Toro pinch-hits for hurt J-Rod, leads Mariners past … HOUSTON (AP) — Abraham Toro pinch-hit for injured All-Star Julio Rodriguez and delivered a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied past the AL-West leading Houston Astros 5-4 on Saturday night. Rodriguez was hit on the back of the hand as he swung at a pitch in the […]
New York City declares monkeypox a public health … NEW YORK (AP) — Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak. The announcement Saturday by Mayor Eric Adams and health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said as many as 150,000 city residents could be at risk of […]
Biden nominates utility’s ex-board chair to rejoin … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated the former board chairman of the nation’s largest public utility to rejoin the panel. Huntsville, Alabama attorney Joe Ritch is Biden’s pick to return to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Ritch left the federal utility’s board in 2017 after a Republican-controlled Senate failed the […]
More missing texts, this time from Trump DHS officials, … Missing text messages for top Trump administration Homeland Security officials in the days surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, are raising new questions about why the agency’s watchdog did not alert officials to the potential destruction of records.
AP sources: Seahawks expected to sign Metcalf to … RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign wide receiver DK Metcalf to a three-year contract extension that will be worth up to $72 million, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The people spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on the condition of anonymity because the team had […]
Tony Dow, big brother Wally on ‘Leave it to Beaver,’ … LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver” helped create the popular and lasting image of the American teenager of the 1950s and 60s, died Wednesday. He was 77. Frank Bilotta, who represented Dow in his work as a sculptor, confirmed his death in an email […]
Tony Dow, of ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ passes away at … Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” passed away on Wednesday morning amid a battle with cancer, according to a statement released by his son. Dow’s death comes one day after his death was prematurely announced on Facebook by his management team.
Defense matters for Stroman, MLB’s top fielding pitchers CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman takes pregame grounders at second base and shortstop. He is working with SSK on his own line of gloves, and there are a couple in his Wrigley Field locker in various colors. He takes his defense seriously — especially for a pitcher. In an age where the focus in on […]
‘Leave It to Beaver’ star Tony Dow reportedly not … Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” was reportedly alive and under hospice care when his management team released a statement on his death Tuesday morning, according to his wife Lauren Dow and son Christopher Dow.
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Couple subjected children to ‘sickening’ living conditions, … MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A couple is facing child abuse and neglect charges after Tipton County investigators say they discovered four children subjected to horrific living conditions. Tipton County Sheriff Shannon Beasley gave a stark description of what he said his investigators found inside the home off Old Memphis Road near Covington. “When you allow kids to […]