Kuhl’s strong outing leads Pirates past Reds 6-0 Chad Kuhl went more than two months between victories earlier this season as his ERA soared and his confidence threatened to plummet. Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage never panicked. He kept reminding Kuhl that if the 24-year-old learned how to better […]
The Republican rebellion against Donald Trump Donald Trump is facing growing resistance from Republican lawmakers who are both turned off by his chronically chaotic style and increasingly unafraid of his ability to punish them politically as the President’s poll numbers plummet. Trump’s diminishing influence was on stark display last week […]
Fact-checking the Trump-Russia investigation Fact-checking the Trump-Russia investigation:- There are so many twists and turns in the story involving President Trump and his team and Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. As a public service, The Fact Checker is keeping track of the various tentacles of this complex saga, […]
The racially-charged fight for a union It’s a warm Sunday in Canton, Mississippi, and in a field about two miles (3km) from the Nissan plant, the crowd of workers is angry. One wears a T-shirt reading “vote yes,” while another leads the group in a rousing song about “knowing your […]
Grandmaster Flash rapper Kidd Creole arrested in fatal stabbing Kidd Creole, one of the founding members of the 1980s hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was arrested in New York in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man. The Associated Press reported that Nathaniel Glover, 57, […]
First human embryo editing experiment in U.S. repairs gene for heart condition First human embryo editing experiment in U.S. repairs gene for heart condition:- In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes — a big step […]
FDA panel votes against approval of J&J arthritis drug FDA panel votes against approval of J&J arthritis drug:- The benefits of Johnson & Johnson’s experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug sirukumab do not outweigh the risks, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded on Wednesday. The panel voted […]
Preds captain Mike Fisher retires after 17 seasons Preds captain Mike Fisher retires after 17 seasons:- Predators captain Mike Fisher will retire from the National Hockey League after 17 seasons, according to The Tennessean. After the Preds’ Stanley Cup season came to an end, 37-year-old Fisher was still on the […]
Ryu, Thompson take on elements in Women’s British Open Kingsbarns is not the Old Course at St. Andrews, though it is close – at least as the sea gulls fly. The American-designed course, located only a few miles from the Home of Golf along the shores of the North Sea, […]
San Sebastian Festival Adds Cannes, Berlin Winners, Todd Haynes, Wonderstruck ‘The Big Sick’ will also screen at the Spanish festival. Some of the year’s film festival winners will feature in the Pearls and Zabaltegi-Tabakalera sections of the San Sebastian Film Festival. In the Pearls section, Hungarian filmmaker Ilkido Enyedi, winner […]
