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Timeline: How FIFA’s Reversal on Balogun Unfolded
Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension was overturned by FIFA. President Trump said he asked for the review that ultimately led to the reve…
Judge Appointed Last Year Is Overseeing Hearing in Killing of Charlie Kirk
Judge Tony Graf previously served as a prosecutor in Utah, including in the county where Mr. Kirk was shot and killed last year.
Trump Passports Debut, Delighting Some and Dismaying Others
The Washington Passport Agency started issuing the limited-release documents with President Trump’s image on Monday, catching a few applic…
Historians Reject White House’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum
The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Ame…
Spate of Shark Attacks Means More Drones for Australia’s Beaches
The country is stepping up measures to keep swimmers and surfers safe after a teacher was mauled by a great white shark at Coogee beach
NATO Needs Turkey
The war in Ukraine and Trump’s disregard for the alliance have generated a new appreciation of what Turkey brings to the table.
George E. Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies at 99
Mr. Johnson’s hair product company, a longtime sponsor of “Soul Train,” was the first Black-owned company listed on a major American s…
Canada Bets on NATO Partners for Its Expanded Submarine Fleet
In selecting a joint bid from Germany and Norway, Prime Minister Mark Carney is elevating Canada’s naval power and reducing its military a…
Platner Will Take Time to ‘Reflect’ on Campaign After Sexual Assault Accusation
Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, called the allegation “false.” He did not say if he would continue his campaig…
Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor With Focus
On “Confessions II,” a successor to her hit 2005 album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” the pop superstar gives new energy to her ori…
Iranians Mourn a Slain Leader, and Call for Vengeance
Million of people filled the streets of Iran to bid farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the war with the United States and…