10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (387+ words) Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admitting to an affair with a staff member who later died by suicide. His announcement came just hours after Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California said he would be resigning…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (505+ words) This unusual home opener, culminating in a comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, was a good start. With the tarp covering the infield during a drizzle-altered batting practice session on Friday, the ballpark suddenly went quiet when Target Field…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (808+ words) Yuval Hadash, Carnegie Mellon University and J. David Creswell, Carnegie Mellon University (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine being asked to sit alone in a quiet room for 15 minutes with nothing to do " no phone, no music, no external distraction. In a well-known 2014 study,…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (272+ words) Seattle Post-Intelligencer Pooh Shiesty, whose legal name is Lontrell Williams Jr. , appeared before U. S Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver during a hearing in Dallas Prosecutors have also charged eight others over the alleged January confrontation at a music studio, where…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (218+ words) Seattle Post-Intelligencer The case of Nigel Max Edge had been scheduled for a Brunswick County court hearing in which the local prosecutor was slated to reveal whether he intended to seek the death penalty But District Attorney Jon David said…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (422+ words) Moments after the Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night to clinch Central Division and top seed in the Western Conference, Bednar was already focusing on the next step toward the ultimate goal of a Stanley Cup. "We're…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (224+ words) New York, trailed 3-1 entering the eighth and had been 0 for 12 with runners on base before its comeback. The Yankees cut the deficit on Giancarlo Stanton's RBI single past shortstop Jacob Wilson, who took a misstep to his left. Rosario homered…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (212+ words) Nola (1-0) scattered five hits and gave up one run over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out nine " the bullpen had six more " as Philadelphia won its eighth straight over Colorado. The latest one marked the Rockies' most lopsided loss in a home…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (191+ words) Buffalo will have to wait to end its NHL-record 14-season postseason skid, the second-longest active futility run in North America's four major sports behind the New York Jets and their 15-season slide. Eller deflected defenseman Artem Zub's shot from the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (480+ words) Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platforms can reasonably be expected to take under the laws that took effect on Dec. 10 banning young children from holding accounts. e SAfety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant on Tuesday released…...