MLB hires Brian Stedman from pro wrestling to head strategy
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball reached into professional wrestling, hiring Brian Stedman as executive vice president of strategy and development.
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Sikhs mark toned-down holiday amid continuing virus concerns
LIBERTY, Missouri — Sikhs across the United States are holding toned-down Vaisakhi celebrations this week, joining people of other faiths in observing major holidays...
Time to party? Events industry still uncertain about COVID
NEW YORK — Although weddings and other big celebrations are going back on the calendar in the U.S., business owners who make those events...
‘Skilled predator’ FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds
NEW YORK — One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack James Hendricks’ hands when he reached for her legs...
Weinstein challenges extradition to face California charges
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A lawyer for convicted movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Monday challenged Weinstein's extradition to California to face charges of assaulting five...
Lin-Manuel Miranda, mayor open new Times Square vaccine site
NEW YORK — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at the grand opening of a Times...
Ramsey Clark, attorney general under Johnson, dies at 93
NEW YORK — Ramsey Clark, the attorney general in the Johnson administration who became an outspoken activist for unpopular causes and a harsh critic...
Man charged in spate of explosions outside frenemy’s home
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An upstate New York man has been charged with setting off explosives in another man's yard and sending letters to neighbors...
Prosecutors defend newer charges against Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK — Prosecutors hope to preserve a July trial date for Ghislaine Maxwell by defending a late-hour expansion of charges against her, saying...
‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain
GREENSBURG, Pa. — The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for...
