Pelosi’s comment came immediately after Trump held his first daily coronavirus briefing in nearly three months. “It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better,” Trump said during the Tuesday briefing. “Something I don’t like saying about things but that’s the way it is.” In the past, Trump has repeatedly stated his belief that the virus will just disappear one day. “It is a pandemic that has gotten worse before it will get better because of his inaction, and in fact, clearly, it is the ‘Trump virus,’” Pelosi said during an interview with CNN’s anchor Wolf Blitzer....

Thomas D’Alesandro III, a former Baltimore mayor and brother of Nancy Pelosi, died of stroke complications at his North Baltimore home on Sunday. He was 90 years old. “My husband Paul and our entire family are devastated by the loss of our patriarch, my beloved brother, Thomas D’Alesandro III,” Pelsoi said in a statement released by her office. “Tommy was the finest public servant I have ever known.” Despite the Pelosi family’s loss, Trump took to Twitter to rebuke the House Speaker for leading a surprise congressional visit to Jordan over the weekend....

The incident occurred on October 26 in New Bern, North Carolina, reported WITN. Max and Laura Oglesby took a break at work and decided to check in on their two-year-old son Declan via nanny cam – and were horrified by what they saw. Laura Oglesby posted a clip of the footage to TikTok, where it has amassed more than 10 million views. In the video, Lauren Rowe — their child’s nanny — can be seen using physical force on the toddler in an attempt to force-feed him....

On Tuesday, the telescope, a $10 billion project, finished unfolding and tightening a sunshade the size of a tennis court that had to be folded “origami-style” into the nose cone of the Ariane rocket. After the fifth and final layer of sunshield was tight and secure, ground controllers celebrated, cheering and bumping fists. The sunshield took half the expected time to tighten the layers through the use of motor-driven cables, the process spanning just one-and-a-half days....

Genetics may play a role in the development of nasal polyps, along with having other health conditions involving inflammation of tissue and/or the upper respiratory tract, like chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). What Are Nasal Polyps? Nasal polyps are soft, swollen, abnormal, sac-like growths that line the inside of a person’s nose or sinuses. They are often teardrop-shaped and grow together in groups on both sides of a person’s nasal cavity....

The new policy — established about six months after the National Rifle Association sponsored the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway — was revealed in sanction agreements filed Friday by Dover Motorsports Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “As part of the normal course of annually reviewing our sanction language, there are some changes that take place,” NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said Monday. “This is one of those situations....

“Everything is going our way,” Harvick said after the race. “We’ve got really fast cars and everybody is executing. The pit crew didn’t have a great first stop with the tire getting hung in the fender but they remounted with a great pit stop on the next stop and gained a spot or two there. “That’s what you want out of an experienced team, whether it’s the pit crew, the crew chief, the driver, when something goes wrong you have to be able to overcome it, refocus and move forward....

The Chase for the Sprint Cup begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, where Brad Keselowski won the opening race of the Chase last season. PHOTOS: Beautiful wives and girlfriends of NASCAR | MORE: Worst Chase performance for each of the 16 drivers “You either have to win or be consistent,” Keselowski said during a break in testing Wednesday at Kansas Speedway. “In a perfect world, you’d do both to make your way to Homestead and, of course, you’re going to have to win there....

Brad Keselowski received his second victory this season in his dominating performance at the STP 500, maintaining the lead through 446 laps out of 500. Chase Elliot knocked him off the first spot briefly in the final stage, but it didn’t last longer than 49 laps. MORE: Watch NASCAR live & on demand with fuboTV (7-day trial) Chase Elliott came in second, while Kyle Busch came in third, despite starting off slow at first....

NASCAR returns to Pocono for the first time since racing there on June 7. The Camping World Series is in Pocono for the first time this season while the Xfinity Series goes back to Iowa for the first time since running there on May 17. MORE: Chase standings | Busch’s streaks | Best, impressive streaks | Odds | Pocono preview All three series will practice on Friday. The Sprint Cup Series will have qualifying on Friday while the Xfinity and Camping World series will qualify on Saturday....

On Wednesday, conspiracy theorists got what they wanted. Adam Stevens, Busch’s crew chief, was suspended one race for failure to adhere to rules on NASCAR’s cause celebre — lug nuts. MORE: Video: Stewart tired of idiots | Genesis of lug nuts furor Adam Stevens is crew chief for Kyle Busch. (Getty Images) Stevens and his team’s tire changer were punished for failing to make sure all five nuts were properly fastened to the lugs, or studs, on all four wheels....

NASCAR had a thrilling end to its new Chase. It had the most dominant driver of the season win the title. It had fights and emotion and arguably some of the best racing in recent years. MORE: Cup was dream come true for Harvick | Best photos from 2014 banquet | Fox, NBC promote 2015 season in new commercial Gone are the groans about having an ugly car to race....

His retirement, announced last week, continues a changing of the guard in stock car racing. Jimmie Johnson is also stepping away from NASCAR following the campaign, and Kurt Busch is mulling a departure after next year. Bowyer does not have the accolades of Johnson or Busch, but his rambunctious personality has endeared him to a generation of viewers. His blunt expressions and general energy should also make him a natural fit for his 2021 role in Fox’s TV broadcast booth....

The line, which will vary depending on the track, will determine whether a green-white-checkered restart is considered clean and valid. If a caution comes out after the leader crosses the determined line, the restart will stand and the field will come back to the start/finish line under caution and be awarded points based on their position when the yellow flag was shown. MORE: 2016 Sprint Cup teams | Sprint Unlimited, Feb....

He thought he was about to watch Smith win as his driver pulled away from the pack on the final lap Friday night in the Nationwide Series race. Then Kasey Kahne came charging through the outside lane, pulled alongside Smith and nipped him at the finish line. No worries for Earnhardt: Kahne also was in one of JR Motorsports’ Chevrolets. “I was just glad that it was one of our cars when I saw somebody flying by on the top,” Earnhardt said....

This was the year that NASCAR could really snap out of its funk, sparked by new, cool-looking cars plus a mix of history and the soap-opera type stories that fans love all developing at the same time. Did it? Not really. Television ratings were up a tick with an average of 5.8 million viewers for a 1 percent increase thanks to a late surge and a 4 percent increase in the key male 18-34 demographic....

Busch led most of the way but needed to pass Ryan Blaney in the final 20 laps to finish on top. Blaney ended in third place, getting passed by Martin Truex Jr as he faded down the stretch. Aric Almirola finished in fourth, while Denny Hamlin claimed fifth. Watch NASCAR live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) It was a mostly clean race, but minor crashes wiped out Alex Bowman and Erik Jones....

Busch, a Sin City native, was in line to win with five laps to go, but he said after the race that a mechanical issue docked his speed and he fell down the leaderboard to fourth place. MORE: In the long run, it’s Keselowski | Images from Vegas | More bad luck for Kenseth Keselowski took advantage, despite fuel concerns and weird weather that brought high winds, stronger gusts and a sandstorm through the track for several laps....

Rain at Homestead-Miami Speedway caused NASCAR to cancel Friday’s practice session and Saturday’s qualifying session for the Ford EcoBoost 400 and assign starting positions based on owner points. The four drivers competing for the Cup Series title this weekend — Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch — will start in positions 1-4, respectively. MORE: Harvick sees benefits of being a lone wolf Hamlin claimed the pole by virtue of his victory in last week’s Round of 8 race at Phoenix and his fourth-place finish at Martinsville earlier in the round....