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Raiders sign Kolton Miller to 3-year, $66 million extension, AP source says
Kolton Miller, one of the NFL’s top left tackles, signed a three-year, $66 million extension with the Las Vegas Raiders, with $42.5 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the contract ...
Cubs add depth to rotation by acquiring Michael Soroka from Nationals, AP source says
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to acquire right-hander Michael Soroka from the Washington Nationals. The deal Wednesday night ...
Mariners get lefty reliever Caleb Ferguson in deal with Pirates, AP source says
The Seattle Mariners have agreed to acquire left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson from the Pittsburgh Pirates. That's according ...
Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned
Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the Advisory Committee ...
Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding
Brown University on Wednesday said it reached a deal with the federal government to regain access to federal research funding ...
ESPN cuts ties with Shannon Sharpe following settlement of sexual assault lawsuit, AP source says
Shannon Sharpe will not return to ESPN, according to a person familiar with the decision. The decision follows his recent ...
Colorado Springs agrees to settle Taser death for $3.2 million
The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle a lawsuit in the death of a man who was repeatedly hit by a Taser while resisting being handcuffed in 2018. City councilors met ...
Another Trump administration figure who met Laura Loomer’s ire is out. A look at her influence
President Donald Trump has downplayed the influence of Laura Loomer, a right-wing provocateur known for her incendiary social ...
Emotional journey for Atlanta's homeless as city races to house 400 people before the World Cup
Atlanta promised to house all residents of an encampment where a homeless man was fatally injured earlier this year, but ...
Pirates sending 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes to Reds for reliever Rogers, prospect Stafura, AP source says
The Pittsburgh Pirates are trading Gold Glove-winning third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes to Cincinnati for veteran reliever Taylor ...
Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston diagnosed with sprained right knee ligament, AP source says
A person briefed on Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston's injury says the first-round draft pick has been diagnosed with a sprained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.
Malta says it will recognize the state of Palestine, joining France and possibly Britain
Malta told a high-level U.N. meeting that it will formally recognize the state of Palestine in September, joining France and the United Kingdom in stepping up pressure to end the nearly ...