Former major leaguer Jim Piersall dies at 87, Red Sox say
Piersall died Saturday at a care facility in Wheaton, Illinois, after a monthslong illness, according to the Boston Red Sox, for whom Piersall played for seven of his 17 seasons in the majors....
View ArticleRed Sox Hall of Famer Jim Piersall dies at 87
Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles with mental illness in his book "Fear Strikes Out," has died. He was 87. The Boston Red Sox, for whom Piersall played for seven...
View ArticleUS think tank: #Israel had plan to use atomic bomb in 1967
Israel had a secret plan to detonate an atomic bomb in Egypt in the event that it faced defeat during the 1967 Middle East war, a leading American think tank said Monday, citing newly released...
View ArticleSupreme Court to weigh in on digital privacy rights
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear an important test case for digital privacy rights. The case centers around whether investigators need to obtain a warrant for cell tower data to track...
View ArticleArrest made in sucker punch of man with cerebral palsy
Authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania have announced the arrest of a man accused of sucker punching another man outside a convenience store after making fun of him because he showed symptoms of...
View ArticleStaple of Monday Night #Football returning to TV next season
Hank William Jr.'s song featuring that iconic catchphrase will be returning to ESPN's "Monday Night Football" broadcasts this fall. It originally became the theme song for the broadcasts in 1989, but...
View ArticleWestern #Family soup mix recalled due to undeclared egg noodles
Gilster-Mary Lee of Chester, Illinois, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Western Family Onion Soup Mix because it may contain undeclared egg, the FDA says. People who have an allergy or a severe...
View ArticleBill Cosby goes on trial, his freedom and legacy at stake
Accompanied into the courthouse by a member of the TV family who cemented his nice-guy image as America's Dad, Bill Cosby went on trial Monday in a sexual assault case, his legacy and his freedom on...
View ArticleBella's mother: I tried to escape through heroin after boyfriend killed #Girl
The mother of a 2-year-old girl known as "Baby Doe" after her body washed up on a Boston Harbor beach said she tried to escape through drugs after she said her ex-boyfriend killed the child. 'He...
View ArticleTrump criticizes #London's mayor, again
President Donald Trump for a second day lashed out at London's mayor on Twitter in the wake of a deadly terror attack in the city. Trump: Immigration order is a 'travel ban,' criticizes DOJ Trump...
View ArticleNashville's mayor is trying keep Predators fans out of the workplace 'penalty...
Employers could give a Nashville Predators fan a break on Tuesday morning. Their favorite hockey team just tied the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece following Monday night's exhilarating 4-1 win...
View Article100-plus reptiles found inside New York #Home
The SPCA says a Long Island home was found to be a real-life — and illegal — reptile house, with more than 100 of the animals crawling and slithering around the property. Police in Nassau County found...
View ArticleLIVE: Testimony begins in coerced suicide trial
Opening statements were delivered Tuesday in the case of a Plainville woman accused of encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide. Documents show text messages Michelle Carter sent boyfriend before...
View ArticleReport: Paris police shoot, injure attacker at Notre Dame Cathedral
Police are asking people to stay away from the historic landmark. Police in Paris shot and injured a man who tried to attack officers with a hammer at the Notre Dame cathedral on June 6, 2017....
View ArticleMan who shot at #Salem officer gets stiff prison sentence
A Massachusetts man who shot at a police officer chasing him after a traffic stop has been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison. The Salem News reports that 23-year-old Jeremiah Wooden, of Malden, was...
View ArticleGeorge and Amal Clooney welcome birth of twins
The pair was born Tuesday morning, according to George Clooney’s publicist Stan Rosenfield. He says both are “happy, healthy and doing fine.” Jokes Rosenfield, “George is sedated and should recover in...
View ArticleMother may have shot #Children while they slept, #Investigators say
Autopsies will be performed on a mother and her two children after investigators say she killed them and herself inside their Pennsylvania home. Emergency responders were dispatched to a home in...
View Article#Video: Sun finally returns later Wednesday
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View ArticleTrump to nominate Christopher Wray for FBI director
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning he will nominate Christopher A. Wray to be the new director of the FBI. In a tweet, Trump called the former assistant attorney general and current...
View ArticleAt least 12 dead as attack on parliament, shrine rocks Tehran
Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran’s parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege at the...
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