Major League Baseball is considering expanding the number of playoff teams and having a live playoff selection TV show in which teams select opponents on the last day of the regular season, according to the New York Post. The radical change would bring the number of teams entering the postseason from five to seven in
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President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that the prison sentence that career prosecutors were seeking against his old friend Roger Stone was too rough. Shortly thereafter, the Department of Justice went against its own line prosecutors and sought a lighter sentence for Trump’s longtime friend and informal political adviser, who had lied to the Mueller investigation
Continue Reading White supremacists increased their propaganda efforts across the United States last year, with the highest number of incidents of propaganda distribution reported since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking such incidents, the group reported Wednesday. The number of incidents of hate groups leaving flyers, stickers, banners and posters in public places more than doubled from 1,214
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The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Formula One announced on Wednesday. The decision to cancel the race weekend in Shanghai, which was scheduled for April 17-19, was taken jointly by F1 and the sports governing body, the FIA, after the Juss Sports Group — the Chinese Grand
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Kittens are coming again! The shelter is hosting our second annual Kitten Shower to help get our Nursery up and running in time for Kitten Season. HSEP will be having a donation drive on February 22nd, from 11 am- 3 pm at our shelter. The community is invited to bring an item from our Kitten
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The sight of two mice scurrying across a London Underground platform in the evening is, to many, an unwelcome feature of life in the city. But a young photographer is hoping his award-winning shot changes that perception. Sam Rowley’s “Station Squabble” has been picked from more than 48,000 images to claim a wildlife photography award
Continue Reading “Nanny McPhee” star and climate change activist Raphael Coleman has died at the age of 25. The British actor’s mother, Liz Jensen, confirmed his death in a tweet posted on Friday, February 7. “Rest in peace my beloved son Raphael Coleman, aka Iggy Fox,” she wrote. “He died doing what he loved, working for the
Continue Reading He says it is a “natural evolution” but Tiger Woods is wary of jumping ship to a proposed new world golf tour. Woods said Tuesday he had been approached by the fledgling Premier Golf League (PGL) and has been digesting the details with his team. The British-based World Golf Group hopes to lure the biggest
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A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The coronavirus outbreak has now killed 1,115 people and infected more than 45,170 globally. But the daily increase in cases in China appears to be leveling off, suggesting that the outbreak could
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Mysterious radio signals from space have been known to repeat, but for the first time, researchers have noticed a pattern in a series of bursts coming from a single source half a billion light-years from Earth. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space. Individual radio bursts emit once and
Continue Reading If you’re hoping to impress a date with a romantic home-cooked meal this Valentine’s Day, don’t forget the tablecloth. Diners eat more and for longer, and rate the food as tasting better when seated with tablecloth, according to a study published in the journal “Food Quality and Preference.” Participants in the experiment by the University
Continue Reading The U.S. Forest Service is searching for vandals that have spray painted graffiti around the Red River Gorge and inside the historic Nada Tunnel, which is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in central Kentucky. Officials discovered the restroom facility at the end of the Tunnel Ridge Road and the Nada Tunnel vandalized within
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Formula One’s governing body says Shanghai Grand Prix scheduled for April postponed due to virus.
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(CNN Español) — El gobierno de El Salvador pidió en noviembre autorización a la Asamblea Legislativa para contratar un préstamo por US$ 109 millones para financiar la tercera del plan de seguridad denominado Plan Control Territorial. El ejecutivo asegura que los fondos servirán para dotar a la Policía y la Fuerza Armada de mejores herramientas
Continue Reading (CNN) — A la crítica de arte Avelina Lésper no le gustó para nada una instalación en una feria de arte de la Ciudad de México. Conocida por sus opiniones mordaces sobre el arte moderno en general, Lésper estaba cerca cuando una obra de Gabriel Rico, que presentaba objetos domésticos como una pluma y una
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“Monsters We Create” is a new play about political chaos and one girl’s tale of resilience written by playwright Georgina Escobar in collaboration with student playwrights. Its set to premiere at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Studio Theatre in the Fox Fine Arts Center. ABC-7’s Madeline Ottilie sat down with the creators of the play
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As Democrats push forward in the fight for the party’s presidential nomination, one issue is at the top of voters’ minds: Health care. Both the New Hampshire primary exit polls on Tuesday and the Iowa caucus entrance polls last week showed that health care has been a key priority. But these voters remain divided over
Continue Reading(CNN) — Tres hermanos, ninguno de ellos mayor de 5 años, luchan contra el mismo tipo de cáncer infantil poco frecuente. Angie y Aaron Rush tienen tres hijos: Tristen, de 5 años, Caison, de 3 años y Carter, de 7 meses, y todos han sido diagnosticados con retinoblastoma. “Fue un shock y una sorpresa. Fue
Continue Reading (CNN) — Si quieres a Eminem en tu espectáculo, todo lo que tienes que hacer es preguntar. Tal vez dirá que sí en el segundo intento. El ganador del Premio de la Academia Marshall Mathers apareció el domingo en el escenario del Dolby Theatre, coronando un montaje en honor a la música en las películas.
Continue Reading In an extraordinary move, all four federal prosecutors who took the case against longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone to trial withdrew Tuesday after top Justice Department officials undercut them and disavowed the government’s recommended sentence against Stone. The mass withdrawal of the career prosecutors on the case was a stunning response to the controversial
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Desde este miércoles, el juez federal Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi se hará cargo del Juzgado Federal número 11, donde se tratan algunas de las causas judiciales más importantes de Argentina, entre las que destacan las tramitadas contra la actual vicepresidenta de la Nación, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi (Crédito:
Continue Reading Brigham Young (19-7, 8-3) vs. Loyola Marymount (8-16, 2-8) Albert Gersten Pavilion, Los Angeles; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brigham Young looks for its fifth straight conference win against Loyola Marymount. Brigham Young’s last WCC loss came against the San Francisco Dons 83-82 on Jan. 25. Loyola Marymount lost 85-67 at Gonzaga on Thursday.
Continue Reading San Diego (9-17, 2-9) vs. Pepperdine (13-12, 6-5) Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine goes for the season sweep over San Diego after winning the previous matchup in San Diego. The teams last played each other on Jan. 11, when the Waves shot 47.2 percent from the field while limiting
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, and his wife Autumn have decided to divorce, a spokesman for the couple has revealed in a statement. The royal couple jointly agreed to separate after informing the Queen and family members last year, their spokesman Gerard Franklin said on Tuesday. “They had reached the conclusion that this was
Continue Reading Every day, Pacer trains trundle through some of the most beautiful scenery in northern England, across rolling dales and moody moorlands, before pulling up in the great cities of the region: Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield. But while the routes they take are often spectacular, these trains are not. For those that use them, they have
Continue Reading Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. The self-described democratic socialist edges his moderate rival and scores the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight. 2. Volunteers say key information had yet to be shared, there has been no hands-on
Continue Reading The announcement Tuesday that Jussie Smollet has, again, been indicted by a Chicago grand jury is the latest twist in a headline-grabbing case that has taken numerous turns in the year since the actor said he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Here’s how we got here: Key Players Smollett, 37, was
Continue Reading SoftBank profits have been almost entirely wiped out, as the company continues to feel the pain from big losses in its massive tech fund. The Japanese tech conglomerate on Wednesday reported operating income of 2.59 billion yen ($23.6 million) for the three months ended in December, a plunge of 99% compared to the same period
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre de Carolina del Sur logró superar las 1 de cada 500.000 probabilidades de ganar 100.000 dólares en la lotería y luego casi lo tira todo a la basura, literalmente. El hombre, cuyo nombre no figura en la Lotería de Educación de Carolina del Sur, había comprado un boleto de lotería Palmetto
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un sacerdote católico en Rhode Island condenó la semana pasada a legisladores que apoyaron la ley de aborto del estado y dijo que se les debería negar la comunión. Ahora sugiere que el aborto es más atroz que la pederastia. En una entrevista con WJAR, afiliada de CNN, el reverendo Richard Bucci, de
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