WASHINGTON — A dockworkers’ strike threatens to harm shipping, manufacturing, pre-holiday retail inventories — and Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. The International Longshoreman’s Association went on strike at 14 ports along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico at midnight Tuesday, just hours before Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, … Read more
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games. It has been nearly a decade since a Bengal Tiger has been rolled out in a cage under the lights of Death Valley, … Read more
He did not admit to gambling on baseball until 2004, when he wrote in his autobiography that he bet both as a player and a manager but never against his own team. Rose was a 17-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion who won the National League MVP award in 1973. He retired from playing … Read more
Jon-Adrian Velazquez spent close to 27 years caught in the criminal justice system — nearly all of it behind bars in New York’s Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder he insisted he did not commit. It took just four minutes on Monday to clear his name. During the swift proceedings in a Manhattan courtroom, … Read more
Helene was most destructive in Asheville, North Carolina, and surrounding Buncombe County, where at least 40 people have been killed amid destroyed properties and washed out roads. “This is the biggest test we’ve ever faced,” Mayor Esther Manheimer said last night on NBC News “Stay Tuned NOW.” Among the city’s challenges, she said, were “catastrophic failures … Read more
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said SpaceX must investigate why the second stage of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket malfunctioned after a NASA astronaut mission on Saturday, grounding the rocket for the third time in three months. After SpaceX on Saturday launched two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, the rocket … Read more
A North Carolina man made a “calculated risk,” jumping into fast-moving, Helene-swollen waters to save a woman because he “couldn’t watch her die.” Eddie Hunnell, 57, was in Grassy Creek ahead of son Austin Hunnell’s Saturday wedding when he saw floodwaters picking up Lesley Worth’s home. Video footage captured onlookers standing on the banks of … Read more
Spokespeople for the city and Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment about residents’ criticisms. Cooper said at a news conference Monday that people are working nonstop to provide food, water and help. He said flooding and continuously rising rivers have prevented first responders from entering some communities. At a … Read more
Tennessee Titans starting quarterback Will Levis did not come out for his team’s third drive Monday at Miami after he appeared to injure his throwing shoulder. Levis appeared to be hurt after he dove for yardage on a scramble during Tennessee’s second drive. Levis was seen on the “Monday Night Football” broadcast grimacing as he … Read more
Share Titans 24, Dolphins 12 The Dolphins offense is giving up points now! A Tyler Huntley intentional grounding from the end zone gives the Titans two more points. Share Electric answer from Detroit to stay two scores up If you’re watching the offensive slog that has been Tennessee’s game at Miami tonight, flip over to … Read more