Year: 2022
Boy, 9, missing after falling off pontoon boat, being hit by propeller
Facebook / Polk County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — A 9-year-old boy has been missing since Saturday after he was last seen falling off of a pontoon boat in a lake and being struck by [Read More…]
Free agent slugger José Abreu signs 3-year deal with Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — José Abreu and the World Series champion Astros agreed to a three-year contract Monday, adding another powerful bat to Houston’s lineup. Abreu, the 2020 AL MVP, spent his first nine major league [Read More…]
Texans brace for Deshaun Watson’s return with Browns
HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson was a star with the Houston Texans. Then he became disgruntled and later disgraced. After sitting out an entire season, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns. There, he has [Read More…]
Jones, Maddux, Morris consider Bonds, Clemens for Hall
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Famers Chipper Jones, Greg Maddux, Jack Morris and Ryne Sandberg are among 16 members of the contemporary baseball era committee that will meet Sunday to consider the Cooperstown fate [Read More…]
Timberwolves’ Towns helped off with right leg injury
WASHINGTON (AP) — An uneven start to the season for the Minnesota Timberwolves turned even worse when Karl-Anthony Towns had to be helped off the court in the third quarter at Washington. He wasn’t putting [Read More…]
Vikings rookie CB Andrew Booth Jr. has knee surgery
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Minnesota Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. had knee surgery to repair meniscus damage and will be sidelined indefinitely, coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Monday. Booth was held out of Minnesota’s [Read More…]
Twins appoint Joe Pohlad executive chair to oversee club
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad has handed day-to-day operations of the club to his nephew Joe Pohlad, the third generation of family leadership of the franchise. Jim Pohlad announced the transition in [Read More…]
About 200 people rescued from ice chunk on Minnesota lake
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Officials in northern Minnesota said roughly 200 people were rescued Monday after they became trapped when an ice chunk broke free on Upper Red Lake. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office said on [Read More…]
Paul Swain, former bishop of Sioux Falls Diocese, dies at 79
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Bishop Emeritus Paul Swain, who gained a reputation as a humble, prayerful leader when he was oversaw the Diocese of Sioux Falls for 14 years, has died. Swain died Saturday [Read More…]
Republicans in Arizona, Pennsylvania counties decline to certify midterm election results
Grace Cary/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican officials in two counties in Arizona and Pennsylvania declined on Monday to certify their midterm election results, with some citing concerns about the integrity of the voting system that [Read More…]
Early voting soars in Georgia Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Early voting in Georgia’s Senate runoff race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican opponent Herschel Walker opened statewide to all registered voters on Monday, following record-breaking turnout this [Read More…]
Supreme Court counsel defends Justice Alito after he denied allegation of 2014 leak
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s top legal adviser on Monday defended Justice Samuel Alito after top Democrats on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees had publicly raised concerns about Alito’s alleged [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 11/28/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 142, Minnesota 127 Philadelphia 104, Atlanta 101 Boston 140, Charlotte 105 Toronto 100, Cleveland 88 Brooklyn 109, Orlando 102 [Read More…]
Mom says daughter remains hospitalized one month after swallowing water bead toy
Courtesy of Folichia Mitchell (NEW YORK) — A mom of three is sharing a warning for other parents after she says her 10-month-old daughter was hospitalized with critical injuries after swallowing a water bead. Folichia [Read More…]
How China’s zero-COVID policy threatens the US economy
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Historic protests across China over its zero-COVID policy battered U.S. stocks on Monday, highlighting a close link between the contentious Chinese measures and domestic economic conditions that could [Read More…]
Congress will try to stop national railroad strike as Biden urges lawmakers to act
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and avert a potential strike of the nation’s railway workers — which could upend huge parts of the economy [Read More…]
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes welcome baby no. 2
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Verizon Brittany and Patrick Mahomes have welcomed their second child! In a joint Instagram post shared Monday evening, the pair announced that they’ve welcomed a baby boy into their family, sharing a snapshot of their newborn from [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: No regrets starting war, Putin tells soldiers’ mothers
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Northwest US to see heavy snowfall, South facing string of tornadoes
David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Parts of the Northwest could get up to two feet of snow on Monday and Tuesday, as a cross-country storm will bring snow and tornadoes in parts [Read More…]
Pence, some other Republicans rebuke Trump for dinner with white nationalist
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Multiple high-profile Republican lawmakers returning to Washington on Monday chastised former President Donald Trump over his dinner last week with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as [Read More…]
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