Rays win modern record 14th straight at home to start … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Taj Bradley won his third consecutive start to begin his big league career and the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season, beating the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday night. Tampa Bay had shared the mark dating […]
Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4 people, … DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating his sister’s 16th birthday. The […]
4 killed, 28 injured in Alabama birthday party shooting At least four people were killed Saturday night in a shooting at a celebration in Alabama, according to law enforcement.
Black lawmaker who was expelled reinstated to Tennessee … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes to restore Rep. Justin Jones to […]
Tennessee’s House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. A third Democrat was narrowly spared by a one-vote margin. The […]
Will Trump be muzzled? Judge faces critical gag order … The judge presiding over former President Trump’s case in New York faces a difficult and politically thorny early decision: whether to impose a gag order on Trump and others in the case. A gag order could limit what Trump can say about the case just as he is preparing to use it as part of […]
Once a TV show, ‘Smash’ to make its Broadway bow … NEW YORK (AP) — The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe that formed the heart of the TV show “Smash” will make the leap to an actual Broadway stage next season. Producers said Wednesday that “Smash” is slated for Broadway in the 2024-25 season, welcome news to many of the show’s […]
Oscars fashion: Fan Bingbing, Angela Bassett regal … NEW YORK (AP) — Fan Bingbing made a regal entrance in sparkling silver and emerald green on the champagne-colored carpet Sunday at the 95th Academy Awards. Hong Chau wore a high-neck pink Prada column gown with a feathery black train and Malala Yousafzai worked the hood of her silver sparkler from Ralph Lauren like a […]
Schwarber’s 3-run homer sends U.S. past Britain in … PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Schwarber launched a three-run homer, Nolan Arenado had three hits and two RBIs, and the United States overcame a slow start to beat Britain 6-2 on Saturday night in the World Baseball Classic opener for both teams. Trayce Thompson put Britain up 1-0 in the first inning with a homer off […]
Families of MAX stabbing victims search for people … The families of the two men who were fatally stabbed by Jeremy Christian on a MAX train in Portland in 2017 are asking for the public’s help identifying the people who pressed the train’s intercom button in the minutes before the stabbings occurred.