By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have started the process of applying to Major League Baseball to move to Las Vegas. MLB last month established a relocation committee to evaluate the move, a group headed by Milwaukee Brewers chairman Mark Attanasio. Philadelphia Phillies CEO John Middleton and Kansas City
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he is still struggling to find a way to convince his Georgia players to slow down when driving, even after a player and employee were killed in a January crash that involved racing and speeding. Smart has led Georgia to
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia told CNN on Tuesday afternoon that she still hasn’t been informed by the House Freedom Caucus that she has been kicked out of the far-right group. But she said she’s “not really concerned about it.” “No one has told
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other. It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs are under consideration for upcoming All-Star Games. Next year’s game is scheduled for the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field in Arlington, and the 2026 game will be at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The 2021 All-Star Game
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs are under consideration for upcoming All-Star Games. Next year’s game is scheduled for the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field in Arlington, and the 2026 game will be at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The 2021 All-Star Game
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in 2021. The lawsuit was filed last week, after investigators announced that a sparking power line owned by Xcel was one of the causes of the
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread the fine line between freedom of expression and respect for religious belief. Volker Türk, speaking to the Human Rights Council, broadened his call for respect
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped carry out the shocking killings of a wealthy Los Angeles couple at the direction of the violent and manipulative cult leader, walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a man was arrested and a woman described as his hostage was released unharmed after an hourslong standoff in a room at the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Police said the man pulled the woman into a hotel
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and MARK ANDERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor and agreed to pay medical costs for a man who was beaten into unconsciousness at a Las Vegas nightclub the weekend before the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl, authorities said.
Continue ReadingBy Rochelle Alleyne Click here for updates on this story LAKELAND, Florida (WFTS) — On July 7, 2023 — Ashley Payne gave a Valedictorian speech in front of a crowded auditorium in Lakeland. The 35-year-old mother was also her high school Valedictorian. But when you hear her story, you realize these two achievements are just
Continue ReadingBy Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless population actually grew. Half of all Americans living outside on the streets, federal data shows, live in California. Across
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic said they aimed to use a hearing Tuesday to set the record straight on Republicans’ claims that Drs. Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins steered scientists investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic away from the idea that the virus
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Peter Kuest is the latest example of how two weeks can change everything. He was a Monday qualifier for the Rocket Mortgage Classic and tied for fourth. That sent him to the John Deere Classic where he tied for 17th. And now he’s a special
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pristine white baseballs that would not require rubbing are under consideration by Major League Baseball as a way to solve the issue of pitchers using sticky substances for better grip. “We continue to work with the people at Dow Chemical on developing a tacky ball,” Commissioner
Continue ReadingBy Nate Eaton Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — It’s been eight years since DeOrr Kunz Jr. vanished while on a camping trip in Lemhi County and his grandmother continues to “pray for answers every day.” DeOrr vanished July 10, 2015, while visiting Timber Creek Campground with his parents,
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Following a number of incidents involving a particular sea otter acting aggressively towards surfers in Santa Cruz, California Fish and Wildlife are looking to capture it. The sea otter, which is often sighted near West Cliff, can easily be identified
Continue ReadingBy Julie Cornell Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Deputy Colin Driscoll has an eye on every corner of Westview High School. And he’s always looking for ways to serve the students he also protects, daily. As a School Resource Officer and Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy, he knows the value
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will consider increasing time on the pitch clock for the postseason but is reluctant to adjust an innovation the sport considers a great success. In the first season of the clock, the average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 38
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