Astros manager says it ‘looks bad’ that the World Series will have zero African American players
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said it “looks bad” that there will be no US-born Black players in the 2022 World Series....
Brussels to Spur Rollout of Instant Payments in Euro, Proposes Legislation
The European Commission has approved a proposal to accelerate the introduction of euro instant payments. The technology is there and Europeans should be able to...
Die-hard NASCAR fan wins six-figure lottery jackpot by honoring Dale Earnhardt with his pick
One North Carolina man’s longtime support of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt paid off big-time when he won over $200,000 in the lottery....
House majority leader reflects on 20 years since first federal voting systems legislation enactment and how the fight over voting system legitimacy has shifted
The first piece of modern federal legislation to address the infrastructure of voting systems across the country, known as Help America Vote Act, celebrates its...
45 dead as Tropical Storm Nalgae hits Philippines
Tropical Storm Nalgae has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens more in the Philippines, the country’s disaster agency said Saturday....
They fled a Boko Haram massacre. Now, after years in refugee camps, families return to rebuild their lives
It is a sight Ya Lewa Aji says she can never forget: a baby strapped to her mother’s back, shot dead while the mother lay...
Octopus Energy to take over collapsed supplier Bulb
Bulb’s 1.5 million customers will not experience any change to energy supplies, the UK government says....
8-year-old boy becomes youngest person to climb California’s El Capitan
An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to finish climbing El Capitan in California’s Yosemite National Park on Friday, according to his father, who has...
The Happy Meal inventor says McDonald’s didn’t want it at first
When the first Happy Meal debuted in 1976, the company didn’t quite get it....
Women could once again make up a pivotal swing vote in November
Republicans are bullish that this could the year of the “security mom” — the moment when women who abandoned the GOP during Donald Trump’s presidency...
