The Winter Meetings are firmly in the rearview mirror and the holiday season is nearly upon us. Generally, that’s a slow period of time when it comes to Major League Baseball news, but there are still a good number of players needing new homes via free agency. We explored the first-base market earlier Monday and […]
(MADISON, WI) — Details are still emerging about the course of the Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting that left three people — among them the 15-year-old female shooter — dead and several others injured on Monday. Police said that Natalie Rupnow, who went by Samantha, used a handgun to kill one teacher and one fellow student […]
Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons got back into the win column for the first time since Week 9, defeating the Las Vegas Raiders Monday night, 15-9. As the final score indicates, this was not some “get-right” spot for Kirk Cousins and the Falcons offense, which led to further questions about the $180 million man’s performance. “He’s […]
STR/AFP via Getty Images (PORT VILA, VANUATU) — The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila was damaged on Tuesday as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The embassy, which is in the capital on the island of Efate, “sustained considerable damage during the earthquake and is closed until further notice,” U.S. […]
(WASHINGTON) — In a sweeping change that could American save consumers time and money — the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday finalized a rule that would ban surprise “junk fees” for live event tickets, hotels and vacation rentals. The rule would require businesses to disclose total prices upfront, rather than tacking on extra costs […]
James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors on Long Island plan to announce a “significant development” in their case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann on Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. The architect and father has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the murders of […]
3rd Quarter Report The Clippers already have more points against the Jazz than they managed in total against the Nuggets last Friday. The Clippers have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Jazz 115-80. The Clippers entered the matchup with three straight defeats and they’re well on their way to making it […]
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — A senior Russian general was killed in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian media reported early Tuesday, in what Ukrainian sources told ABC News was an intelligence operation. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device that appears to have been hidden […]
(WASHINGTON) — The thousands of drone sightings reported over the last month in Northeastern states don’t appear to be “anything anomalous,” nor do they present a national security or public safety risk, federal officials said in a multiagency statement late Monday. The FBI has received more than 5,000 tips in the last few weeks about […]
Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have been hustling since they worked on Snoop’s 1994 album, Doggystyle, but they’ve teamed up for their latest album, Missionary. In an interview with Complex, they chalked the release up to timing and the desire to bring Dre’s unique sound back into music. “We always fill the […]
