O’Rourke rose to national prominence after nearly defeating Texas Senator Ted Cruz in 2018’s Senate race, giving Democrats hopes of flipping the state for the first time in decades. O’Rourke is now challenging Abbott, first elected in 2014, in the gubernatorial race. Abortion, one of the top issues for many voters following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, emerged as key issues during Friday’s debate, with both candidates accusing each other of holding extremist views on the topic....

The Maddens of Culpeper County were exceptional not only for their scrupulous record-keeping. As the title suggests, they weren’t slaves but “free persons of color.” The family’s founder was an indigent Irish immigrant, Mary Madden, who gave birth in 1758 to a daughter by an unknown black man-possibly a slave. Under Colonial law, the legal status of the mother was conferred upon her children. The daughter, Sarah, was free. But like her destitute mother, fined for bearing a mulatto child, she became an indentured servant....

Anyone who plunked down $20 for a newly issued share of Rockefeller Center Properties Inc. in 1985 has seen the value of his investment drop by about 65 percent during a period in which the stock market as a whole has more than doubled. This happened despite a fat dividend yield of more than 8 percent. Considering the current boom in real-estate investment trust (REIT) stocks, you ought to remember this sad story the next time a huckster hypes real estate as a can’t-miss investment....

And that’s what happened to Zach Hodskins, a one-armed basketball player who tweeted that accepted Florida’s offer as a preferred walk-on over the weekend. MORE: Sporting News’ preseason Top 25 teams "If I work hard, Coach (Billy) Donovan told me I'll have a chance to play," Hodskins told ESPN.com. Hodskins does not have a left forearm, but the 6-4, 200-pound Hodskins is a skilled 3-point shooter, and a strong performance this summer garnered him attention from several Division I programs....

On Sunday, July 14th, a large portions of the sports world couldn’t take their eyes off of Wimbledon’s Centre Court. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, two of those players – especially the latter – whose fame and persona goes beyond even the sporting world were battling it out in one of the most memorable matches in tennis’ history. It was one of those matches you wished would never end – and if the rules didn’t dictate a fifth set tie-break at 12-12 apiece, the two men would have probably have kept on competing even beyond the excruciating 4 hours and 58 minutes of playing time....

“Somebody, please, give me an idea!” cried out Jenny Johnson, 34, looking for help in designing a page that commemorated her 4-year-old daughter’s visit to a beauty shop. Across the folding table, three women lifted their eyes from their own projects. “Bubbles,” offered one of the scrapbookers, “cut out cute little bubbles.” With an approving nod, Johnson set to work on pink bubble cutouts that framed pictures of little Cassady having her hair done....

Tragically, however, the assassination of the 54-year-old Bhutto was all too thinkable—indeed, it was expected by the victim herself. Upon her return to Pakistan last October after eight years in exile, Bhutto had written a letter to Musharraf—and saw to it that it was hand-delivered—warning him that if she were killed he should investigate certain officials in his government. Bhutto and her top security officials had complained repeatedly about the lax security provided by Musharraf’s government....

According to the event’s Twitter page, Nadal cited fatigue from this past week’s play as reason for withdrawal, while Andreescu’s camp cited a schedule change. According to Yahoo Sports, Andreescu is also wary of putting in “any extra exertion in the US Open run-up” after just returning from a shoulder injury sustained earlier this summer that had previously forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon in June. “I really have to listen to my body right now,” Andreescu said, via Yahoo!...

“The President is very concerned by the Supreme Court’s decision allowing S.B. 8 to remain in effect,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during a Friday press briefing. Psaki added, “The President is deeply committed to the constitutional right recognizing Roe v. Wade,” the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. “The ruling this morning is a reminder of how much these rights are at risk.”...

The ban that began under President Donald Trump is now extended for one year until Aug. 31, 2022, the State Department announced. It was initially implemented in 2017 by former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson following the death of American university student Otto Warmbier, who sustained intense injuries under North Korean custody and ended up in a coma. “The Department of State has determined there continues to be serious risk to U....

According to an investigation from the Office of Inspector General, Ross misrepresented the reason for the question before House committees in March 2018 on two occasions. Making false statements before Congress is a federal crime. The results of the probe were presented to the Department of Justice, but attorneys have chosen not to prosecute Ross. Inspector General Peggy Gustafson sent a letter to congressional leaders last week that detailed the results of the investigation as well as noting the Department of Justice declined prosecution....

The legislation would allow undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. as of January 1, 2021 to begin a five-year process towards getting temporary legal status or green cards, provided their clearance of background checks, their willingness to pay taxes and fulfilment of other basic requirements, the Associated Press reports. After applicants achieve temporary resident status, they can then pursue a three-year path towards full U.S. citizenship. Biden’s plan would also allow young people who arrived in the U....

Biden made the remark while addressing the public from the White House about concerns regarding supply chain delays and inflation. Both have become top issues heading into the winter holidays. The president acknowledged that reports of empty shelves and low toy supplies have peppered the news media in recent weeks but said that, “for the vast majority of the country, that’s not what’s happening” due to steps his administration has taken to combat supply chain issues....

Joe Biden, however, has always been a skeptic of the Saudi monarchy. From as far back as the 1980’s, then-Sen. Biden counseled his colleagues to open their eyes and stop pretending Riyadh was a magic-bullet to the Middle East’s innumerable problems. After the 9/11 attacks, in which 19 hijackers (15 of whom were Saudi citizens) conducted the worst act of terrorism on American soil, Biden was quick to excoriate Saudi Arabia for turning a blind eye to extremism within its own population....

Daily Kos/Civiqs, which surveyed 1,368 Arizona voters from June 13 to 15, found that 49 percent supported Biden, while 45 percent favored Trump. The poll also reported an increase in Biden’s support compared with a previous survey conducted by Fox News. The Fox poll, released June 3, found that 46 percent said they’d vote for Biden, while 42 percent said Trump was their preferred candidate. During the 2016 election, Trump won Arizona by approximately 3....

Biden has defended storing the documents at a storage space in his home garage, saying on Thursday that “it’s not like they’re sitting in the street.” But critics on social media were not satisfied with Biden’s defense. “I hope Joe Biden’s Corvette is at least a hybrid, if not fully electric,” tweeted Nick Adams, a conservative author and outspoken Donald Trump supporter. Meanwhile, British sports commentator Ross Dyer wrote “I can’t even…”...

Biden never mentioned Trump by name in his speech, opting instead to reference him 13 times with only with the term “former president.” He pointed out that Trump hasn’t questioned all the elections that took place in November 2020, only the ones he lost, and said the former president has perpetuated three “big lies.” “The former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election....

Legitimating the National School Board Association’s (NSBA) call to pursue such parents as domestic terrorists betrays the ruling regime’s thuggish, totalitarian core. Totalitarian regimes classify dissent as domestic extremism and, under the guise of public health and/or public safety, hunt the dissenters with the full power of the national security apparatus. The national security apparatus acts as a defender of the ruling regime, rather than as a defender of the people from whom, in a free society, the law derives its just authority....

Congressional committee chairs were notified on May 5 of the weapons sale, first reported Monday by The Washington Post and confirmed to Newsweek by two congressional staffers. The notice came just days before the rising tensions between Israelis and Palestinians erupted into a deadly campaign involving rocket fire by Palestinian groups led by Hamas on one side and IDF airstrikes and artillery fire on the other. The proposed U.S. package includes Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) that convert missiles into so-called “smart bombs” with lethal accuracy and destructive effect....