Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford, who held the records for most starts, wins, and strikeouts in World Series history, died on Thursday. He was 91. Ford played with the New York Yankees for the entirety of his 16-year Major League Baseball career, winning six World Series in the 1950s and 1960s. He relied on a variety of curveballs, sliders, and change-ups to confuse hitters rather than overwhelm them with power. “If it takes 27 outs to win, who’s going to get them out more ways than Mr.

WASHINGTON—Congress passed the 25th Amendment after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to ensure continuity of leadership. On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced legislation to trigger the creation of a commission that, with the vice president’s approval, could remove the president if he cannot fulfill his duties. Pelosi said the commission would consist of former executive officials and medical experts.

Six men conspired to buy explosives and tactical gear, capture Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, and try her for “treason,” according to a Thursday federal criminal complaint. They first considered rounding up about 200 men to storm the capitol building in Lansing before settling on a plot focused on Whitmer’s vacation home.

One candidate’s COVID-19 diagnosis and another’s extramarital affair have rocked one of this year’s most-watched—and most expensive—U.S. Senate races.

President Donald Trump urged the Commission on Presidential Debates to postpone his next meetup with challenger Joe Biden rather than host it remotely. “I’m not going to waste my time on a virtual debate,” Trump said Thursday on Fox news. He wants to move the scheduled debate from Oct. 15 to Oct. 22 with the final debate on Oct. 29, only five days before the election. Biden’s campaign rejected that offer and wanted to hold just one more debate on Oct. 22. “[Trump] changes his mind every second,” Biden said Thursday.

“I am pro-life. I don’t apologize for it,” GOP Vice President Mike Pence said during Wednesday night's vice presidential debate, adding that President Donald Trump “stands for the sanctity of human life.” Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris said: “I will always fight for a woman’s right to make a decision about her own body.” The two nominees debated at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in a more polite and formal encounter than the presidential debate last week.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s ongoing attempt to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns will likely last through the Nov. 3 election. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled Trump had to comply with Vance’s subpoena. But the president’s lawyers will likely appeal to the Supreme Court.