Former Astros prospect, Ronny Garcia, died in a traffic accident in Samana, Dominican Republic at age 24. According to MLB Insider Héctor Gómez, Garcia was…
That is the court fight some parents in California are waging against Democratic lawmakers and the Newsom Administration, who are trying to stop voters from a proposed…
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That is the court fight some parents in California are waging against Democratic lawmakers and the Newsom Administration, who are trying to stop voters from a proposed ballot measure that would require schools to notify parents if a child is changing their gender. The initiative would also protect female sports from transgender athletes (born males) and mandate that students use school facilities consistent with their birth gender.Polls show a majority of Californian voters support the measures. However, the state legislature, where Democrats enjoy a super majority, refused to hear the bill, and Democrat State Attorney General Rob Bonta changed the initiative’s title…
El Niño is likely to give way soon, ushering in a quick switch to its opposite atmospheric and ocean pattern, La Niña. For the U.S., this…
The FBI on Friday served subpoenas in the Chicago suburb where controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard has faced accusations of corruption, Fox 32 Chicago reports. Henyard, the…
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For over three decades, author Salman Rushdie had wondered when (or if) an assassin would come for him. In 1988, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini declared his…
Entering play Friday, there were 277 players in the majors who had averaged at least 2.1 plate appearances per game. Statistically and essentially, Austin Wells ranked 277th in luck. One-half of the Yankees’ catching tandem entered play with an .097 batting average and an expected batting average — a calculation…
Name: Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus)Where it lives: Southwestern U.S. and northwestern MexicoWhat is eats: Scorpions, insects, other rodents and some plant materialWhy it’s awesome: The southern grasshopper mouse is a carnivore that’s largely immune to scorpion venom, and howls at the moon before it kills like a tiny wolf. This…
The House of Representatives is holding a rare Saturday vote to consider Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid plan, which has spurred calls for his ouster by a small group of GOP rebels.Three of the four bills fund Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, totaling roughly $95 billion. A fourth bill includes…
A man set himself on fire Friday outside the New York courthouse where the criminal trial of former President Trump was being held, authorities said. Maxwell Azzarello, 38, a resident of St. Augustine, Florida, entered Collect Pond Park near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse around 1:30 p.m. and began looking through a…
Police in Connecticut say a third person has died as the result of a fire that also killed an 8-month-old baby and is being investigated…
Taylor Swift gave fans a new perspective on The Tortured Poets Department…
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Oil prices fluctuated on Friday, briefly spiking as much as 3% after Israel hit back at Iran in a retaliatory strike, further heightening tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude prices briefly reached above $90 per barrel after a US official told ABC News that Israel launched missile strikes against Iran late Thursday. The attack came after Iran rained down more than 300 drones and missiles toward the Jewish nation last Saturday — though nearly all were intercepted by Israel and its allies. Israel’s early morning retaliatory strike, however, appeared to be “limited,” according to a military source — though…
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A newly discovered 98-foot-long dinosaur named after the Hindu god Shiva “The Destroyer” stomped around Argentina alongside other long-necked “megatitanosaurs” more than 90 million years ago, scientists reveal. Researchers described the humongous beast, called Bustingorrytitan shiva, late last year from fossils discovered in western Argentina. Now, they’ve worked with an artist to recreate the Cretaceous titanosaur, a stockier type of long-necked sauropod, in stunning images and videos.B. shiva is among the largest sauropods ever recorded, with an estimated weight of around 74 tons (67 metric tons), according to a study published Dec. 18, 2023, in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. It…
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North Dakota’s state forensic examiner was fired earlier this month in an episode during which police were called to her office.Officers from the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Bismarck police responded to Dr. Barrie Miller’s office in Bismarck on April 10, according to two police reports. An employee told police Miller was about to be fired and was “interrogating her” about it, and that she was inside with her son and “making homicidal comments,” according to the reports.GUNSHOT REPORT TRIGGERS LOCKDOWN AT GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASEA state human resources representative told police that Miller made past comments about committing murder/suicide and running over employees, which “have ultimately led up to Miller being terminated,” set for the next day, according to a police report. She wanted a welfare check on Miller and her son. Police were reportedly called to the office of now-former North Dakota Forensic Examiner Dr. Barrie Miller on the day of her firing. The police said Miller “seemed very calm” but confused about the situation, and told police she was fine, according to their reports.The human resources representative and a state health official then fired Miller, who “seemed to handle it well” but still seemed confused, according…
The Valley fans are learning more and more about Nia Booko and Danny Booko — including that their 10-month-old twin daughters appear on Young Sheldon. “Did you know that Nia and Daniel’s twins are baby Ceecee on Young Sheldon?” a viewer wrote via X on Thursday, April 18 alongside clips of Nia, 34, and Danny, 40, taking their daughters, Isabelle and Zariah, to film in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, Nia and Danny documented a day on the set with their kids. “A little view into what it’s like to have twins work on set 🎥🎬 It’s great to have…
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Islanders know they will be the underdogs in a first-round rematch against the Carolina team that eliminated them last season in six games. They’re used to it by now. “I don’t know when we’ve ever not been the underdog, to be honest,” Anders Lee said Friday. “I’m sure if you ask around who’s favored to win this series, everybody’s gonna say the Hurricanes,” coach Patrick Roy said. “They’re gonna say the only chance the Islanders have is if the goalies outplay the other goalie.” But? “But I do believe that our team has been playing very…
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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We don’t know about you, but it feels like time is flying. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the start of the new year and now we’re basking in the springtime breeze. Now that spring has sprung, graduation season is quickly approaching and of course, you’ve got to be dressed to impress for all the fun festivities. That includes comfy shoes that won’t hurt your feet. Graduations are notoriously long ceremonies. From speeches to songs and special awards,…
Commercial content 21+. Dave Portnoy’s Stanley Cup winner pick is in. The self-proclaimed hottest gambler on the planet is picking the Oilers to win it all in the NHL. Portnoy is looking to extend his unbelievable winning streak with a massive $150,000 wager on Connor McDavid and Co. to win the Cup this year at +700 odds on DraftKings Sportsbook. The bet would win him $1.2 million if the Oilers can win their first title of the McDavid era. Portnoy has won $5.4 million in 2024 on a handful of futures bets on some of the year’s biggest sporting events. …
Chinese hackers are developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc on our critical infrastructure at a time of its choosing,” FBI director Christopher Wray said this week.He added that the hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow.”The hacking campaign, known as Volt Typhoon, has embedded itself successfully in several American critical infrastructure companies that include telecommunications, energy and water, and others, he said. FBI DIRECTOR SAYS CHINA IS THE ‘DEFINING THREAT OF OUR GENERATION’ Chinese hackers are developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc on our critical infrastructure at a time of its choosing,” FBI…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state.The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday.AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAYEfforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans “have been instrumental in getting this delay which will allow everyone involved the time to conduct more thorough research and analysis,” wrote Alan Brown,…
Matty Healy has been enjoying his low-key romance with Gabbriette Bechtel after making headlines for his brief connection with Taylor Swift. Healy and Swift were originally linked in 2014 but it wasn’t until her 2023 split from Joe Alwyn that they publicly reconnected. Us Weekly confirmed that Healy and Swift were dating after he was seen at several of her Eras Tour shows. They called it quits, however, in June 2023 after a few months together. Swift went on to find love with NFL star Travis Kelce while Healy sparked romance rumors with Bechtel. The 1975 band member was spotted…
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Stanley Cup playoffs were where Patrick Roy elevated his status as a player into legendary. As a first-time postseason coach 18 years ago, it was where he tossed some gasoline, lit some matches and won a trophy. “I was a little warrior-y. And so was he,” Eric Veilleux, who coached against Roy’s Quebec Remparts with the Shawnigan Cataractes in the 2006 QMJHL playoffs, recalled during a February sit-down. “… We did not have a team to match what these guys had. Back then, physicality was a way for us to stay in games. Maybe try to…
The House teed up a weekend vote on $95 billion in US military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as other humanitarian funding, after Democrats helped Republicans overcome an effort by rebel GOP members to block the assistance. The lower chamber overwhelmingly approved a rule Friday to clear the way for a Saturday vote on final passage of four separate national security bills. The 316-94 tally included “yea” votes from 165 Democrats and 151 Republicans, while 39 Democrats and 55 Republicans opposed the rule. The bills to be voted on Saturday set aside $60.84 billion for Ukraine, with…
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., praised her daughter on Friday, a day after the Ivy League college student was arrested in New York City while participating in an anti-Israel protest.”I am enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi,” Omar wrote on X. “She has always led with courage and compassion, from organizing a statewide school walk out on the 20th anniversary of Columbine at the age of 15, to leading the biggest youth climate rally at our nation’s Capitol at 16, and now pushing her school to stand against genocide.” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, left, said Thursday she was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound. The baby later died.Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, federal documents obtained by The Associated…
Formula 1 fans look out, because Taylor Swift just claimed you. Some listeners are convinced that Swift, 34, made a pretty pointed reference to F1 in her new song “imgonnagetyouback,” which was released as part of her The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on Friday, April 19. “Small talk, big love, act like I don’t care what you did,” Swift sings on the second verse. “I’m an Aston Martin that you steered straight into the ditch / Then ran and hid.” Some Swifties have claimed that the Aston Martin car reference is alluding to her rumored romance with F1 driver…
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