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She is concerned, however, that it will be difficult for voters to coalesce around any new candidate in just three months. “The thing I’m the most worried about is we run somebody and he or she loses, and then we spend the next four years pointing fingers at whose fault that was,” she said. In…

Carl Smigielski, 61, is single now, after being a caregiver to his husband, Moshe, who died in 2019. He expects to be a “solo ager,” someone who doesn’t have a family member to rely on as he gets older. Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR Stay up to date…

Neil Johnston, BBC Sport journalist It’s going to require something extra special to stop this Les Bleus juggernaut from reaching a third straight World Cup final. France have overcome a two-hour storm delay in Philadelphia, the loss of Deschamps for one match (he returned home for the funeral of his mother) and Paraguay’s ‘dark arts’…

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan argues with referee Francois Letexier, of France, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Erik S. Lesser/AP hide caption toggle caption Erik S. Lesser/AP ATLANTA — The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Wednesday it “cannot remain silent” after…

Maine: ‘No official withdrawal notice has yet been received’ from Graham Platner The Maine department of the secretary of state has said that as of Thursday morning, “no official withdrawal notice has yet been received” from Graham Platner. “As of now, no official withdrawal notice has yet been received from Mr. Platner,” Jana Spaulding, Maine’s…