“He’s a great actor and he’d make a great governor,” Santiago said, holding a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger from “Conan the Barbarian.” Her husband, Spider Rodriguez, gripped a photo of the actor from the “Pumping Iron” days. “He shows a man what a man should be,” Rodriguez added. I met Santiago and Rodriguez last week as we awaited the arrival of the Arnold Schwarzenegger roadshow at the City College of New York....

The answer to that question has been unfortunately shelved, thanks to the ham-handed way in which Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey scrubbed the tribute because two of the movie’s stars–Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon–had publicly spoken out against the war in Iraq. So instead of a legitimate–and, I would argue, vital–debate about the quality of this film, the nation was plunged into a debate about Robbins and Sarandon’s right to speak their mind without fear of retribution against a movie that the New York Times originally panned as “unsteady,” “strained” and “grandstanding....

The former New York Red Bulls star moved to Chelsea last January. He went on tour with the Premier League club this summer but is not immediately in new manager Antonio Conte’s plans. MORE: American owners in Premier League | Pogba returns to Manchester United Miazga, 21, wants to play regularly, and Eintracht Frankfurt is thin at his position. There is an opening for Miazga to get his fair share of playing time and he’d be doing it at a very high level in the Bundesliga....

The diplomat, who has not been fully identified, was stationed in Lebanon but was arrested in Turkey. The arrest comes after the immigrant, who has also remained anonymous, attempted to use the passport in Istanbul in November. According to security camera footage, the two met at the airport, where the diplomat gave the forged passport to the migrant after they changed their clothes. After a body search was conducted, authorities found an envelope containing $10,000 and another passport....

After his victory at the Kentucky Derby, The Wynn posted American Pharoah at 2-to-1 odds (+200) to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown, with the ‘No’ side of the prop offered at -240. There’s been more money bet on ‘No’, with Pharoah’s odds to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes now at +240, and ‘No’ at -280. William Hill is dealing the same Yes +240/No -280 price....

American Pharoah will break from the No. 4 post in the $1.75 million William Hill Haskell Invitational as a 1-5 favorite from Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. The Haskell is a Grade 1 race for 3-year-olds, one that trainer Bob Baffert has won a record seven times. MORE: Triple Crown winners post-Triple Crown | What’s in American Pharoah’s future? | Pharoah vs. Secretariat Americah Pharoah is a massive favorite in the Haskell, which features just two other horse who ran in any of the Triple Crown races....

Since taking over 15 months ago, Carty’s tenure has been remarkably star-crossed. Compounding the rough first year is the fact that Carty is following in the steps of the industry’s most revered and feared executive. Carty’s predecessor, Bob Crandall, was a notorious 24/7 command-and-control boss, but he built a winning team. Employees griped to each other, but bragged to outsiders about working for the best in the business. Carty, 53, took over in May 1998....

The Center for Political Innovation, or CPIUSA, which describes itself as an “educational think tank focused on the construction of American socialism” and is not affiliated with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), shared the video from the opening of a conference dubbed “Unite Against the Imperialists” in Chicago, Illinois, on its Twitter account on Saturday. The video began with a man and woman, both wearing red berets, walking towards a stage, one carrying the U....

America’s golden girl Allyson Felix, expected to attempt the 200 meter/400 meter double in Rio, had her training derailed by a serious ankle injury just two months before the Trials. MORE: The greatest American Olympic athletes Justin Gatlin wasn’t running up to his blistering 2015 early season times. Trayvon Bromell, the new American sprint phenom, suffered an injury that some were calling career threatening. Meanwhile in Jamaica, their rivals were running promising times....

While he made headlines in the United States for earning a place in Bundesliga side Schalke’s starting lineup, the 19-year-old midfielder did not really stand out in his early appearances. But he’s been steadily improving over time, and Schalke seems set to reap the benefits if Sunday’s performance in a 2-0 win over Hamburg was any indication. For the second time in his young Bundesliga career, McKennie went from start to finish for Schalke....

According to a CNN survey conducted by SSRS, only 48 percent of the 1,001 respondents believe professional sports leagues should play any games this year, while 47 percent opposed a return and the remaining 5 percent declared themselves unsure. The findings come as a surprise, given that President Donald Trump and a number of state governors have repeatedly identified professional sports resuming as part of the plans to reopen the U....

Many of us know that those extra pounds are not good for our health. Yet, we ignore the connection between increased weight and heart attack, stroke, cancer, and other leading causes of death and disability. But why? Is it magical thinking? Is it because we don’t have the discipline we need to lose weight or keep it off? Maybe we don’t understand how we came to be overweight or we feel defeated by the thought of trying to lose weight....

The Wednesday poll released by the Morning Consult and Politico shows 42 percent of respondents claiming economic issues—like taxes, wages, jobs, unemployment and spending—as their top concern entering this election season. Meanwhile, the category of “women’s issues”—labeled as birth control, abortion, and equal pay—dominated the agendas of just 14 percent of voters, only narrowly edging out the third-leading category that included issues like national security concerns and the border crisis....

McConnell’s remarks were a veiled reference to a furious debate within the Democratic Party over the filibuster, a Senate rule that prevents most legislation from passing without 60 votes in a chamber that is split 50-50. “One thing this legislation did demonstrate extremely well…was that the rules of the Senate don’t stand in the way of bipartisan legislating,” McConnell said Tuesday. McConnell, who is from Kentucky, also said the final bill was “incomplete” and “imperfect” since it passed without several GOP amendments, but that it “includes several smart, targeted measures....

AGF registered a second straight win in Denmark’s top tier, with Amini putting in a full shift in central midfield at Silkeborg’s Mascot Park, while fellow Socceroos midfielder Chris Ikonomidis remained on the bench. Morten Rasmussen scored both goals for the visitors from the penalty spot, with Amini’s header into the penalty area in the 68th minute leading to handball and a spot-kick as AGF doubled their lead. ‘Half a dream come true’ - Amini ready to justify Socceroos selection...

Amtrak agreed to pay out the funds as part of a settlement reached with the DOJ in December 2020. Disabled individuals that encountered issues at 78 different stations across the country were eligible to receive part of the settlement. The settlement was agreed to following a comprehensive investigation by DOJ officials, which found that Amtrak’s train stations violated numerous aspects of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Amtrak is responsible for the accessibility aspects of “over 400 of the approximately 514 stations it serves,” according to the DOJ’s settlement agreement....

A winter storm watch was issued on Monday for most of North Texas. It will be effective from Wednesday, with an arctic cold front set to arrive that morning and last through Friday. Temperatures should pick up again on Saturday. Freezing conditions caused by a winter storm in February 2021 resulted in high demand for electricity and saw the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) order power transmission utilities to cut power to homes and businesses....