Day: June 15, 2022

By David Shortell | CNN The man charged last week with the attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was convinced to call 911 on himself by his sister as he stood nearby the judge’s Maryland home, law enforcement said Tuesday. In a statement, Marcus Jones, the chief of police in Montgomery County, Maryland, where Kavanaugh…

An athlete using their haters as their motivation is the biggest cliche in sports. But Mekhi Becton, the Jets’ polarizing former first-round pick, is carrying motivation on his chest, literally. During Becton’s media availability on Wednesday, he sported a shirt that read “Big Bust” circled with words like “Fat, lazy, injury prone, out of shape.”…

A regular employee is paid on the basis of the working hours set by company but freelancers are mostly paid according to the time they spend on the project. However, if freelancers don’t have a tool or mechanism in place for measuring their working hours, then they end up getting underpaid. Here is a list…

Former Towson running back Darius Victor has found a home — even if it’s not the one he might have initially envisioned. After brief stints with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals, Victor has flourished as a member of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. He leads the eight-team league in both rushing yards…

  California is a funny place. A few years ago, marijuana users were put in jail, while smoking cigarettes was everywhere, even in hospitals. Today, pot has been legal for recreational use since 2016, but cigarette and other tobacco use increasingly is banned. Sure, it makes sense to ban using either in public places, and…

Right-hander Kyle Hendricks’ changeup has been a staple of his big-league success. So it’s not a coincidence that the pitch was at the root of shutting down the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field after nearly two-week layoff for the right-hander. A dead arm and shoulder fatigue had sidelined Hendricks, but time…

Isiah Kiner-Falefa may not have been the big-name shortstop that Yankees fans clamored for last winter. But he may be exactly the shortstop that the Yankees need to make that World Series run though. While he doesn’t have the power of Carlos Correa or Corey Seager, Kiner-Falefa has been an impactful player for the Yankees…

The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…

Casting her support to one son over the other, Georgia Kousouris Angelos said Wednesday she fully supports John Angelos as the head of the Orioles, whose control has been challenged in a lawsuit by her other son, Louis Angelos. With family patriarch and Os owner Peter Angelos ailing and no longer able to manage his…

Casting her support to one son over the other, Georgia Kousouris Angelos said Wednesday she fully supports John Angelos as the head of the Orioles, whose control has been challenged in a lawsuit by her other son, Louis Angelos. With family patriarch and Os owner Peter Angelos ailing and no longer able to manage his…

A regular employee is paid on the basis of the working hours set by company but freelancers are mostly paid according to the time they spend on the project. However, if freelancers don’t have a tool or mechanism in place for measuring their working hours, then they end up getting underpaid. Here is a list…

  California is a funny place. A few years ago, marijuana users were put in jail, while smoking cigarettes was everywhere, even in hospitals. Today, pot has been legal for recreational use since 2016, but cigarette and other tobacco use increasingly is banned. Sure, it makes sense to ban using either in public places, and…

By David Shortell | CNN The man charged last week with the attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was convinced to call 911 on himself by his sister as he stood nearby the judge’s Maryland home, law enforcement said Tuesday. In a statement, Marcus Jones, the chief of police in Montgomery County, Maryland, where Kavanaugh…

The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…

There were a lot of winners in the June 7 primary election. But there were also a lot of losers. Once-rising-stars and big-deals-in-their-own-mind ran for office and lost. Those are my favorite political stories. Here are six Southern California pols whose campaigns went bust. 1. John Valdivia San Bernardino Mayor John Valdivia is currently trailing…

Criticism can tear you apart, but only if you allow it to do that. Accepting criticism is an essential part of improving one’s skills. A person always has to face his own share of criticism. The best kind is those who take criticism in their stride and learn to live with it. It is a…

This is the reality of owning a cat: You will buy him a soft, cushy cat bed. And a 6-foot-tall kitty condo. And various other comfy places to rest his head, exhausted from knocking things off the shelves all day. And the cat will sleep on a folded towel on the breakfast bar. This has…

Integrating Zoho Voice with Zoho Desk gives users the ability to manage both their call center and contact center services from one location. Having access to features that allow you to maximize productivity, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction means that you will stick and never searching for another alternative solution again. In this post,…

An open letter from lawmakers, staffers and consultants rocked the California state Capitol in 2017. California “postures itself as a leader in justice and equality,” they wrote, but the 140 signers all say they “endured, or witnessed or worked with women who have experienced some form of dehumanizing behavior by men with power in our…

After skipping the Ravens’ organized team activities, quarterback Lamar Jackson was back at the team’s mandatory minicamp. Defensive tackle Michael Pierce, however, was not. Pierce missed the team’s first minicamp session with a personal matter, coach John Harbaugh said after practice Tuesday. Pierce also was not present for the three voluntary practices open to reporters…