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Former Ace, Longtime Pitching Coach Stottlemyre Dies at 77
NEW YORK - Mel Stottlemyre, the former ace who later won five World Series rings as the longtime pitching coach for both the New York Yankees and Mets, has died. He was 77. The Yankees said Stottlemyr...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2019

Los Angeles Teachers are on Strike, Leaving 600,000 Students in Limbo
Under a relentless cold drizzle, 32,000 Los Angeles educators walked off the job Monday in the country’s second-biggest school district. That means about 600,000 kids have no idea when they̵...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2019

Antarctica is Losing Ice 6 Times Faster Today Than in 1980s
WASHINGTON - Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows. Scientists used aerial photographs, satellite measurements and computer models to track how f...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2019

Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Coverage Rules in 13 States
OAKLAND, Calif. - A U.S. judge in California on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2019

US Tells Saudis to Hold Khashoggi’s Murderers Accountable
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Trump administration expects Saudi Arabia to hold "every single person" responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi accountable, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Po...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2019

Polish Mayor Dies of Stab Wounds in Hospital
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's health minister says that Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz has died from stab wounds a day after being attacked onstage by an ex-convict at a charity event.Lukasz Szumowski said ...
Syndicated Author Jan 14, 2019

Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro joins 2020 campaign
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro is now in the 2020 Democratic race for president, and he could end up being the only Latino in what’s expected to be a crowded f...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2019

Joe Gibbs’ eldest son dies at 49 from neurological disease
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Joe Gibbs Racing says co-founder J.D. Gibbs, the eldest son of team owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs, has died. He was 49. The team announced J.D. Gi...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2019

Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history
WASHINGTON (AP) -The federal government has entered Day 22 of a partial government shutdown, becoming the longest closure in U.S. history. Nine of the 15 Cabinet-level departments have not been...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2019

Report: FBI probed whether President Trump secretly worked for Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) – The New York Times reports that law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump’s behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Co...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2019
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