World’s Biggest Election Sees Politicians Pitched Against Actors

India, a usually noisy nation, has gotten louder. Thousands of candidates across national and regional parties, as well as independent hopefuls, are seeking the attention of nearly a billion eligible ... Read More

Channels warned over politician hosts for election

TV and radio stations with shows hosted by politicians could face fines if they break impartiality rules during the next general election campaign, the UK's media regulator Ofcom has warned. Channels ... Read More

Scotland’s under-pressure leader insists he won’t resign before crunch confidence vote next week

Scotland’s leader has cancelled a speech as he fights for his political life in the wake of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement. Read More

Sunak Refuses to Confirm Election Date Ahead of Local Votes

The UK prime minister refused to pin down a date for a general election ahead of key regional votes this week viewed as a bellwether for the Conservative Party’s prospects. Read More

Slow growth, high debt - troubled UK economy awaits election winners

Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop of persistently slow economic growth, high public debt and little room to increase spending for whoever wins ... Read More

UK Conservative mayor keeps distance from Sunak in bid to avoid local election wipeout

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces heavy losses in a swathe of local votes next week, and one of the best hopes for success for his Conservatives is a prominent mayor who is loath to even ... Read More

Hochman: For whom the bell tolls; it tolls for the batters facing Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley

Helsley threw in back-to-back games eight times. In 2023, he did it seven times. Well, already in 2024, he’s thrown in back-to-back games four times. Read More

Six weeks, 969 million voters, 2,600 parties: India’s mammoth election explained

The world’s most populous country prepares to go to the polls, with Narendra Modi’s BJP the frontrunner in vote that ends on 1 June India, home to more than 1.4 billion people, will begin its mammoth ... Read More

Schallock, baseball's oldest living major leaguer, hits 100

The oldest living former major leaguer, Art Schallock turns 100 on Thursday and is being celebrated in the Bay Area and beyond. His baseball memories are still fresh. Read More

Indiana GOP candidates for governor make their pitch to voters at debate in Sen. Braun's absence

Sen. Mike Braun has missed the final GOP debate in the race to become Indiana's next governor, instead attending a vote in Washington on a foreign aid package. The five ... Read More

Josh Naylor, Ramon Laureano help Guardians outlast Braves 4-2 in 11

Cleveland Guardians top Atlanta Braves 4-2 in the 11th inning, showcasing standout pitching performances and timely hitting. Nick Sandlin records his first save of the season. Read More

Sale, Ozuna lead Braves past Guardians 6-2 in matchup of MLB's two best teams

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Guardians 6-2, with Chris Sale overcoming an early homer, and Marcell Ozuna delivering key RBIs to secure their win. Read More