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12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, just shy of record 13 in 1884
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing on...
Jul 18, 2023
No winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold - again. It's now one of two national lotteries with enormous jackpots but equally en...
Jul 18, 2023
Mothers hope for answers as authorities announce 'person of interest' in deaths of 4 women in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year around Portland has mothers of the victims hoping they may finally ...
Jul 18, 2023
Northwestern hazing scandal puts school in company with schools such as Penn State
Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse. A fo...
Jul 18, 2023
Tobi Amusan, women's record holder in 100 hurdles, charged with missing 3 drug tests
World-record hurdler Tobi Amusan says she has been charged with an anti-doping rules violation for missing three drug tests in the span of 12 months. The Nigerian posted the news on her Instagram acco...
Jul 18, 2023
Northwestern hazing scandal puts school in company with schools such as Penn State
Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse. A fo...
Jul 18, 2023
DeSantis fights to reset his stagnant campaign as Trump dominates the 2024 conversation
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - For Ron DeSantis, it was supposed to be an important opportunity to help reset his stagnant Republican presidential campaign. But yet again, the moment was overshadowed by D...
Jul 18, 2023
IRS whistleblowers to testify to Congress as they claim 'slow-walking' of Hunter Biden case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Whistleblowers claiming the Justice Department improperly interfered with a yearslong investigation into Hunter Biden will testify before Congress on Wednesday as House Republicans a...
Jul 18, 2023
A key part of Biden's strategy to control immigration at the US-Mexico border gets a court hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that is a key part of the Biden administration's immigration policy. Critics say the rule endangers migrant...
Jul 18, 2023
Officials see promise in a South Carolina prison unit where 'restorative justice' has boosted safety
TURBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina prison unit where older men with lengthier sentences mentor young adults preparing to reenter society is giving officials hope that a different approach to liv...
Jul 18, 2023