How Roger Goodell became the NFL’s $20 billion man
As they met in the lobby of the -Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Minnesota in late August, Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, and Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, greeted each other warmly, sharing fist bumps as a small entourage that included their oldest sons surrounded them. The two men, who have nine Super Bowl wins between them (six for Kraft, 83, and three for Jones, who turns 82 on Sunday), were upbeat and refreshed after their summer vacations in the South of France and the Hamptons.
Daring Trump, Harris’ campaign releases medical information
Vice President Kamala Harris released a letter Saturday from her White House doctor, who said she is in “excellent health” and is successfully managing some minor health issues.
Small Business Administration will soon exhaust disaster loan funds
WASHINGTON — Small Business Administration officials warned Tuesday that the agency would “very soon” exhaust its funding for new disaster loans for homeowners and businesses in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
For atomic bomb survivors, a Nobel Prize and a reckoning, 80 years later
Cities blasted to rubble. Burned bodies and flayed flesh. Invisible waves of radiation coursing through the air. And the indelible image of a mushroom cloud.
Hurricane Milton spawned dozens of tornadoes. One of them deadly
As Hurricane Milton spun out over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, St. Lucie County reported five people dead in its wake. But those fatalities were eerily on the opposite coast from Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Milton kills at least 11, many far from landfall
SIESTA KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Milton cut an uneven path of destruction as it tore across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday and entered the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, largely sparing the densely populated cities around Tampa Bay but spawning deadly tornadoes far from its center.
Vance and Walz make dueling appearances, as voting begins in Arizona
Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz opened the first day of voting in Arizona on Wednesday with a spree of campaign events across the state, zeroing in on a crucial swing state after their debate last week.
Woman calls 911 when 100 aggressive raccoons show up in her yard
For more than 35 years, a woman in Washington state would leave some food in her yard for about a dozen resident raccoons.
Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says
If you were to look up from Earth some 466 million years ago, you might have seen a gleaming ring stretching across the sky, some scientists say.
Kamala Harris has raised $1 billion since entering 2024 presidential race
Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more than $1 billion in less than three months as a presidential candidate, according to three people with knowledge of her fundraising haul, a remarkable sum of money that has remade the race against former President Donald Trump.
Inside the battle for America’s most consequential battleground state
When Vice President Kamala Harris rolled out her economic agenda, she went to Pittsburgh. When she unveiled her running mate, she went to Philadelphia. And when she had to pick a place for former President Barack Obama’s first fall rally this Thursday, it was back to Pittsburgh.
Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to 3 scientists for predicting and creating proteins
The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for discoveries that show the potential of advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to predict the shape of proteins, life’s chemical tools, and to invent new ones.
Book raises unverified claims about Trump’s ties to Putin
WASHINGTON — Just weeks before an election, Americans are once again being confronted with a familiar if vexing question that has never been definitively resolved: What is up with former President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia?
Art or trash? It can be a fine line.
A work of art consisting of two empty beer cans was displayed at a museum. Quick quiz: What happened next?
Philip Banks, embattled top Adams aide, resigns
NEW YORK — Philip B. Banks III, New York City’s deputy mayor for public safety, has resigned, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday morning, making him the sixth senior administration official to leave City Hall in the past month.
Some scientists may never win a Nobel, but they still deserve big prizes
Every October, scientists eagerly await the announcement of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine. But many researchers outside of those fields may miss out on opportunities for the international acclaim that comes with being named a laureate of the Nobel, the most prestigious award in science.
As major hurricane approaches Florida, FEMA faces severe staffing shortage
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running out of staff to deal with the potential devastation of Hurricane Milton as it barreled toward Tampa with wind speeds that reached 175 mph.
Back on the bench, the Supreme Court is diligent and dour
WASHINGTON — The last time the justices put on their robes and sat behind the Supreme Court’s majestic mahogany bench, Chief Justice John Roberts announced that former President Donald Trump enjoyed substantial constitutional immunity from prosecution.
Dire warnings for storm-weary Floridians as Hurricane Milton approaches
MIAMI — Weary Floridians on Monday steeled themselves for a second major hurricane in two weeks, wrestling with anxiety about whether to leave their homes and where the storm might go as Hurricane Milton took aim at much of the state’s battered Gulf Coast.
Supreme Court turns down Biden’s Appeal in Texas abortion case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from the Biden administration urging the justices to allow some emergency abortions in Texas.
