US scraps prison plan for abandoned coal mine

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have withdrawn from the 2027 Women’s World Cup bidding process. The two federations were one of three finalists to host the competition but will now turn their attention to bidding for the 2031 edition.

A court in Seattle has sentenced Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, to four months in jail for violating US money laundering laws.

Josh Paul resigned from a senior position at the US State Department back in October to protest the US position vis-à-vis Israel's war in Gaza.