3+ min ago (219+ words) Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas announced Saturday that he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family. Nehls, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who has sported his mug shot on a T-shirt, said he called Trump to inform him of his plans. "President Trump has always been a strong ally for our district and a true friend, and I wanted him to hear it from me first," Nehls said on the social platform X. Nehls added via social media that he was endorsing his twin brother to succeed him in Congress. Trever Nehls said on Facebook that he would run for the seat and "stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump." The White House did not immediately respond Saturday night to an email seeking comment. Troy Nehls entered Congress in 2021 after about three decades in…...

3+ min ago (219+ words) Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas announced Saturday that he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family. Nehls, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who has sported his mug shot on a T-shirt, said he called Trump to inform him of his plans. "President Trump has always been a strong ally for our district and a true friend, and I wanted him to hear it from me first," Nehls said on the social platform X. Nehls added via social media that he was endorsing his twin brother to succeed him in Congress. Trever Nehls said on Facebook that he would run for the seat and "stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump." The White House did not immediately respond Saturday night to an email seeking comment. Troy Nehls entered Congress in 2021 after about three decades in…...

4+ min ago (493+ words) El argentino Tadeo Allende anot" tres goles, los dos primeros con asistencias de Alba y Busquets, y el Inter Miami aplast" el s'bado 5-1 al New York City FC, para obtener el t'tulo de la Conferencia Este y avanzar a la final de la MLS. Alba y Busquets, un par de excompa'eros de Messi en el Barcelona, se retirar'n cuando termine esta campa'a. Mateo Silvetti anot" a los 67 por el Inter Miami, en una jugada que prepar" su compatriota argentino Messi para llegar a 405 asistencias de por vida con clubes y con la selecci"n. Ser'a la mayor estad'stica de su tipo en la historia del f'tbol. El venezolano Telasco Segovia anot" con un pase de tac"n de Alba a los 83 para convertir el duelo en una goleada, y Allende complet" el hat-trick a los 89. "Hemos llegado a la final con…...

17+ min ago (261+ words) It was Tadeo Allende, the 26-year-old Argentine only at Inter Miami for one year, on a loan from Spanish club Celta de Vigo, who scored a hat trick in the 5-1 win over New York City FC to send Inter to their first MLS Cup Final. Allende was, of course, named the player of the game on the broadcast, after scoring three goals, eclipsing his prior two standout playoff performances. In 31 games during the regular season, Allende scored 11 goals. Just in the playoffs, he has scored eight, including back-to-back-to-back multigoal performances to get Inter Miami into the final. He scored both of Inter Miami's goals in the opening part of the first half to give the Herons the cushion they would need to hold off NYCFC, then got the final goal for the emphatic victory. Allende's impact started in the first-round…...

17+ min ago (265+ words) It wasn't Lionel Messi who got Inter Miami on the scoresheet for the club's first conference final. It was Tadeo Allende, the 26-year-old Argentine only at Inter Miami for one year, on a loan from Spanish club Celta de Vigo, who scored the hat trick in the 5-1 win over New York City FC to send Inter to their first ever MLS Cup Final. Tadeo Allende, the man helping Lionel Messi lead Inter Miami's attack into the MLS Cup Final It was Tadeo Allende, the 26-year-old Argentine only at Inter Miami for one year, on a loan from Spanish club Celta de Vigo, who scored a hat trick in the 5-1 win over New York City FC to send Inter Miami to its first MLS Cup Final. In 31 games during the regular season, Allende scored 11 goals. In the playoffs, he has scored…...

29+ min ago (864+ words) Saturday's demonstration was seen as a provocation in the country of Nunca M's, the slogan that represents Argentina's commitment to "never again" return to authoritarianism. Further raising tensions, the officers gathered in Plaza de Mayo, the historic site of protests by women searching for children who had been abducted, detained and "disappeared" by the junta. Circling the plaza in silent protest every Thursday for decades, the women became known as the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. To the army officers' critics, including dozens of counter-protesters who also flocked to Plaza de Mayo in downtown Buenos Aires on Saturday, the brazen rally marked a worrying sign that cracks were starting to appear in Argentina's national consensus about the bloody legacy of the dictatorship. In a dramatic shift from past administrations, right-wing President Javier Milei has frequently justified the dictatorship's state terrorism…...

40+ min ago (173+ words) Julius Randle sum" 16 puntos y Donte DiVincenzo a'adi" 15 por los Timberwolves, quienes colocaron a seis jugadores en cifras de dos d'gitos y vencieron a un equipo con un r'cord de .500 o mejor por primera vez en ocho intentos esta temporada. Jaylen Brown igual" su mejor marca de la temporada con 41 puntos por Boston, que perdi" por segunda vez en siete compromisos. Neemias Queta igual" su mejor marca personal con 19 puntos y captur" 18 rebotes, la estad'stica m's alta en su carrera. Derrick White anot" 16 tantos. Los Wolves estaban adelante 115-112 y el reloj de tiro se agotaba cuando Edwards perdi" brevemente el control del bal"n pero r'pidamente lo recuper" y emboc" un triple sobre White, con 14 segundos restantes. Edwards, quien promedia 38,5 puntos en sus "ltimos cuatro partidos, anot" nueve seguidos para darle a Minnesota una ventaja de 110-98 con 3:52 minutos por jugar....

40+ min ago (173+ words) Julius Randle sum" 16 puntos y Donte DiVincenzo a'adi" 15 por los Timberwolves, quienes colocaron a seis jugadores en cifras de dos d'gitos y vencieron a un equipo con un r'cord de .500 o mejor por primera vez en ocho intentos esta temporada. Jaylen Brown igual" su mejor marca de la temporada con 41 puntos por Boston, que perdi" por segunda vez en siete compromisos. Neemias Queta igual" su mejor marca personal con 19 puntos y captur" 18 rebotes, la estad'stica m's alta en su carrera. Derrick White anot" 16 tantos. Los Wolves estaban adelante 115-112 y el reloj de tiro se agotaba cuando Edwards perdi" brevemente el control del bal"n pero r'pidamente lo recuper" y emboc" un triple sobre White, con 14 segundos restantes. Edwards, quien promedia 38,5 puntos en sus "ltimos cuatro partidos, anot" nueve seguidos para darle a Minnesota una ventaja de 110-98 con 3:52 minutos por jugar....

48+ min ago (491+ words) Tadeo Allande scored three goals " Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two " and Inter Miami topped New York City FC 5-1 on Saturday night for the Eastern Conference title and a berth in the MLS Cup final. Mateo Silvetti scored in the 67th minute for Inter Miami, with Messi setting up that goal " the 405th assist of his career for club and country, which is generally believed to be the most in soccer history. Telasco Segovia scored off a heel pass from Alba in the 83rd minute to turn it into a runaway, and Allande finishing off the hat trick in the 89th minute was the final play. Inter Miami " the No. 3 seed in the East " will play host to either San Diego or Vancouver for the league title…...

57+ min ago (44+ words) Tim the brown bear rolled around in snow on Saturday as fresh snow blanketed Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. Tim the brown bear rolled around in snow on Saturday as fresh snow blanketed Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. Animals in Chicago zoo delight in fresh snowfall...