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FIFPRO and national players’ unions have reportedly sought legal advice on what to do if Women’s World Cup players do not receive prize money equal to that of men’s World Cup players. According to The Athletic, FIFPRO sent a letter to FIFA proposing “[p]roportional equal prize money for the Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cups, including maintaining the minimum 30% guaranteed to players who compete in the FIFA Women’s World Cup (proportional to number of teams and games pl

What began as a scheme to generate cash for North Korea by deploying fake IT workers in American companies has now turned into an opportunity to collect intelligence from high value targets, cybersecurity researchers warn. New details are emerging of the sprawling spy operation within U.S. borders, with cybersecurity tech company CrowdStrike claiming it is finding one or two suspected North Korea IT worker cases every single day. The scheme is creating a heightened espionage foothold inside Amer

Luis Benítez Alcántara, a Mexican judge accused of accepting a bribe to release a transnational cocaine smuggler, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday after the U.S. charged him with nine counts of being an accessory after the fact. Benítez, according to a Thursday announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, accepted a $2 million bribe from Canadian national Ryan Clark, who the DOJ alleges was second-in-command to former Olympic snowboarder Ryan J. Wedding in the latter’s internatio

Halloween is in the books, which means that if your household is anything like mine, you will soon be tasked with hanging Christmas lights on the front porch. However, NBA great Charles Barkley still has one Halloween-related gripe he needs to get off his chest. He’s got some bold kids in his neighborhood who aren’t content with just a fun-sized Snickers bar or a pack of Skittles Gummies (which are actually very good, by the way); they want the Round Mound of Rebound to grab a Sharpi

Senate Democrats will soon decide who will lead them with their newly acquired grip on power in the upper chamber, and while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears to be the favorite, some in the caucus aren’t eager to back him. Schumer has led Senate Democrats for nearly a decade, helming the caucus as both majority and minority leader since 2017. But many of the fresh crop of Democratic senators-elect, which span the ideological gamut from moderate to progressive, are tepid, a

The GOP’s sweeping midterm losses are drawing a positive response from several foreign leaders who have clashed with President Donald Trump, with some expressing hope that Democrats’ victories could lead to a shift in U.S. policy on major global issues. Democrats secured majorities in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, setting the stage for a shift in congressional power in January and prompting reactions from officials in Europe, the

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Wednesday that Republicans have been nearly wiped out nationally after devastating election losses, while highlighting his state as the lone remaining GOP stronghold among the 10 most populous states as speculation builds about his political future in 2028. Tuesday was an otherwise brutal night for the GOP, as the Trump movement faces major questions amid setbacks in longtime Republican strongholds such as Kansas and Texas, while holding Senate seats in West Virg

After crushing powerful criminal gangs in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has turned his attention to the Caribbean nation of Haiti, deploying 2,000 troops after four Salvadoran military aviation technicians disappeared following an Oct.18 ambush near Port-au-Prince. “We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too,” Bukele wrote in a message on X directed at Haiti’s criminal groups. Bukele stressed that the operation’s objective

A Democratic lawmaker who publicly defied House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., twice is projected to beat the odds to win re-election in a district that President Donald Trump carried in 2024. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., is on pace to defeat Republican Washington state Sen. John Braun to win a third term in the House of Representatives next year. It’s an important victory for House Democrats in their quest to claw back the majority in Congress, but one that could also

WNBA guard Natasha Cloud amplified a Democratic congressman’s “LAWYER UP” message Wednesday, adding a “BTA” taunt after Democrats won control of Congress. Cloud, who played for the Chicago Sky this season, reshared Rep. Robert Garcia’s message on Threads with the three-letter caption. “BTA” is commonly used as an abbreviation for “belt to ass,” a slang expression associated with dominating or defeating an opponent. The post followed a series of