PHOENIX — As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris squabble over the terms of their coming presidential debate, a similar dispute is taking place in the Arizona Senate race. The state’s GOP Senate candidate, Kari Lake, has long challenged her Democratic competitor, Rep. Ruben Gallego, to take the debate stage. Now that … Read more
Team USA’s Noah Lyles took the gold in the men’s 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics — by five-thousandths of a second. Lyles, who won Sunday with a time of 9.784 seconds, came out just barely ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (who ran in 9.789) and the U.S.’ Fred Kerley (whose time was 9.81). The race was … Read more
A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson’s disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white. “We’re always asking who’s not in the room, and why are they not in the room?” said David Leventhal, program director for Dance for PD … Read more
A front that moved past Cuba overnight has strengthened Saturday into Tropical Storm Debby as it aimed its impacts at the west coast of Florida, impacts that could be hurricane-like, federal forecasters said. Since Friday, the front developed from a potential tropical cyclone to a tropical depression, and it continues to draw strength from warm, … Read more
PARIS — The best shot putter in track and field’s history spent this spring and summer experiencing something unusual: vulnerability. It all started in March, when Ryan Crouser injured the ulnar nerve in his throwing elbow. The next month, while bench pressing, he tore a pectoral muscle. Doctors didn’t clear him to resume throwing the … Read more
Sentiments like these are common during high-stress wildfires throughout the rural West. As large, intense wildfires and evacuations become more common, some residents are growing tired of uprooting their lives and are growing inured to the risk — or more confident in their own abilities to manage it themselves. That means some people are determined … Read more
The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is causing the problems. Hospitals have identified at least 30 newborns with what has been identified as “fetal fentanyl syndrome,” NBC News has learned. The babies were born to mothers … Read more
Ahead of her Olympics debut, track and field athlete Veronica Fraley had a more pressing concern on her mind than the Games: Paying her rent on time. Fraley, 24, lamented her situation on social media Thursday as she prepared for her women’s discus throw qualification round in Paris. “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW … Read more
Israel’s military said Thursday that it had confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, the head of Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, a day after the group’s political leader was assassinated in Tehran. Following an intelligence assessment, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said he was killed when fighter jets struck an area of the … Read more
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing mounting pressure, at home and abroad, to release evidence that would verify the results of Sunday’s presidential election, which both he and his main challenger claim to have won. Thousands of people have been protesting since Monday when Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González declared victory. It’s estimated that … Read more