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WASHINGTON | Boom or bust as homers, strikeouts dominate diamond
WASHINGTON — Boom or bust. This is what baseball has become — and that has owners worried. “It’s just kind of what it is: home runs and strikeouts,” Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling said. Stripling had just given up 10th-inning home runs on consecutive pitches to Houston’s Alex Bregman and George Springer on a … Continue reading WASHINGTON | Boom or bust as homers, strikeouts dominate diamond
CHIANG RAI, Thailand | Soccer team rescued from cave expected to leave hospital
CHIANG RAI, Thailand — The youth soccer teammates rescued after 18 days trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand are expected to be released from the hospital Wednesday and to speak about their ordeal. A news conference with the 12 boys and their coach was being arranged for the evening in the northern city of … Continue reading CHIANG RAI, Thailand | Soccer team rescued from cave expected to leave hospital
A Comic-Con without Marvel, HBO gives others a chance to pop
Over 130,000 pop culture devotees are descending on San Diego’s Gaslamp District Wednesday for the annual four-day comic book convention Comic-Con, the big, bright, and very heavily branded cofab of costumed superfans and the corporate sponsors vying for their attention — and dollars. Interested in dining at a working replica of the “Demolition Man” Taco … Continue reading A Comic-Con without Marvel, HBO gives others a chance to pop
MARIPOSA, Calif. | Smoke clogs Yosemite Valley as firefighters battle blaze
MARIPOSA, Calif. — Hot and dry weather on Tuesday hindered efforts to slow the growth of a forest fire near Yosemite National Park that killed a California firefighter last weekend, leading some tourists to cut short their visits although all park trails remained open. The blaze roaring through dry brush and timber between the town … Continue reading MARIPOSA, Calif. | Smoke clogs Yosemite Valley as firefighters battle blaze
SINGAPORE | Asian stocks ease after rallying on solid US performance
SINGAPORE — Asian markets have eased after early gains as a sweep of positive news from Wall Street and beyond boosted confidence in the U.S. economy. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.4 percent to 22,794.19. The index had rallied 1 percent in early Wednesday trading. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.4 percent to 2,288.67, … Continue reading SINGAPORE | Asian stocks ease after rallying on solid US performance
WASHINGTON | Brewers All-Star Hader takes responsibility for tweets
WASHINGTON — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader took responsibility for racist and homophobic tweets that resurfaced while he was pitching in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night. Hader was alerted to an online firestorm regarding the tweets when he came out of the game. He locked his account and after the game he said the … Continue reading WASHINGTON | Brewers All-Star Hader takes responsibility for tweets
DETROIT | Marriott hotels eliminating plastic straws by 2019
DETROIT — Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year. The world’s largest hotel company said Wednesday that the move will eliminate approximately 1 billion straws and 250 million stirrers by July 2019. Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott says the year-long timeframe will … Continue reading DETROIT | Marriott hotels eliminating plastic straws by 2019
SANTA ANA, Calif. | Immigrant children describe treatment in detention centers
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Wet and muddy from their trek across the Mexican border, immigrant children say they sat or lay on the cold, concrete floor of the immigration holding centers where they were taken. It was hard to sleep with lights shining all night and guards kicking their feet, they say. They were hungry, … Continue reading SANTA ANA, Calif. | Immigrant children describe treatment in detention centers