Mikel John Obi, Carli Lloyd, Juan Pablo, Juan Pablo Ángel preview the United States matchup against Australia.

In 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States launched a nuclear weapon high above the Earth and detonated it in space. What followed stunned scientists, damaged satellites, disrupted communications,

Omar Artan, who was named Africa's best male referee in 2025, was denied entry into the United States to work the World Cup earlier this month.

The United States and Iran will claim victory, but both have lost in important ways. The framework deal kicks negotiations on harder issues down the road and leaves key questions unanswered.

By any measure, the United States was ill-prepared for any war, let alone a war with Britain. The U.S. Army had only 6,700 poorly trained and equipped troops. The U.S. Navy had just two dozen ships. The British Royal Navy, in contrast, commanded six hundred ships, with eighty-five on patrol in North American waters.

The USMNT's 4-1 win over Paraguay drew 15.986 million viewers, making it the most-watched men's World Cup telecast in English-language U.S. history.

The USMNT kicks off its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Paraguay in Los Angeles. Here is the US starting XI for the match.

The dollar is back at the center of global trading as investors rebuild bets on the United States, expecting the economy to stay stronger than Europe and Asia, helped by heavy spending on AI, strong hiring,