SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani returned to his full two-way form for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, and the results were formidable. After launching his eighth homer of the season and then lowering his ERA to a minuscule 0.73, Ohtani took satisfaction in doing it all even on a night when he didn’t …
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter is set to be executed Thursday evening. Richard Knight, 47, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Knight was sentenced to death after being convicted …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom on Thursday after members of their own party questioned the timing and the lack of detail in the Secret Service request. Pressured by the White House, Republicans …
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye to late-night TV ends Thursday night when the host of “The Late Show” appears behind his CBS desk for the final time. What is planned for the finale has not been revealed but the folks at “The Late Show” have had months to prepare for the end …
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, the teenagers who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego this …
May 21 (Reuters) – European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he was “appalled” by the treatment of aid flotilla members attempting to enter Gaza by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir. Video on Wednesday showed Israeli police forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands …
MANILA, May 21 (Reuters) – The Philippine justice minister said on Thursday that an International Criminal Court warrant for Ronald dela Rosa is enforceable and law enforcers have been tasked to arrest the senator. Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said that dela Rosa is a fugitive from justice who should be brought to the ICC to …
DENVER (AP) — So much has changed for Carter Hart since his last Stanley Cup playoffs run. The one constant is his stellar play in net. In 2020, he was a 21-year-old starting goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers, going 9-6 in their run to the second round in the Eastern Conference during the Toronto bubble, …
NEW YORK (AP) — Trey Yesavage outpitched Cam Schlittler in a marquee matchup between young aces, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the New York Yankees 2-1 on Wednesday night. Following a rain delay that lasted more than two hours, the right-handers traded zeros until the seventh inning — when Toronto loaded the bases with …
May 21 (Reuters) – Beijing is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon’s under-secretary of defence for policy, Elbridge Colby, as China pressures U.S. President Donald Trump over a $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Colby discussed a summer visit to Beijing with Chinese officials but China has …