Wendell Cruz-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has agreed to a four-year, $117 million contract extension, his agents told ESPN. The extension includes a player option in 2025-2026, according to ESPN. Randle was named the NBA’s most improved player and a second-team All-NBA selection after […]
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Team USA’s Matthew Centrowitz, the defending Olympic champion in the men’s 1500, will not repeat after failing to make it out of the semifinal round in Tokyo. Centrowitz became the first American to win the men’s 1500 since 1908 during the 2016 Rio games. He […]
iStock/filo (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration is calling on U.S. airports to help put an end to the recent spike in unruly passenger cases. The FAA is urging airport police to arrest more people who are unruly or violent on flights and asking airport bars and restaurants to stop […]
iStock/draganab (NEW YORK) — Recent deadly flooding events around the world are evidence of the planet’s changing relationship with precipitation as global temperatures continue to warm, according to environmental experts. While the link between the climate change and extreme precipitation is straightforward, quantifying the link remains a critical area of […]
iStock/valentinrussanov (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected to announce his recommendation to President Joe Biden that COVID-19 vaccines be made mandatory for troops, officials told ABC News Wednesday evening. A senior official said the announcement will come “soon,” while a separate U.S. official said an announcement is […]
iStock/Marc Wiegelmann (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration will announce a set of actions on Thursday intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from cars and trucks, reducing planet-warming emissions from the No. 1 sector contributing to climate change in the U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign an […]
iStock/marchello74 (ATLANTA) — When the pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, Schantayln Sherman, a single mother of a daughter with special needs, faced a series of medical and financial setbacks that left her unable to pay her rent. As she received rental assistance, Sherman said she tried to look […]
iStock/EyeJoy (NEW YORK) — With gun violence on the rise across the country, the trauma extends beyond those hit with bullets to entire neighborhoods suffering the sounds of gunshots, according to a crime prevention company executive. “Just because someone doesn’t get hurt or killed by a bullet, just going to bed […]
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Efraín Álvarez scored in the 53rd minute and the LA Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 1-0. Los Angeles won for the fifth time in its last eight matches. Salt Lake had its two-game shutout streak end. Álvarez started a give-and-go at the corner of the 18-yard […]
Baseball 1A South BICKNELL, Utah-Ammon Peterson, Ryland Rees and Garrett Robins each had an RBI as the Wayne Badgers blanked Green River 6-0 in 1-A South baseball play Wednesday. ORDERVILLE, Utah-Hunter Cox netted 3 RBI and the Valley Buffaloes blanked Diamond Ranch 10-0 Wednesday in 1-A South baseball action. PRICE, […]
