It was unique debut season for 212 MLB players during pandemic-altered 2020
AP Baseball Writer There were 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020 season that was delayed until late July and shortened to 60 games…
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Tiny Kentucky town is rocked as their sheriff is jailed in the killing of a prominent judge
Associated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most…
Continue Reading Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were ‘missing out’
AP Baseball Writer Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were…
Continue ReadingMany players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were ‘missing out’
AP Baseball Writer Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks. No family members were…
Continue ReadingFoster family pleads guilty to abusing children who had been tortured by parents
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three members of a foster family have pleaded guilty to abusing children, including several who previously were tortured…
Continue Reading Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect
Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier…
Continue Reading Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill…
Continue Reading Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is discharged from hospital after a fall
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a…
Continue Reading Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks. The assaults happened in the tribal…
Continue Reading Trump Media skids to new low on the first day the former president can sell his shares
AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media have slumped to new lows on the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald…
Continue Reading Iran condemns a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an…
Continue Reading Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their…
Continue Reading 2 Russians set record for longest single stay on the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russians on Friday set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station, according to Russia’s…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players
Associated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in…
Continue Reading Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the…
Continue Reading A night with Peter Cat Recording Co., the New Delhi band that’s found global appeal
Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — There’s an unspoken reverence emanating from the crowd as Peter Cat Recording Co. begins to…
Continue ReadingA night with Peter Cat Recording Co., the New Delhi band that’s found global appeal
Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — There’s an unspoken reverence emanating from the crowd as Peter Cat Recording Co. begins to…
Continue Reading 50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Caro spends most of his days writing the fifth and final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series, more than a…
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