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Kenya gives a hero's welcome to marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (368+ words) NAIROBI, Kenya " Kenyan marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe received a hero's welcome home Wednesday, complete with a water cannon salute for the aircraft he was aboard. Sawe, the first person to break the fabled two-hour barrier in the marathon, was welcomed…...
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers, drives in 3 runs to lead Cubs to 5-4 win over Padres
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (372+ words) SAN DIEGO " Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third home run of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games....
Prosecutors say singer D4vd stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death to silence her
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (413+ words) LOS ANGELES " Prosecutors said Wednesday that singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office shared what they said the evidence would show in a document filed Wednesday outlining their plan…...
Scott Wedgewood rises from career goaltender backup to the Avalanche's playoff rock
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (931+ words) DENVER " Scott Wedgewood tends to notice just about everything happening around him, no matter the task. That traffic pattern five lights ahead while driving? He's already planned for it. The people passing by while he's walking in the airport or…...
Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (516+ words) Google's transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. , which on Wednesday announced another quarter of the stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value during…...
A redistricting battle among states has reshaped the U. S. House map ahead of the midterm election
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (1008+ words) A back-and-forth volley of congressional redistricting in states has changed the electoral battlefield ahead of the November midterm elections, as Republicans and Democrats each seek an edge in their push for control of the closely divided U. S. House. Florida's Republican-led Legislature…...
A pilgrimage to California yields a formula for the post-Trump era
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (949+ words) Inspired by Reagan, young conservatives will lead by example Recently, a group of high school students made a pilgrimage of sorts to a natural cathedral high in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. They came by the hundreds to this…...
Giants-Phillies postponed, setting up doubleheader on Thursday
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (170+ words) PHILADELPHIA " A game between the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies was postponed Wednesday due to a forecast of inclement weather. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader Thursday. The first game will start at 12: 30 p. m. , followed…...
Sanoja has 2-out bloop single to spark Marlins to 3-2 victory over Dodgers
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (386+ words) LOS ANGELES " Javier Sanoja singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the Miami Marlins over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Wednesday. Sanoja's infield bloop hit off reliever Will Klein (1-2) scored Xavier Edwards, who singled…...
Rollback of Voting Rights Act beckons states across the South to redraw congressional districts
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (571+ words) Key conservative voices urged Republican-led states in the South on Wednesday to take the Supreme Court's invitation to redraw their legislative maps to delete Democratic-leaning Black majority districts and replace them with seats that favor Republicans. In a 6-3 ruling, the…...