Nationals

The Nationals and former top prospect Orelvis Martinez have agreed to a minor league deal that’ll carry into the 2026 season, reports Andrew Golden of the Washington Post. Martinez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays and subsequently released earlier in the month. Still just 23 years old (24 in November), Martinez ranked among the sport’s top-100 prospects at … [Read more...] about Nationals, Orelvis Martinez Agree To Minor League Deal

A case of wrongfully released unredacted records has rocked the New Jersey gubernatorial race after it was discovered that Democratic candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill didn't walk with her U.S. Naval Academy graduating class in 1994 amid an infamous cheating scandal. … [Read more...] about New Jersey governor race rattled by release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s unredacted military records

Wisconsin businessman Bill Berrien, a supporter of President Donald Trump, ended his Republican campaign for governor on Friday, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer. … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor’s race amid pornography fallout

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant U.N. speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza. … [Read more...] about Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza; dozens walk out of U.N. speech

President Trump approved a proposal Thursday that would save TikTok in the U.S. by putting the wildly popular app's operation under American companies and investors, a deal that Vice President J.D. Vance estimates to be worth $14 billion. … [Read more...] about Trump makes way for $14 billion deal to save TikTok in the U.S.