Los Angeles Golf Club wins the first WTGL match
The first match in WTGL history is complete, with Los Angeles Golf Club claiming the league’s first win. Los Angeles faced New York Golf Club on Sunday. The result also gave the club’s players a little extra reason to celebrate: Los Angeles’ male team currently holds the TGL title. New York’s Rose Zhang opened the […]
Mercedes wins the Formula One Constructors’ Championship
It was hardly a secret in the Formula 1 paddock last year: Mercedes looked set to benefit from the sweeping technical changes coming this season. At the São Paulo Grand Prix, that expectation became reality. A week after Kimi Antonelli secured the Drivers’ Championship, Mercedes clinched the Constructors’ title. Lando Norris won at Interlagos, with […]
Two big wins! Colorado bars minors from getting surgeries to change their sex and protects girls’ sports
Colorado voters approved two ballot measures concerning transgender minors and school sports, proposals that opponents said could foster hostility toward LGBTQ people. Proposition 135 asked voters whether to prohibit medical professionals from providing surgeries to people under 18 intended to alter biological sex characteristics. It also bars public funds and insurance coverage from paying for […]
Former MIT professor wins $6 million after sexual claims ruined his career; accuser joked about “#hetoo”
Former MIT Scientist and Accuser Prepare Appeals After $6 Million Defamation Verdict A Massachusetts jury has awarded former MIT biologist David Sabatini $6 million in his defamation lawsuit against former colleague Kristin Knouse. Knouse is appealing the October verdict, and Sabatini’s legal team plans to challenge a separate ruling that dismissed the Whitehead Institute from […]
Somali daycare owner linked to fraud wins Minnesota House race, prompting online anger: “Lost state”
Abdi Daisane, the owner of a St. Cloud childcare center that has drawn scrutiny over public funding, won a seat in the Minnesota House on Tuesday, defeating Republican incumbent Mike Conway. Daisane, a Democrat-Farmer-Labor candidate, will represent House District 14A. He is the first Somali-born lawmaker from St. Cloud to serve in the state Legislature. […]
Democrat withdraws from race over health concerns and still wins, opponent says, “We deserve to know more”
Democrat Eric Armstrong won an Iowa state House race despite withdrawing from the campaign because of health problems. Armstrong announced his decision in a Facebook post on Sept. 7, saying the campaign had demanded significant physical and mental energy and that he needed to focus on his health and recovery. He added that he hoped […]
House Democrat who went against Hakeem Jeffries wins unexpectedly in a district that favors Trump
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has won a third term in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican state Sen. John Braun. The win came in a district carried by President Donald Trump in 2024. Her victory gives House Democrats a boost as they try to regain control of Congress. It may also complicate party leaders’ efforts […]
Whoopi Goldberg warns Democrats to ‘get things done’ after midterm wins
Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of “The View,” urged Democrats on Wednesday to focus on their responsibilities after winning control of both the House and Senate. “We put you in to take care of business,” Goldberg said. She added that voters did not want to hear about internal party disputes and that Democrats could argue among themselves […]
Good news in Nebraska: Republican US senator wins re-election
Republicans suffered heavy losses in the 2026 midterms, but Nebraska offered the party a bright spot: incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts defeated independent Dan Osborn, according to an election projection. Osborn, a pipe fitter, faced repeated claims that he was effectively a Democrat. He said he would not caucus with either party if elected, though the […]
Democratic socialist wins Washington, DC mayor’s office by a wide margin, says he’s open to working with Trump
Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist whom President Donald Trump has called a “communist,” won the Washington, D.C., mayoral race by a wide margin Tuesday. She also said she is prepared to work with the administration when it benefits District residents. Lewis George, 38, serves on the D.C. Council. She received nearly 85% of the […]