Some of you might want to start smirking right now, while muttering “I knew it!” Because, yes, after years of traveling all over the globe during a pandemic, I’m finally stuck in London due to COVID-19. At least that’s what I’m telling my boss. No, seriously, I really am, but you do understand that it’s […]
Read more »BALTIMORE — Michael King is in a tough spot. He’s become one of the best multi-inning relievers in the game this season. The Yankees have leaned on him in big spots already this season. Tuesday night he was simply dominant again holding off the Orioles hitters in the Yankees 5-4 win at Camden Yards. In […]
Read more »By FRANK JORDANS and TOM MURPHY President Joe Biden’s top health official tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the latest member of his Cabinet to be infected with the virus. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive while visiting Berlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said. Becerra, who is fully […]
Read more »By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant have surrendered, Russia said Wednesday, as the battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close. Meanwhile, the first captured Russian soldier to […]
Read more »By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved toward swift passage Wednesday of legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. The legislative effort is not new, as the House passed a similar measure in 2020 only […]
Read more »A few hours before their franchise-altering night, the Orlando Magic made a rare change. Heading into Tuesday evening’s NBA draft lottery in Chicago, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman was scheduled to be the Magic’s on-stage representative. But before the lottery started, coach Jamahl Mosley told Weltman he was “feeling a little lucky” and asked […]
Read more »The price of gas keeps rising. “The reason for that is because of Putin’s war,” said President Joe Biden. But that’s impossible. Most of the price rise came before Putin attacked Ukraine. So some politicians simply blame “corporate greed.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse accuses the oil industry of collecting “excess profit.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren even introduced […]
Read more »Scores from the CIF-SS baseball semifinals on Tuesday, and the pairings for the championship games Friday and Saturday. CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Semifinals, Tuesday Notre Dame/SO 2, Huntington Beach 0 JSerra 4, Villa Park 1 DIVISION 2 Semifinals, Tuesday Torrance 2, Maranatha 1 Etiwanda 5, Palos Verdes 0 (11 innings) DIVISION 3 Semifinals, Tuesday […]
Read more »Ozzie Guillén talks too much? In other news, the earth is round. The former Chicago White Sox player and manager — and current NBC Sports Chicago analyst — once again has been accused of excessive verbiage, this time by Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. After Guillén casually mentioned Tuesday night that Anderson should’ve played in the […]
Read more »By MATTHEW BARAKAT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard’s sister testified Wednesday that she found herself in the middle of fights — literally and figuratively — between her sister and Johnny Depp during their troubled relationship. Whitney Heard Henriquez is the first witness to testify at the five-week civil trial to say she personally […]
Read more »BALTIMORE — Michael King is in a tough spot. He’s become one of the best multi-inning relievers in the game this season. The Yankees have leaned on him in big spots already this season. Tuesday night he was simply dominant again holding off the Orioles hitters in the Yankees 5-4 win at Camden Yards. In […]
Read more »A few hours before their franchise-altering night, the Orlando Magic made a rare change. Heading into Tuesday evening’s NBA draft lottery in Chicago, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman was scheduled to be the Magic’s on-stage representative. But before the lottery started, coach Jamahl Mosley told Weltman he was “feeling a little lucky” and asked […]
Read more »Scores from the CIF-SS baseball semifinals on Tuesday, and the pairings for the championship games Friday and Saturday. CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION 1 Semifinals, Tuesday Notre Dame/SO 2, Huntington Beach 0 JSerra 4, Villa Park 1 DIVISION 2 Semifinals, Tuesday Torrance 2, Maranatha 1 Etiwanda 5, Palos Verdes 0 (11 innings) DIVISION 3 Semifinals, Tuesday […]
Read more »The price of gas keeps rising. “The reason for that is because of Putin’s war,” said President Joe Biden. But that’s impossible. Most of the price rise came before Putin attacked Ukraine. So some politicians simply blame “corporate greed.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse accuses the oil industry of collecting “excess profit.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren even introduced […]
Read more »Some of you might want to start smirking right now, while muttering “I knew it!” Because, yes, after years of traveling all over the globe during a pandemic, I’m finally stuck in London due to COVID-19. At least that’s what I’m telling my boss. No, seriously, I really am, but you do understand that it’s […]
Read more »WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s support was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday, while his pick in Pennsylvania remained in a tough fight in that state’s Senate primary. In a key race, a Republican congressman’s bad behavior finally caught up with him. And in the Pennsylvania governor’s […]
Read more »VILLA PARK – JSerra pitcher David Horn picked a great time to have his best game of the season. Horn gave up one run on four hits in six innings Tuesday and drove in two runs in the Lions’ 4-1 win over Villa Park in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. […]
Read more »The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman drops his bat and runs to first after hitting an RBI double to score Mookie Betts with the go-ahead run during the fifth inning of their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin throws to the plate during […]
Read more »For four days before the start of these Eastern Conference finals, left with little else to discuss during yet another extended postseason break, coach Erik Spoelstra and his Miami Heat players spoke of the impending need to make the hustle plays, be first to the ball, impose will, take care of the small stuff in […]
Read more »Since the company formerly known as Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, the Metaverse has been their big focus. The idea behind the Metaverse is an interactive virtual space, a world within our own, complete with its own lands and real estate. But will these spaces be safe for children? New technologies have been served to […]
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