitz aimed at getting people to pay attention. “We are witnessing an unprecedented moment for South Asians and Asian Americans […]

Tenn. Sen. Marsha Blackburn Celebrates American Girls in Sports Day

Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is celebrating “American Girls in Sports Day” with a message to her X followers. “Join us in celebrating America's girls on Sports Day!” the senator wrote in a message Thursday. October 10th, October 10th, is represented by the Roman numeral XX, which is the same number as the female sex […]

‘A Devastating Impact’: Harris’s Silence On Key Biden Policy Leaves American Farmers In The Lurch

American farmers are still waiting for answers from Vice President Kamala Harris about the Biden administration's policies that could harm their livelihoods. President Joe Biden's administration had planned to ban menthol cigarettes just before April 2024, until concerns arose that such a step could have negative political repercussions. Since then, the administration has paused progress […]

Erase 'other': Accurate Census data matters for every American

No one sees themselves in the word “other.” They also don't like being lumped into broad categories that don't explain who they really are. And when this happens with data used to inform policy decisions, these people often become invisible. Without a choice, nearly 50 million U.S. residents, many of them Latin Americans, checked the […]

Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American to Jail on Mercenary Charges

A Russian court on Monday sentenced 72-year-old American national Stephen James Hubbard to nearly seven years in prison for helping protect Ukraine from Russian aggression. Russian prosecutor said Mr. Hubbard joined the defense force in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izum shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. After the city was captured in […]