Memorial Day is an unofficial marker in the MLB season, and at that stage, all was well for the Philadelphia Phillies. At 34-19, they owned the best record in the league, having just come off a nine-game winning streak, and …
Answer to Phillies’ Woes Could Be a Phone Call Away Read MoreNEW YORK — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Family Affair,” has died. He …
Sly Stone dead: Sly and the Family Stone frontman was 82 Read MoreBy ISAAC SCHARF and AREEJ HAZBOUN, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military. Thunberg left on …
Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized Read MoreBy CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to speak at Fort Bragg on Tuesday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army as he deploys the military in an attempt to quiet immigration protests …
Trump heads to Fort Bragg while facing criticism for deploying military at Los Angeles protests Read MoreBy Alex Brown, Clark Corbin and Kyle Dunphey, Stateline.org Public outcry was swift and forceful after a U.S. House committee last month hastily approved an amendment directing the federal government to sell off more than half a million acres of …
Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump Read MoreBy JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and China held a second day of talks Tuesday in London aimed at easing their trade dispute, after President Donald Trump said China is “not easy” but the U.S. was …
US-China trade talks in London enter their second day Read MoreBy MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When children of wealthy families reach adulthood, they often benefit from the largesse of parents in the form of a trust fund. It’s another way they get a leg up on less …
Can $1,000 at birth change a child’s future? A Republican proposal aims to find out Read MoreBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details …
Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks and Marine deployment to Los Angeles Read MoreReading Time: 3 minutes We have some very sad and disturbing news to pass along: Country artist Conner Smith was involved in a fatal car accident in Nashville over the weekend, as he reportedly struck and killed a woman walking …
Conner Smith, Country Singer, Kills Elderly Woman in Car Accident Read MoreThe CJ Cup Byron Nelson is one of Scottie Scheffler’s three wins in four starts(Picture: Getty Images for The CJ Cup) Golfers at this week’s US Open at Oakmont may wish to say a few prayers before they tackle one …
US Open golf odds: Scottie Scheffler is in sensational form and is the golfer to beat at daunting Oakmont Read MoreCommentator and former tennis player Andrew Castle says Wimbledon must remain free to air (Picture: Getty) Andrew Castle has urged the BBC to keep their Wimbledon TV rights. The BBC have been showing Wimbledon in the UK since 1937 but …
Andrew Castle urges BBC to keep Wimbledon TV rights Read MoreReal Madrid unveiled Dean Huijsen at his official signing ceremony today Dean Huijsen says he ‘didn’t have eyes for any other teams’ once Real Madrid made their interest known this summer. Madrid triggered Huijsen’s £50million release clause at Bournemouth last …
Dean Huijsen explains why he snubbed Chelsea and Arsenal interest to join Real Madrid Read MoreRodrygo still on Arsenal’s list of targets (Picture: Getty Images) Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon is among Arsenal’s list of transfer targets this summer. The Gunners are working on bringing in reinforcements in a number of areas with Martin Zubimendi …
Arsenal interested in signing nine-goal Premier League star instead of Rodrygo Read MoreMike Maignan is wanted by Chelsea (Picture: Getty) Chelsea have failed to reach an agreement with AC Milan to sign Mike Maignan before the Club World Cup, according to reports. The Premier League club were keen on signing Maignan as …
Chelsea make final decision on Mike Maignan transfer before Club World Cup deadline Read MoreAtletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone (Picture: Getty) Diego Simeone says it is ‘logical’ that clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool will be interested in signing ‘extraordinary’ Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid. It was reported last month that Arsenal and Liverpool were …
Diego Simeone sends message to Arsenal and Liverpool over Julian Alvarez transfer Read MoreGianluigi Donnarumma has entered the final year of his contract at PSG (Picture: Getty) Gianluigi Donnarumma says his ‘priority’ is to stay at PSG despite emerging as a target for Manchester United and Manchester City. The Manchester rivals have expressed …
Gianluigi Donnarumma sends message to Man Utd and Man City over PSG transfer Read MoreArsenal are currently in talks with RB Leipzig over a move for Benjamin Sesko (Picture: Getty) Arsenal transfer target Benjamin Sesko won’t play for Slovenia in their international friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina tonight. The Gunners are currently in …
Why Benjamin Sesko isn’t playing for Slovenia tonight after Arsenal transfer links Read MoreStudents leave as French gendarmes control the access to a secondary school after a 31-year-old teaching assistant was stabbed with a knife (Picture: AFP) A 15-year-old student has stabbed a teaching assistant to death during a routine bag check at …
Student, 15, stabs teaching assistant to death during bag search at French school Read MoreNew British nuclear power facilities like Hinkley Point C, above, and Sizewell C will require space to store waste (Picture: EDF Energy/AFP) Here’s a puzzle for you. Imagine you have enough ‘stuff’ to fill St Paul’s Cathedral to the brim …
This is where the UK plans to hide nuclear power waste for thousands of years Read MoreDaniel McDonald, 36, and Sian Warren, 34, were detained after landing at Heathrow Airport on May 27 A British couple have been charged with trying to smuggle £1 million worth of cannabis into the UK from Thailand. Daniel McDonald, 36, …
British couple ‘tried to smuggle £1,000,000 of cannabis into UK from Thailand’ Read More