SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants knew they were never going to see the best version of Robbie Ray last year. Not after he underwent Tommy John surgery and went 15 months between major-league starts. This spring, by contrast, the …
SF Giants’ Ray continues dazzling with new pitch in second Cactus League start Read MoreBy The Associated Press Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations were ordered in some areas. The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due …
Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds Read MoreBy Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — “Captain America: Brave New World” kept falling but still hovered above all others at a weak weekend box office. The latest Disney-Marvel offering brought in another $15 million according to studio …
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ stays at the top on weak Oscars weekend at the box office Read MoreBy Amanda Seitz | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Every time a baby is born in Louisiana, where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson handily won reelection last year, there’s more than a 60% chance taxpayers will finance the birth through Medicaid. …
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch Read MoreBy Cara Anna | Associated Press Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas. The United Nations …
Israel has cut off all supplies to Gaza. Here’s what that means Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants knew they were never going to see the best version of Robbie Ray last year. Not after he underwent Tommy John surgery and went 15 months between major-league starts. This spring, by contrast, the …
SF Giants’ Ray continues dazzling with new pitch in second Cactus League start Read MoreISRAEL has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza after Hamas terrorists refused to agree to a ceasefire extension. The 42-day first phase expired on Saturday, with US diplomats suggesting another temporary deal while terms for a second …
Israel blocks entry of aid into Gaza after Hamas terrorists refuse to agree to ceasefire extension Read MoreA TOP Trump official has suggested Volodymyr Zelensky may have to quit as President of Ukraine to get peace talks back on track. It comes as the UK’s ambassador to the US pleaded with the Ukrainians to mend relations with …
Top Trump official suggests Zelensky may have to QUIT as President of Ukraine to get peace talks back on track Read MoreGood vs Vlad THE disintegration of relations between Ukraine and the US last week would have had Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin smirking with delight, so the Prime Minister was right to say that we are standing at a crossroads in …
Europe must act now in Ukraine’s defence – and its own – if there is to be any chance of seeing off threat from Putin Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Colorado Rockies left-hander Austin Gomber asked to be scratched from his scheduled start against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday after reporting low arm speed and an issue with his throwing shoulder. The Rockies aren’t sure when …
Rockies’ Austin Gomber asks to be scratched from start because of shoulder issue Read MoreFREED British Gaza hostage Emily Damari smiles and gestures after operations on her hand to fix wounds left by Hamas terrorists. Tottenham fan Emily, 28, lost two fingers when she was kidnapped from the Kfar Aza kibbutz in Israel on …
Brave Brit Gaza hostage Emily Damari has ‘complex’ op on hand & leg to fix wounds left by Hamas kidnappers Read MoreFLIPPING pancakes is at risk of dying out as more people are making them in air fryers. The Shrove Tuesday ritual could be tossed into the history books because of popular kitchen gadgets. GettyFlipping pancakes is at risk of dying …
Traditional Pancake Day ritual at risk of dying out after major change to Brits’ cooking habits Read MoreA CHILD snatcher was snared by two female members of a congregation after targeting a four-year-old girl in a church. The man is said to have stormed into the Holy Trinity Church in West Bromwich, West Mids., and grabbed the …
Child, 4, ‘snatched by man who stormed into church’ before cops swoop in after he is ‘tackled to the floor’ by two women Read MoreA DRUGS-blighted prison has not been allowed to put CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed. Planners will not permit it as the stone barrier, and the 206-year-old nick’s entrance, are on Historic England’s National …
Drugs-blighted prison not allowed to install CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed Read MoreMESA, Ariz. — Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly could tell he was out of whack last season. He and the Astros identified the issue early; it was just a matter of finding enough time to address it. ‘‘As a starter, you …
Cubs’ Ryan Pressly made offseason adjustment he hopes will pay off with new team Read MoreThree University of Chicago students were robbed at gunpoint early Saturday near the Hyde Park campus. The students were walking about 5:15 a.m. in the 5800 block of South Dorchester Avenue when four or five gunmen jumped out of a …
3 University of Chicago students robbed at gunpoint near Hyde Park campus Read MoreA man was found shot to death Saturday afternoon in a South Shore residence. Officers found the 27-year-old with gunshot wounds to his face, neck and shoulder about 4:40 p.m. in a residential building in the 7700 block of South …
Man, 27, found fatally shot in South Shore Read MoreANAHEIM, Calif. — When Seth Jones first said Feb. 19 that he was interested in being traded, he acknowledged he had no idea whether he would be with the Blackhawks for two more weeks or five more years. As it …
Blackhawks trade Seth Jones to Panthers, acquire potential goalie of future in Spencer Knight Read MoreA man who died in an explosion and fire at a Cicero apartment in January was found responsible for setting off the blast, officials said Saturday. The 31-year-old was identified as Anthony Avila-Puebla, who had a relationship with someone living …
Man killed in Cicero apartment explosion set off blast Read MoreOn Saturday afternoon, Abby Shure was not expecting to see a giant hot dog from the window of her West Town home. “I have to go outside,” she thought. “What is happening?” What she found was the “CHIditidogs,” an enormous, …
‘CHIditarod’ shopping cart race inspires hundreds for a good cause: ‘The vibes are so good’ Read More