Defending champion Geraint Thomas made up nearly half a minute on leader Julian Alaphilippe in a gripping 15th stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees on Sunday. A former winner of the event said the day could be significant in deciding the race’s outcome. Thomas shaved off 27 seconds, pulling away from the…… MORE
Achieving the highest honor of Boy Scouting is no easy feat: One must spend years earning 21 merit badges involving topics such as first aid, communication and environmental science. Earning most of these requires a scout to communicate verbally, like giving a speech or collaborating with a team. Timmy Hargate, 21, who has nonverbal autism,…… MORE
As a heat wave continues to blaze across a large part of the United States, Monmouth Park in New Jersey has canceled all horse races set for Sunday. Eleven races, including the $75,000 Spruce Fir, were canceled due to the high temperatures. The park is in Oceanport, where CNN Weather put the heat index —…… MORE
Disney’s “The Lion King” blew past industry expectations with a huge box office opening this weekend. The film, which is a reboot of the studio’s 1994 animated classic, has made an estimated $531 million worldwide in 10 days of release. That includes an estimated $185 million opening this weekend in North America. Analysts had projected…… MORE
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Sunday said Robert Mueller’s report presents “very substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump is “guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors” — an impeachable offense. “We have to … let Mueller present those facts to the American people, and then see where we go from there, because the administration must…… MORE
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker on Sunday blasted President Donald Trump for his racist attacks on four minority congresswomen, saying Trump is “worse than a racist.” “The reality is this is a guy who is worse than a racist. He is actually using racist tropes and racial language for political gain. He is trying…… MORE
Say hello to Simu Liu. If you don’t know his name already, you will soon. The actor has been cast as the lead in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” one of several new film projects announced by the studio Saturday night at San Diego Comic-Con. He is set to star in…… MORE
Gareth Bale’s agent has called Zinedine Zidane a “disgrace” after the Real Madrid boss said he hoped the Welsh winger would leave the Bernabeu “soon.” Speaking after Real Madrid’s 3-1 friendly loss to Bayern Munich in Houston when Bale was omitted from the 28-man squad, Zidane told reporters Saturday: “We hope he leaves soon. It…… MORE
When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, a California law professor named Katie Porter — who had been expecting to join Clinton’s transition team to advise on housing policy — thought she would sit the next four years out of government. She figured she’d wind up working for Elizabeth Warren, her former Harvard law…… MORE
1. All boats rising: US stocks, bonds, oil, the dollar, gold … you name the asset, and it’s probably up this year. But how long can the euphoria last? In June, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated the central bank would do whatever necessary to ensure the continued expansion of the US economy. That has…… MORE
