Slugger Ryan Braun retires after 14-year career with Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun has announced his retirement. Braun is the Milwaukee Brewers’ home run leader whose production was slowed by injuries…
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Pacers lose backup PG Edmond Sumner to torn Achilles tendon
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers point guard Edmond Sumner will be out indefinitely after having surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon.…
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Democrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are paring back their signature elections bill in hopes of kickstarting their…
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Judge declares mistrial at trial of Backpage.com founders
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site…
Continue Reading Judge declares mistrial at trial of Backpage.com founders
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site…
Continue Reading Royals promote Dayton Moore to president, Picollo to GM
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are promoting general manager Dayton Moore to club president. The…
Continue Reading Judge declares mistrial at Arizona trial of Backpage.com founders on prostitution facilitation charges
PHOENIX (AP) — Judge declares mistrial at Arizona trial of Backpage.com founders on prostitution facilitation…
Continue Reading Justice Dept. curtails agents’ use of ‘no-knock’ warrants
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is curtailing federal agents’ use of “no-knock” warrants —…
Continue Reading US authors Lockwood, Powers, Shipstead up for Booker Prize
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Novels that explore historical injustices, the nature of consciousness and the dizzying impact of…
Continue Reading Subway worker: Franchise owner suspended her after robbery
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A woman who struggled with a robber inside an Illinois Subway shop says the owner suspended her from work after surveillance…
Continue Reading Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia…
Continue Reading How to update Apple devices to correct security flaw
Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple…
Continue ReadingMurder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst in hands of Los Angeles jury
By Ray Sanchez and Paul Vercammen, CNN More than six years after a crime documentary triggered a murder charge against real estate scion Robert…
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Ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty
By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated…
Continue Reading Justice Department announces investigation into Georgia prisons
By Christina Carrega, CNN The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced a statewide investigation into prisons in Georgia. “This investigation…
Continue Reading Despite COVID-19, South Africa to hold key local polls
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After uncertainty over whether COVID-19 would force South Africa to postpone local…
Continue Reading ‘Shark Tank’ star O’Leary’s wife not found guilty in crash
TORONTO (AP) — The wife of “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary has been found not guilty of charges stemming from in a boat crash that killed two…
Continue ReadingFlorida mother reunited with daughter who was abducted in 2007 at the age of 6
By Gregory Lemos, CNN The Clermont Police Department in Florida announced Monday that a mother has been reunited with her daughter, who was just 6…
Continue ReadingFlorida mother reunited with daughter who was abducted in 2007 at the age of six
WKMG, CLERMONT POLICE DEPT, FL DEPT. OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, ORANGE CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE, U.S. DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, LAREDO POLICE, CNN By…
Continue Reading Operatic day at the beach evokes climate crisis
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-one tons of sand are transforming the Brooklyn Academy of Music into a day at a beach for…
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