WHENENER it comes to a close—and even if it already has—Rafael Nadal’s superlative tennis career will be admired for achievements such as 22 Grand Slam titles, currently tied for the most by a man, and a record 14 French Open championships. As it should be. Nadal’s playing days, though, also will
Associated Press: A look inside the playbook on transgender health bills — Aaron and Lacey Jennen's roots in Arkansas run deep. They've spent their entire lives there, attended the flagship state university, and are raising a family. So they're heartbroken at the prospect of perhaps having to move …
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press: What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America's economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world.
Associated Press: US condemns arrest of former US consulate employee in Russia — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday condemned the arrest of a former employee of a U.S. consulate in Russia, the latest example of the country's crackdown against its own citizens and foreigners.
Associated Press: Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday for debt ceiling talks after ‘productive’ call — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise America's debt limit before federal funds potentially run dry early next month.
Associated Press: Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million — Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury said Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19 …
Mark Scolforo / Associated Press: Pennsylvania House control up for grabs yet again in special elections — Democrats maintained their narrow Pennsylvania House majority Tuesday by winning a special election and along with it continued control over how the chamber will handle abortion, gun rights and election law legislation.
Associated Press: Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment — Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to the hospital for clinical depression in February, he walked the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits.
Associated Press: Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department ethics probe — Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues, her attorney said Tuesday.
Associated Press: Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election Sunday but without the seats in parliament to win outright, indicated Sunday he will seek a second election …
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press: Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office said Thursday that she is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a complication from the shingles virus that can paralyze part of the face, and that she contracted encephalitis …
Associated Press: Ukraine says troops still engaging Russian forces in Bakhmut after Moscow announces victory in city — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen.