CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the series, its tracks and its suppliers....
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts Near Its Record Levels
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday, and Treasury yields are rising following an encouraging update on the U.S. job market's strength. The S&P 500 was basically flat in midday trading, a day after sliding from its record on worries about a possible widening of the fighting in the...
Adams Says No Word From Pierce Since Coach Liked Trade Talk on Social Media
HENDERSON — Davante Adams said on his weekly spot on the "Up and Adams Show" that he hadn't heard from Las Vegas coach Antonio Pierce since a screenshot appeared of Pierce appearing to like a social media post about possibly trading the Raiders star wide receiver. Sports Illustrated writer Michael...
VP Debate Takeaways: Vance, Walz Target Top of the Ticket — Not Each Other
WASHINGTON — Vice Presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance squared off Tuesday night in what may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota's Democratic governor and Ohio's Republican senator, following last month's debate between the tops of their tickets, Vice President Kamala Harris...
Walz and Vance Go After Each Other’s Running Mates in VP Debate
NEW YORK — Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other's running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles — a hurricane that ravaged much of the southeast U.S. and growing fears of a regional Middle East war. Both Walz,...
Walz and Vance Argue Their Running Mates Would Reduce Middle East Instability in VP Debate
NEW YORK — Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday each pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for voters to choose their respective running mates for president, opening their vice presidential debate by addressing the growing fears of a regional war in the Middle East and a...
Walz and Vance Meet in Their First and Possibly Only Vice Presidential Debate
Tim Walz and JD Vance are meeting for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election. The debate in New York hosted by CBS News gives Vance, a Republican freshman senator from...
Buster Posey Shares His Vision for Making SF a Winner Again
SAN FRANCISCO — In recent weeks and months, Buster Posey began to ponder the possibility of taking on something he insisted he'd never do in joining the baseball operations department for the Giants. The star catcher said he wouldn't do it upon retiring three years ago. Yet Posey ultimately dearly...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 120 People, Attorney Says
HOUSTON — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month, with...
Hurricane Helene’s Death Toll Passes 150 as Crews Search for Survivors
SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. With Helene's death toll nearing 160, searchers...