Tag Archives: race

Republican lawmaker Kristin Robbins joins race for Minnesota governor

Republican lawmaker Kristin Robbins joins race for Minnesota governor

A Minnesota state lawmaker has joined the race for the governor’s office. Rep. Kristin Robbins (R-Maple Grove) officially announced her gubernatorial campaign on Wednesday, becoming the third well-known Republican to join the race. Scott Jensen and Kendall Qualls have already announced plans to run for the office again in 2026, and Phillip Parrish and Brad Kohler are also seeking the …

Read More »

SAG-AFTRA Election After Fran Drescher: The Succession Race

SAG-AFTRA Election After Fran Drescher: The Succession Race

It was Nov. 1, 2023, about a week before the Hollywood actors union reached a deal with studios that ended a historic strike. The labor group’s president, Fran Drescher, was feeling the heat from A-listers and rank-and-file performers alike to make good on more than 100 days of withheld labor. That day, she posted a morning routine video to her …

Read More »

Firefighters in race to save Oregon’s tallest tree after it ignites | Oregon

Firefighters in race to save Oregon’s tallest tree after it ignites | Oregon

Oregon firefighters are working to save one of the tallest non-redwood trees in the world after it caught fire last week. The coastal Douglas fir, believed to be about 450 years old and which stands 325 ft tall, was still burning east of Coquille on Tuesday, according to Megan Harper, public affairs specialist at the Bureau of Land Management. The …

Read More »

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations – The New York Times

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations  The New York Times CPB Defunding Ends Next Generation Warning System Grant Program for Local Public Media Stations  Corporation for Public Broadcasting These rural radio stations are a lifeline for their communities. Trump’s cuts threaten their future  The Guardian I love PBS. But I don’t think it or NPR should get taxpayer dollars | Opinion  Kansas …

Read More »

Iowa Democrat exits 2026 Senate race, backs Josh Turek against Joni Ernst

Iowa Democrat exits 2026 Senate race, backs Josh Turek against Joni Ernst

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker bowed out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race on Monday and endorsed a fellow legislator as the “best hope” to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, who has yet to formally announce her bid for a third term. Rep. J.D. Scholten said in a statement he was suspending his …

Read More »

Winners, losers of NASCAR Cup race at Richmond won by Austin Dillon

Winners, losers of NASCAR Cup race at Richmond won by Austin Dillon

RICHMOND, Va. — Here’s a look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond. WINNERS Austin Dillon — He snapped a 37-race winless streak with his second consecutive victory at Richmond — and did it without the controversy of last year’s race. Dillon led 107 laps (he had led only eight laps all season). That also marked …

Read More »

The US May Have Already Lost the AI Race to China Due to a Key Weakness

The US May Have Already Lost the AI Race to China Due to a Key Weakness

You might have heard of an “AI race” heating up between the US and China, a bitter rivalry between two global adversaries that could shape the direction of world history. At least, that’s how some in the US feel. While China has repeatedly tried to establish a geopolitical friendship with the richest nation in the world, officials and pundits in …

Read More »

Saints QBs still in a tight race with Week 1 approaching

Saints QBs still in a tight race with Week 1 approaching

Katherine TerrellAug 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013. …

Read More »