Donald Trump Reacts to Stephen Colbert News, Predicts Who Is Next
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Long-Awaited Red Sox Announcement Spells Bad News For $3.75 Million All-Star
The Boston Red Sox offense has been nothing if not inconsistent. At first glance, the 4.92 runs per game the Red Sox have scored places them along the MLB elite, ranking sixth overall. But a closer look reveals that Boston had scored double-digit runs in 14 of the 91 games the team has played going […]
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Exciting Yankees Announcement Quickly Darkened by Latest Bad News
Major League Baseball made a major All-Star Game announcement on Sunday, revealing the players who will fill out each league’s roster, in addition to the starters who were announced last week. For the New York Yankees, as expected, Aaron Judge was elected to the American League starting lineup. One of their two additional players was […]
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Thomas Massie Gets Brutal News From Poll
Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky risks losing his seat in Congress amid his battles with President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. Polling from Kaplan Strategies found that Massie was unpopular among Republican voters and would lose more support if Trump endorsed a primary opponent. Why It Matters Massie has gained notoriety in […]
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MLB News: Johnny O’Brien, 2-Sport Star Whose Grandson Followed Him to Cardinals, Dies
Before Shohei Ohtani, there was Johnny O’Brien. A star baseball and basketball player in college, O’Brien was drafted into the NBA in 1953. He opted to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates instead, and played 283 of his 339 career MLB games with the Pirates — as both a pitcher and an infielder. More news: Former […]
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Tucker Carlson Blasts Former Fox News Colleague Sean Hannity: ‘Warmongers’
Right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson blasted his former Fox News colleague Sean Hannity on Friday, calling Hannity and other MAGA hawks “warmongers” for cheering Israel’s missile strikes against the Iranian regime. The Context Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran early Friday, local time, which decimated the regime’s military chain of command, hit critical nuclear […]
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More Tigers Bad News as Outfield ‘Upgrade’ Back on IL Just 4 Days After Return
The Detroit Tigers have been the feel-good story of the MLB season, rising from a sub-.500 team less that a year ago, to a playoff team that went to Game 5 of the American League Division Series, then to the best record in the AL after Memorial Day this season. But even as the Tigers […]
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Russell Westbrook Shocks Fans With Unexpected Offseason Surgery News
By Ricardo Sandoval is a Newsweek contributor based in Los Angeles, CA. His focus is sports content. Ricardo has been with Newsweek since 2024 and also writes for On SI for the Lakers, Bucks, Celtics, Pacers, and Trail Blazers sites. Ricardo also is a staff writer for Dodgers Nation. He is a graduate of California State University Northridge. You can get in […]
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China Censors Broadcast After News Anchor’s Big Mistake
Chinese state media has censored a news broadcast after an anchor mistakenly referred to Taiwan and China as “two countries” in a contradiction of Beijing’s official position. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese and Taiwanese foreign ministries with written requests for comment. Why It Matters The government of Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of […]
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Donald Trump Getting Good News in Approval Rating Polls: Nate Silver
President Donald Trump has enjoyed a slight uptick in favorability, according to a series of mid-May polls compiled by political analyst and statistician Nate Silver. In a recent post to his Substack, Silver Bulletin, the analyst said Trump’s net approval rating had risen to -5.8 as of Friday, up nearly four points from his second-term […]
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