Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A powerful lawmaker says efforts by the NFL to address alleged racial bias in its concussion settlement program are falling short of what is owed to Black former players. In comments sent to the office of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) […]
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Washington Nationals game was called to an abrupt halt on Saturday night after a shooting outside the stadium. Police said at a late-night press conference that the shooting was an isolated incident and believed to be a shootout between two vehicles. Earlier, the team […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela scored in the 79th minute and Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-1. LAFC (6-4-3) has won three games in a row — for the first time since the 2019 season — and four of its last five. Kim Moon-Hwan lofted an entry […]
narvikk/iStock (TOKYO) — The first COVID-19 case inside the Olympic Village was confirmed, officials said Saturday, as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are set to kick off in less than a week. The case was reported after a screening test conducted Friday, according to Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto. The person […]
ABC (BOSTON) — Seven people have been rescued and one person is still missing following a boating accident in the Boston Harbor early Saturday. At about 3 a.m. a center console boat with eight people on board hit a day marker, “causing all 8 to enter the water,” the U.S. […]
Bristol County Sheriff’s Office (BRISTOL COUNTY, Mass.) — The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office in Massachusetts is the first law enforcement agency in the country to implement a K-9 unit with canines able to detect COVID-19. “Today, festivals are happening, restaurants are full and concert venues are packed,” said Bristol County […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 55 million Americans are at risk for flash flooding this weekend as severe weather heads toward the Northeast. Portions of the Northeast are nearly five times wetter than average for July so far. New York and Boston both could approach all-time wettest July before […]
dennisvdw/iStock (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — With the peak of hurricane season less than two months away, many Puerto Ricans are concerned about the stability of the island’s electric grid — a problem-plagued system that left millions without power during Hurricane Maria. After suffering multiple natural disasters in recent years […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 7 Atlanta 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 10 Texas 2 Final Boston 4 N.Y. Yankees 0 Final Kansas City 9 Baltimore 2 Final Houston 7 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Oakland 5 Cleveland 4 […]
kali9/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Six people were injured and one 6-year-old girl killed in a shooting that took place in Washington, D.C., Friday night. The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia released a video statement regarding the shooting, which took place shortly after 11 p.m. Executive Assistant Chief Ashan […]
