Month: April 2023

Elena Popova/Getty Images (LONDON) — Italy’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to fine vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites up to 60,000 euros (about $65,000). The legislation, championed by Italian Culture Minister [Read More…]

Local, Regional, National Sports – April 12, 2023

Wednesday, April 12th Sports MITCHELL KERNELS – Mitchell Kernel softball had a near perfect start to its season as they defeated Aberdeen Central on Tuesday 11-0 in five innings behind a no-hitter from 8th grader [Read More…]

Donald Trump seeks four-week delay in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery trial

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump sought Wednesday to delay a writer’s defamation and battery case that is scheduled to go on trial this month, arguing the “deluge” of media coverage of [Read More…]

US will ‘turn over every rock’ to find source of classified documents leak: Austin

Pool/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will “turn over every rock” to find the source of the apparent leak of dozens of highly classified documents on the internet [Read More…]

Bruins break NHL points record with win over Capitals

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi had power play goals and the Boston Bruins broke the NHL points record with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in their regular-season [Read More…]

Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 7-2 for 11th straight win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays ran their season-opening win streak to 11 games, using another homer for Brandon Lowe and a strong performance by Shane McClanahan to beat the Boston Red [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/11/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Angels 2, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 7, Houston 4 Chi Cubs 14, Seattle 9 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 11, [Read More…]

Lakers beat Wolves in OT, Hawks top Heat in play-in openers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a grueling 108-102 overtime victory over the short-handed [Read More…]

Twins beat White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings on throwing error

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hanser Alberto’s throwing error allowed the automatic runner to score from second base and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday night. With pinch-runner Willi [Read More…]

Some experts fear rise in medical misinformation following RFK Jr.’s presidential announcement

Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A number of medical experts and health care officials are concerned about a rise in medical misinformation following the announcement by Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, [Read More…]

Fresh inflation data to show if prices continued cooling in March

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Investors and consumers on Wednesday will closely watch the release of fresh inflation data, which will show whether price increases continued a months-long slowdown in March. The data release [Read More…]

Mom files complaint, claims airline refused to accommodate son’s peanut allergy

Courtesy of Lianne Mandelbaum (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey mom is speaking out after she claims United Airlines staff refused to accommodate her son’s “life-threatening” peanut allergy during a recent flight. Lianne Mandelbaum said [Read More…]

Amanda Bynes reportedly released from mental health facility

Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Amanda Bynes was released from a Southern California mental health facility on Monday and will start outpatient treatment sources tell TMZ. The actress, 37, was released after both Bynes and the medical staff determined she was [Read More…]

Biden speaks to family of “WSJ” reporter, says detention by Russia is ‘totally illegal’

JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden spoke to the family of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who the United States says is being unjustly imprisoned by Russia, White [Read More…]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s health deteriorating, ambulance called last week: Spokesperson

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The team of Russia’s top opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, is a sounding the alarm that his health is seriously deteriorating in prison and that an ambulance was called for [Read More…]

Louisville shooting updates: Dramatic body camera footage released

avid_creative/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Five people were killed and eight others were injured in a mass shooting at a bank in Kentucky’s largest city on Monday morning, according to police. The suspect was killed [Read More…]

Over 2,000 Indiana residents ordered to evacuate after fire ignites at recycling plant

KeithBinns/Getty Images (RICHMOND, Ind.) — More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at an Indiana recycling plant, officials said. Any resident within a half-mile radius of [Read More…]

Pennsylvania man accused of killing his mother after drugging her iced tea with fentanyl

Falls Township Police Department (FALL TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — A Pennsylvania man accused of drugging his 72-year-old mother with fentanyl and fatally shooting her has been charged with her death, according to prosecutors. On Monday, Buck County [Read More…]

The Tarminator: Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates local pothole

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Arnold Schwarzenegger takes it to the streets, literally, in a new Instagram video. The action movie icon and former governor of California apparently had it with a local pothole and took it upon himself [Read More…]

Cameo responds to Paul Rudd’s get-well gag, offers everyone the chance to send Jeremy Renner a free message