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WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham received public support from NASCAR drivers at a race near St. Louis after months of criticism over her comments opposing men in women’s locker rooms, while Kyle Larson snapped a 51-race winless streak at the same event.

A Minnesota woman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer less than a year after losing her best friend to the same disease, and has spent years cycling through treatment, recurrence and remission since.

President Trump called it “terrible” and “inappropriate” after video showed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani smiling during the reading of 9/11 victims’ names, though a witness disputed that they were laughing about the ceremony.

A federal judge ruled that DHS acted unlawfully in trying to cut FEMA’s workforce roughly in half, citing a post-Katrina law protecting the agency’s independence, with remedies to be decided next month.

Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates picked up wins in the 2026 midterm primaries, drawing fresh attention to a platform that calls for the government to take over major corporations, shorten the standard workweek, and shift the cost of healthcare, housing and education onto taxpayers. The renewed focus comes as progressive socialism became a central target for Republicans at the GOP’s first-ever midterm convention, held in Dallas, Texas.

A 2019 clip shows Texas Senate candidate James Talarico calling parents who don’t affirm their children’s gender identity “abusive,” reviving scrutiny of his record as he courts moderate voters.

A 16-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister died and their 18-year-old brother was critically injured when their pickup truck struck a tree near Steele, Alabama; officials say none of the three were wearing seat belts.

Former Bond actress Alison Papworth says the next 007 should remain male and true to Ian Fleming’s books, as Gary Oldman fuels speculation that Jack Lowden has already been cast.

A small but growing group of San Francisco-area tech families is abandoning traditional schools in favor of AI-assisted homeschooling, part of a national surge that has pushed homeschooling rates from 3% to more than 6% of American children.

Sydney Sweeney responded to online criticism of her nude Novig sports betting ad by posting ESPN Body Issue covers of athletes like Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe, while defending the campaign as playful rather than exploitative.