By Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story MASSACHUSETTS (WBZ) — Youth baseball leagues in Massachusetts are struggling to recruit new umpires and some say it’s because of parents. Dorsan Delisle is the umpire director for Bellingham Youth Baseball, overseeing about 400 athletes and more than 20 games a week at Tuttle Field.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A fan at the Pirates-Cubs game on Wednesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh was critically injured after he fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field. The man fell from the right-field bleachers above the 21-foot Clemente Wall and
Continue ReadingKDKA By Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A fan at the Pirates-Cubs game on Wednesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh was critically injured after he fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field. The man fell from the right-field bleachers above the 21-foot Clemente Wall
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By DEVI SHASTRI and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press Dr. Hector Ocaranza knew El Paso would see measles the moment it began spreading in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Highways connect his border city with the epicenter of Texas’ massive outbreak, which is up to 663 cases. They’re the same roads used by thousands of
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Belden Inc. (BDC) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $51.9 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of $1.27 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.60 per share. The communications equipment company posted revenue of $624.9 million in the period.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan opposition legislator was shot dead in the capital Nairobi in what police have described as a “targeted and premeditated” crime. MP Charles Were was shot on Wednesday night after his car stopped at a roundabout on a busy major road. President Willian Ruto urged police to conduct a “through
Continue Reading ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) on Thursday reported a loss of $3 million in its first quarter. The Atchison, Kansas-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, were 36 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall
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The second annual Apple Blossom 5K will benefit the non-profit, Sisters of Solace.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A pair of Republican lawmakers are set to propose a new law that would require app stores to verify the ages of all users and share that information with app developers, following a similar state law that was signed in Utah earlier this year. If passed, the
Continue ReadingPor Eric Levenson, CNN Las protestas del movimiento “50501” (abreviatura de 50 protestas, 50 estados, 1 movimiento) en respuesta a la oleada de medidas de la Administración Trump durante sus primeros 100 días se llevarán a cabo en todo el país el jueves, con motivo del Primero de Mayo. “Únete a nosotros en la lucha
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Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingCNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced his intention to end the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program, which increases the participation of women at all levels of conflict prevention and resolution. Although Hegseth described it as a “woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative,” it was President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Subway’s footprint in the United States has shrunk again, falling below 20,000 for the first time in two decades. The sandwich chain closed 631 restaurants in 2024, leaving it with 19,502 locations in the US, according to franchise disclosure documents. That marks the eighth-consecutive year in which
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CNN, WSTM By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful imprisonment in the second degree — a misdemeanor — due to their alleged involvement in the extreme hazing of five younger teammates, according to a partially redacted complaint Thursday
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported cars and auto parts will cost General Motors between $4 billion and $5 billion this year. But in an interview on CNN, CEO Mary Barra said the company doesn’t necessarily expect to pass those higher costs onto consumers in the form of elevated
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Former tennis world No. 1 Andre Agassi’s pro pickleball debut at the US Open Pickleball Championships has come to an end, after he and partner Anna Leigh Waters fell in their second match to Len Yang and Trang Huynh-McClain. Agassi – an eight-time grand slam singles champion on the
Continue ReadingPor Betsy Klein y Sarah Owermohle, CNN La Casa Blanca calificó como “positivas” las recientes medidas de la Universidad de Harvard para rectificar su aparente mala gestión del antisemitismo, pero señaló este miércoles que la universidad debe redoblar esfuerzos para combatir lo que considera un sesgo antiisraelí en el campus para que se reanude el
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By SOPHIA TAREEN, THOMAS ADAMSON and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and around the world rallied Thursday in May Day protests that united many in anger over President Donald Trump’s agenda from aggressive tariffs that are stoking fears of global economic turmoil to his administration’s
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Several countries were sending firefighting aircraft to Israel on Thursday as crews battled for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars. The fire broke out around midday in
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Glimmering, deep-blue solar panels carpet rooftops in Pakistan’s largest cities and dot the perimeters of houses in villages across the country. Pakistan, home to more than 240 million people, is experiencing one of the most rapid solar revolutions on the planet, even as it grapples with poverty and economic
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia. According to Ukrainian officials, the
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which has been criticized by U.K. politicians over statements about the Middle East and British politics, police said Thursday. The Irish-language rappers from Northern Ireland were reported to police over footage from a 2024 concert in
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people Thursday, officials said, just hours after Kyiv and Washington signed a long-anticipated agreement granting U.S. access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. The attack in the
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday is set to evict dozens of homeless people living in an encampment in a federal forest in central Oregon. The federal agency has been working for years on plans to close part of the Deschutes National Forest near Bend for forest restoration and wildfire mitigation.
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, preparing to step back from his work leading the Department of Government Efficiency, had a request of the reporters gathered at the White House to interview him: Before he would answer any questions, he wanted someone to tell him a joke. The tech billionaire’s
Continue ReadingPor Tami Luhby, CNN La iniciativa del presidente Donald Trump para deportar inmigrantes y bloquear la llegada de nuevos inmigrantes podría socavar las finanzas del Seguro Social en un momento en que el programa ya se encuentra en una situación financiera precaria, según los expertos. Además de la presión del Servicio de Inmigración y Control
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