By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles went 83-79 this year. That was a 31-game improvement over their 2021 record. It was their first full season with fewer than 108 losses since 2017. Top prospects Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson made impressive debuts, and Baltimore stayed in the postseason race
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block. It’s the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through the stadium with Jesse Owens to celebrate their triumphs while Adolf Hitler watched from the
Continue ReadingCNN, FACEBOOK, NAPLES FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF NAPLES, Facebook/Naples Fire-Rescue Department By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Justin Gamble, CNN Latronia Latson said she feels like she has been neglected in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian. Latson, who lives in the Dunbar neighborhood in Fort Myers, Florida, said she can’t get to a relief center
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown, CNN Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears — and for Katmai National Park & Preserve’s annual Fat Bear Week and its accompanying tournament of crowning a chubby champion for 2022. And unlike that bracket-busting basketball tourney, you can actually participate in and
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Barnard College will offer abortion pills on campus beginning next year, in a move that shows how some colleges and universities may handle the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The New York City women’s college made the announcement Thursday, saying that it plans on bolstering its reproductive health care services in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Just over half of the 1,261 video review challenges made by teams in the major leagues were successful this season. Major League Baseball says 633 calls challenged by clubs were overturned, which comes to 50.2%. There were 240 calls confirmed and 388 allowed to stand — where there was not enough
Continue ReadingBy Mark Bergin Click here for updates on this story NORTH CAROLINA (WRAL) — A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student and a student from North Carolina State University can continue a lawsuit against the University of North Carolina system over fees they paid for on-campus services not available during the pandemic, a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped this season for the first time since 2018. The introduction of the PitchCom electronic device to signal pitches was likely a factor. The commissioner’s office says the major league average this season was 3 hours, 3 minutes, 44 seconds. The figure
Continue ReadingBy Gilbert Baez Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Parkton man convicted of a dozen Cumberland County sexual assaults from a decade ago received a sentence of at least 23 years in prison. Johnnie B. Green will spend up to 28 years behind bars. Last week, Green pleaded
Continue ReadingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released starting defensive tackle Anthony Rush in a surprise move. Rush had seven tackles while starting each of the first four games for Atlanta, which plays at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Rush had a season-high three tackles in the Falcons’ 23-20 win over Cleveland last week.
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Jeff Zeleny and Clare Foran, CNN Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, a prominent voice in the Republican Party who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, plans to resign from the Senate by the end of the year to take a job as the president of the
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A fire heavily damaged a Madras apartment Thursday morning, prompting evacuation of residents and neighbors and a continued investigation into its cause, officials said.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks closed lower again on Wall Street but still managed to hold on to sizable gains for the week. The S&P 500 fell 1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost a bit more than 1% and the Nasdaq gave back 0.7%. Bond yields moved higher. Investors were reviewing the latest data
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Venator, JetBlue fall; Peloton, Marathon Oil rise.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business The judge overseeing the acquisition dispute between Elon Musk and Twitter on Thursday ruled to pause the legal proceedings until Oct. 28 following a request from the Tesla CEO, meaning the trial that was set to begin Oct. 17 will not go ahead as planned. Twitter had opposed Musk’s motion
Continue ReadingBy SHELDON FOX, JEFF LENNOX Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A group of friends were staying in a Collins Avenue hotel in Mid Beach when someone entered, grabbed their belongings and took off. Authorities eventually caught up with the crook and made a tough takedown. A group of
Continue ReadingBy 7 NEWS WSVN, VANESSA MEDINA Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A South Florida student died after he jumped off the third-story building at his school. The incident happened at Fort Lauderdale High School at 1600 NE 4th Ave., Thursday morning. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where police
Continue ReadingBy J.R. Stone and Anser Hassan Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KGO) — On most afternoons, it is not unusual to see people fishing along Stockton’s downtown waterfront, like Bruce Herron. “We see people fishing here daytime, or at night. A lot of the guys come down here. We make lunch.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Finney and Renee Koury Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — If you’ve ever sent mail to the federal government, you may wonder if it will ever reach the right person. What you may not realize is what happens to mail after you send it to the government. It
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election is aiming to quickly wrap up the grand jury’s work after the midterm elections and could begin issuing indictments as early as December, sources familiar with the situation tell
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