Andrew Yang concedes defeat in NYC mayoral race after dramatic fall
Andrew Yang said he would drop out of the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday night, following a remarkable fall from his early lead in opinion polls to a middle-of-the-pack candidate.
Wander Franco lived up to the hype, but the Red Sox — and debutant Connor Wong — had the last laugh
Franco homered in his much-anticipated debut, but Connor Wong scored the winning run in his first opportunity in the big leagues.
The Delta variant: What scientists know
The supercontagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is responsible for about 1 in 5 COVID-19 cases in the United States, and its prevalence has doubled in the last two weeks, heath officials said Tuesday. Here are answers to some common questions about the variant.
What’s next now that GOP has blocked voting bill?
Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the US. The bill was pushed by congressional Democrats who argued it was needed to counter a spate of new GOP laws this year tightening voting rules in the states.
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