INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Christian Pulisic is back. The man affectionately called “Captain America” didn’t start Thursday in the group-stage finale against Turkey, but his biggest contribution may have been to simply walk onto the pitch. That alone was enough to make the sellout crowd of 70,492 fans packed into SoFi Stadium stand and applaud. When the fourth official raised the substitution board in the 58th minute and flashed the No. 10 on the screen, the crowd erupted in a roar that shook the building. It was a collective expression of relief more than anything. For nearly two weeks, the face…

WASHINGTON — An illegal immigrant from Honduras was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for bilking the US government out of nearly $40 million in a payroll tax fraud scheme that helped other aliens find work in America. Mario Flores conspired with his girlfriend and others to set up shell companies in Orlando, Fla., that operated unlicensed cash courier and check cashing services for construction contractors and subcontractors. The off-the-books payroll services allowed Flores and his co-conspirators to charge a percentage fee while cashing $89 million in checks for clients between 2015 and 2022. The contractors and subcontractors then…

Rep. Mike Lawler: Democratic Party has moved ‘further and further to the left’ since 2016 New York Congressman Mike Lawler (R) discusses the leftward shift of the Democratic Party since Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign, asserting that radical views are now mainstream. He highlights Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of his opponent, contrasting her socialist agenda with his conservative legislative achievements, including tax cuts and border security. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said she believes the Democratic Party is in need of “new leadership,” arguing that the party never completely recovered after its losses in the…

That’s Mrs. Vance if ya nasty. Second lady Usha Vance took a jab at The New York Times after an article commented on the “political significance” of her pregnancy — including a dress she wore on her podcast show “Storytime with the Second Lady.” Vance made second lady history as the first spouse of a vice president to be expecting a child since 1870. The last vice-presidential wife to be pregnant was Ellen Colfax, wife of Vice President Schuyler Colfax. Vance, who is expecting her fourth child with the vice president, hit back at the NYT after it highlighted the…

Brad Pitt scored a win in his ongoing lawsuit against Angelina Jolie over the exes’ ongoing winery drama. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, the California Court of Appeal sided with Pitt, 62, on Wednesday June 24, overruling a lower court’s decision that allowed Russian businessman Yuri Shefler to walk away from the lawsuit. In the docs, Pitt claimed that after Jolie, 51, sold her shares of the winery to Tenute del Mondo, which is a subsidiary of the Stoli Group, in 2021, he became an “unwilling partner” of Shefler. Shefler previously argued in his motion to quash…

Former Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia credited “divine intervention” for saving his life when his elevator brought him to the wrong floor inside his Venezuelan hotel moments before the building collapsed during an earthquake that left over 200 people dead. Mejia, 36, had just wrapped up his gym session and was heading back to his room as the powerful quakes struck the Caracas region 39 seconds apart, the pitcher told Dominican sports radio show Mañana Deportiva, according to Dominican newspaper Diario Libre. Mejia boarded an elevator to return to his hotel room, but he was instead brought to the building’s ground…

WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito could barely contain himself Thursday after liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor opted to read her full dissent in an immigration case from the bench, a rare rebuke of her colleagues. Alito began by briefly summing up his majority opinion in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, in which he held that the government has the right to turn back migrants stopped at the US border before giving them a chance to apply for asylum. As Sotomayor read her 35-page dissent, Alito — never known for his poker face — began rocking back and forth…

AI in the classroom: How AI will impact education moving forward A recent Fox News poll highlights changing perceptions as 52% of voters now consider Big Tech a greater threat to the U.S. future compared to Big Government’s 47%. A Senate panel also discusses the rise of artificial intelligence in classrooms, debating its impact on student learning, privacy concerns, and potential effects on the American workforce. Lawmakers are working on an AI regulation framework. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reading. Writing. And AI algorithms.The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use…

The long-awaited $450 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center will officially open its doors on Nov. 13, giving visitors a chance to get up close to — and make first contact with — one of NASA’s most iconic spacecrafts. The massive 200,000-square-foot expansion will become the permanent home of the retired Space Shuttle Endeavour, exhibited in its upright “ready to launch” position. Unlike typical museum setups where historic artifacts operate on a strict “look but don’t touch” basis, the new buildout is designed to bring visitors closer to cosmic history than ever before. Split…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you’re bored with your summer dress rotation, Kate Hudson took to Instagram just in time. She served all the inspiration we need, wearing the dreamiest floral dress that doubles as an ultra-flattering outfit. We found the boutiquey look on sale for just $23! In a recent post, Hudson wore a long-sleeve floral dress, a glass of white in hand. Her dress style is flirty without trying too hard, romantic without the markup, and versatile enough for vineyard lunches, garden…