Fresh off helping the Houston Astros win the World Series, ace right-hander Justin Verlander has elected to become a free agent.

China’s new top leadership body reaffirmed Beijing’s “dynamic-zero” COVID-19 policy on Thursday, as case numbers rose and authorities in the city of Guangzhou urged residents to work from home but stopped short of a city-wide lockdown.

Tuesday has been hailed by the Left as a major victory for abortion rights, as California enshrined abortion rights up to birth in their state constitution on the same day that Michigan, Vermont, and Kentucky voted against life with their own ballot measures.

Ukraine’s president and top military leaders remained skeptical Thursday after the Kremlin told its military to abandon their positions in Russian-held pockets in the Kherson region.

“This is the revenge tour, if you want to call it that,” said DeAndre Yedlin, the lone World Cup veteran on the squad.

President Biden on Wednesday hailed his party’s “strong night,” while saying he doesn’t plan “to change anything,” despite negativity about the direction of the country.

Police in Jackson, Mississippi, announced Tuesday afternoon that they had identified the man they believe was responsible for setting seven fires on Election Day, including fires at two churches and one at Jackson State University. 

Some 215,000 homes and businesses across Florida’s Atlantic coast were without power on Thursday morning, after the storm, packing 75 mph winds, made landfall at 3 a.m EST along the east coast north of Miami as a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.

Cruz was riding in the back of a military vehicle when a beer can came flying his way. Cruz knocked the can away with his hand as a member of his security detail reached in to shield the senator from a direct hit.