Stories by
Russell Lewis
Deputy National Editor
4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
Russell Lewis | Oct 8, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC
Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight months at the space station, conducting spacewalks, science experiments and research.
Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup finalRussell Lewis | Jul 14, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC
In a nailbiter, England moves on to the World Cup semifinals, defeating Norway 2-1Russell Lewis | Jul 11, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
France downs Morocco 2-0 to advance to the World Cup semifinalRussell Lewis, Jasmine Garsd | Jul 9, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC
Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt
Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.
Jasmine Garsd, Russell Lewis | Jul 7, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC
Portugal's Ronaldo shakes off World Cup doubters, scores 2 after sluggish start
At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the oldest players in the World Cup. Against the Democratic Republic of Congo he was mostly invisible and questions mounted. Against Uzbekistan, he sparkled.
Russell Lewis | Jun 23, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC
A larger World Cup had some worrying the competition would suffer. It hasn't
This year's edition of the FIFA World Cup continues to be thrilling with unexpected performances from tournament first-timers and surprising results from some of the favorites.
Russell Lewis | Jun 22, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC
No Pulisic, no problem: U.S. tops Australia 2-0 in World Cup despite missing its star
As Christian Pulisic sat with a hurt calf, the U.S. dominated to remain undefeated in group play. With Turkey's loss to Paraguay Friday, the Americans won Group D and advanced to the knockout round.
Becky Sullivan, Russell Lewis | Jun 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Soccer's premier goal scorers, led by Lionel Messi, show up to the World Cup with a bang
The World Cup might be less than a week old, but the goal scoring at this year's tourney has been sublime. Argentina's Lionel Messi netted three goals the same day France's Kylian Mbappé scored two.
Russell Lewis | Jun 17, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC