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US election: The elderly couple whose marriage has been tested by Trump

When they made America truly great its backbone was forged in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The steel for 80% of Manhattan’s skyscrapers, many of the US...

Sports

Indiana QB Rourke to start vs. Michigan State

Oct 31, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke will return from a thumb injury and start vs. Michigan State...

Sports

Big 12: No foul play with unsecured helmet comms

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of...

Technology

Apple’s services unit is now a $100 billion a year juggernaut after ‘phenomenal’ growth

Apple CEO Tim Cook (C) joins customers during Apple’s iPhone 16 launch in New York on September 20, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | Afp...

Apple's services unit is now a 0 billion a year juggernaut after 'phenomenal' growth

Sports

Braves deal slugger Soler to Angels for Canning

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 31, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sports

MLB free agency: 8 O’s into pool; Giolito opts in

ESPN News Services Oct 31, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Outfielder Juan Soto, pitchers Corbin Burnes, Walker Buehler and...

World

‘People were crying, they were trapped’: Spain reels from deadly flash floods

Emergency responders are searching for bodies inside stranded cars and buildings following deadly flash floods in Spain that have killed at least 158 people....

Technology

Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%

Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Mad Money in Seattle, WA. on Dec. 6th, 2023. CNBC Amazon CEO Andy Jassy...

Sports

Stewart-Haas’ sad demise belies its legacy of unlikely success

Kelly Crandall Oct 31, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Harvick, left, and co-owner Tony Stewart won Stewart-Haas Racing its two NASCAR...

Sports

‘I’m never going to stop’: Inside Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers’ march to a title that solidified their dominant era

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 31, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Government’s value for money tsar to be paid £950 a day

The government’s new value for money tsar will be paid a day rate of £950. David Goldstone will take up the position of chair...

World

‘No one came to rescue us’: In this destroyed Spanish town, people are angry

In the Spanish town of Algemesi, people are angry. The suburb of Raval was one of the worst hit by flash flooding but residents...

World

Ukraine war: Thousands of North Korean troops near Ukraine border will enter battle ‘within days’, says Blinken

Thousands of North Korean soldiers are now positioned near Ukraine’s border and likely to enter combat in the coming days, the US says. Russian...

World

Empty streets in Shanghai after police ‘arrest people in Halloween costumes’

Young people in Shanghai were bracing themselves for a big party on Halloween night, but a police crackdown on costumes has left China’s most...

World

Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan loses sight in one eye after freak playing accident

Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan has permanently lost sight in his left eye after a freak playing accident. The 20-year-old said he was hit in...

Business

Budget: Hostile market response as chancellor suffers Halloween nightmare

First things first: don’t panic. What you need to know is this. The budget has not gone down well in financial markets. Indeed, it’s...

Technology

Amazon’s cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade

Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2024....

Politics

Budget: Hostile market response as chancellor suffers Halloween nightmare

First things first: don’t panic. What you need to know is this. The budget has not gone down well in financial markets. Indeed, it’s...

Politics

Pound falls sharply and government gilt interest rates up after major budget tax rises

The pound has fallen sharply after the chancellor announced the biggest tax rises in a generation. Over the last three days, sterling has dropped...

Technology

Amazon’s advertising business grew 19% in the third quarter

Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Amazon’s online advertising business brought in $14.3 billion in the third quarter, up 19% year over year,...