PITTSBURGH (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs, then caught the warmup coughs when star catcher Yadier Molina made his first pitching appearance to close out the St. Louis Cardinals’ 18-4 break over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Molina gave up a pair of homers and four runs while working the ninth inning, eventually … Read more
With the Premier League title race coming down to the final day of matches, NBC is pulling out all the stops in its coverage of Championship Sunday. To ensure the network is covered in case Manchester City or Liverpool win the title, it’s top announcing team will be in Manchester and the studio crew at … Read more
Gabrielle Blair is not a legal scholar or an ethicist or a pundit. She is a 47-year-old self-described Mormon mother of six with a flair for design who currently lives in France. And yet, what she had to say about abortion on Twitter — cut to the chase: men need to be far more responsible … Read more
One of Wichita’s most high-profile lawyers is expected to soon have his law license suspended by the Kansas Supreme Court. Brad Pistotnik, principal owner of Bull Attorneys law firm in Wichita, pleaded guilty in 2019 to three misdemeanor counts of accessory after the fact to an illegal cyber attack and extortion scheme to remove negative … Read more
Blame women Who’s really to blame for the baby formula shortage? I’m surprised no one has fingered the real culprit: women. After all, if only women would just breastfeed, we wouldn’t have this problem. Similarly, we wouldn’t have the problem of rape if women wouldn’t wear such provocative clothing or drink so much, clearly begging … Read more
HINGHAM — The 78 graduates of the Notre Dame Academy on Friday swung and sang along with the chamber choir during the school’s 169th commencement ceremony. “You are the next generation of women leaders,” Annemarie Lynch Kenneally, president of the school, said. “The prospect of your leadership gives me and all of us unshakeable confidence … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a weekly press conference.Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images After a San Francisco archbishop barred Pelosi from receiving communion, reaction from advocacy groups was swift. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone wrote that Pelosi needed to “publicly repudiate” her support for the procedure. The Catholic Church has been unwavering in its opposition to abortion, which it … Read more
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade. But in a cautionary tale for borrowers, Sri Lanka’s multibillion-dollar debt to Beijing threatens to hinder efforts to resolve a financial crisis so severe that the Indian Ocean … Read more
Julie and Todd Chrisley are on trial for bank fraud and tax evasion in Atlanta.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP The federal trial against reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley began on Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. The Chrisleys are facing several charges, including bank fraud and tax evasion. Even though the trial is still in its early stages, shocking … Read more
The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks. It is unlikely two of the SEC’s superstar coaches will be chumming around Destin, Florida, together. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called Nick Saban a “narcissist” on Thursday after the Alabama coach accused … Read more