Washington & Politics

NCAA moving toward hyperlocal solution to NIL as placeholder

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The NCAA is lurching toward a temporary, patchwork solution in addressing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes, a hyperlocal approach to allow everyone...

Russia says it may fire to hit intruding warships

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MOSCOW — Russia will be ready to fire to hit to protect its borders, a senior diplomat warned Thursday in the wake of a...

Kenosha officials reject damage claim sought by Jacob Blake

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when...

Spain to allow fans back into stadiums next season

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MADRID — Spain will be closer to normal when it comes to allowing fans into stadiums next season, the government said Thursday. ...

Increased water pumping worries Line 3 pipeline opponents

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Opponents of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project are worried about the potential impact of the company's...

EU pushes on with migrant policy outsourcing plans

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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders pushed ahead Thursday with plans to outsource the bloc’s migration policy challenges by spending billions of euros to improve...

German business sentiment rises as pandemic ebbs

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BERLIN — Germany's businesses are more optimistic than they've been in almost three years, according to a closely watched survey by Munich's Ifo institute...

Police, Trump supporters sued over Texas highway incident

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AUSTIN, Texas — Civil rights organizations and people who were part of a Biden campaign caravan last fall that was surrounded on a Texas...

Discord over whether to halt South Carolina abortion case

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The parties involved in a lawsuit over South Carolina’s new ban on almost all abortions disagree about how the case should...

College won’t revoke Trump adviser Flynn’s honorary degree

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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island decided not to revoke an honorary degree bestowed upon Michael Flynn, an alumnus who briefly...