3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with 'forever chemicals'
Chemical manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS
2023-06-23 09:25
North Carolina legislature passes ban on transgender athletes from girls' sports teams
The Republican-controlled North Carolina state House gave final approval to a bill Thursday that would ban transgender girls and women from competing on middle school, high school and college sports teams that align with their gender identity.
2023-06-23 08:56
Spurs draft Wembanyama and now look for French phenom to help end NBA playoff drought
The San Antonio Spurs are looking to end their four-year playoff drought with the addition of Victor Wembanyama
2023-06-23 08:55
Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, headed to San Antonio with enormous expectations to become basketball’s newest sensation
2023-06-23 08:54
Wife of pilot in fatal sub implosion descended from couple who died on Titanic, report says
The wife of the man who was piloting the submersible when it imploded during this week’s dive to the the Titanic wreckage site is a descendant of a couple who died when the ocean liner sank in 1912
2023-06-23 08:26
Chris Paul traded to Warriors, Jordan Poole sent to Wizards, source tells AP
Chris Paul’s pursuit of an NBA championship is taking him to the Golden State Warriors, after they agreed to the framework of a trade on Thursday that will send Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the matter
2023-06-23 08:25
Rule against blocking the plate leading to outs becoming runs even without a collision
The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game
2023-06-23 08:19
Crosley Green ordered to remain incarcerated after returning to prison for a crime he says he didn't commit
The state of Florida on Wednesday did not agree to release Crosley Green, a man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit, two months after he was ordered to return to prison following his conditional release in 2021.
2023-06-23 07:55
Judge blocks Wyoming’s 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban while court decides lawsuit
A judge has blocked Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills before it was set to be implemented July 1
2023-06-23 07:54
'Rust' armorer faces new charge of tampering with evidence
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -The armorer for the movie "Rust" transferred drugs to someone on the day the film's cinematographer
2023-06-23 07:52
Brazil's president offers to try to win release of bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is offering to help try to gain the release of a Roman Catholic bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua
2023-06-23 07:49
Wyoming judge blocks ban on abortion pills -report
A Wyoming judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a law banning medication abortion in the Western state, delaying what
2023-06-23 07:46