Left-hander A.J. Minter and Mets finalize 2-year contract
Left-hander A.J. Minter and the New York Mets finalized a two-year contract on Thursday. Minter can opt out after the 2025 World Series and become a free agent again. The ...
Texas’ bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge
The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 ...
Suburban Seattle officer gets over 16 years in prison for fatally shooting a homeless man
A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced to over 16 years in prison on Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a 26-year-old homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct ...
USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn’t influence California wildfire response
Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Senators press Agriculture Secretary nominee on aid, trade and immigration
Senators from across the agricultural heartland pressed President Donald Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, on Thursday, seeking firm commitments to support struggling ...
WFPD addresses gun, bomb threat at North Texas State Hospital
Officials with the Wichita Falls Police Department have released more information after they received reports that an individual at the North Texas State Hospital had a ...
Italy’s top court upholds Amanda Knox’s conviction for falsely accusing innocent man of murder
Italy’s highest court on Thursday confirmed a slander conviction against U.S. defendant Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent ...
Cornerback Mike Sainristil is the other standout rookie fueling the Commanders’ long playoff run
Jayden Daniels is the Washington Commanders rookie everyone is talking about in the playoffs, and with good reason. However, he is not the only member of their 2024 draft class ...
Elton John, Diane Warren and more react to 2025 Oscar music nominations
The 2025 Oscar nominations are here, and its music categories reflect a wide range of talent. The often-nominated Diane Warren is represented for a 16th time for “The Journey” from ...
2025 Oscar nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises
The members of the film academy voted to honor a few outliers — and overlook a couple of hopeful contenders — at the 97th Academy Awards.
SZA to join Kendrick Lamar as a guest during Super Bowl halftime performance
Guess who’s joining Kendrick Lamar on the Super Bowl halftime stage? None other than Grammy-winning singer SZA. Lamar and Apple Music released a trailer Thursday of him ...
British Open to return to St. Andrews in 2027. One last chance for Tiger Woods?
The British Open is returning to St. Andrews in 2027, perhaps giving Tiger Woods one last chance to play his favorite course and maybe even pause when he crosses the Swilcan Bridge. The R&A ...