Even Major League Baseball umpires are adjusting to the new rules. On opening day Thursday, the umpires called a strike against the New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil because of a runner on first. The umps initially ruled Pete Alonso did not get
Comment on this story Comment Dear Carolyn: I am about to host a family gathering — three siblings, our spouses and as many adult kids, spouses and grandkids as are available — for one Sunday this month. It’s an annual tradition that
The couple are referred to as “Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex”, as it was likely printed before news of their new titles became public. Last week it was announced that Edward and Sophie would become the Duke and
A TikTok influencer’s toddler was temporarily taken away by child protection services after she posted a video of her husband swinging him around in cling film. Savannah Glembin shared an apology video to her 1.1 million followers after the clip sparked a fierce
Matt Hancock reportedly rejected advice from England’s Chief Medical officer to cut the 14-day Covid isolation period short to five days, fearing that it would “imply we’ve been getting it wrong”. In November 2020, Prof Sir Chris Whitty told Mr Hancock that
Comment on this story Comment Kimberly Santiago-Vega had just settled into a career helping to create courses for the PhD program at Ohio State University when she decided to switch gears. She wasn’t as happy as she had hoped to be working
The Kansas City Chiefs came from behind in Super Bowl LVII, winning their second championship in two years and putting quarterback Patrick Mahomes in rarified air. After entering halftime down 10 points, Kansas City scored on all four of its second-half possessions,
LeBron James broke the NBA’s all-time scoring record Tuesday, surpassing Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for first on the prestigious list. Abdul-Jabbar, who has owned the record since the 1984 season, was in attendance at the Crypto.com arena, passing the torch
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are under fresh pressure to slash taxes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Britain’s economy will see the worst performance of all the advanced nations this year. Conservative MPs have renewed calls for tax cuts following
A man was left devastated after his fiance died from an allergic reaction just four days after he had proposed while on their dream holiday in South Africa. Craig McKinnon proposed to his girlfriend Jess Prinsloo at God’s Window viewpoint in Mpumalanga on December 27. It