Baseball players are constantly making tweaks and adjustments to their stances, their deliveries and their mental approaches to the game. The sport is challenging and tough to adapt to; sometimes play
Mayor de Blasio this week put an unceremonious end to Renewal Schools, his marquee education program that promised “fast and intense improvement” in 94 low-performing schools in the Big Apple. It was a necessary if belated admission of defeat. His move underscores the urgency of lifting the cap on the number of New York charter...
Security forces are engaging terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones said he’s OK with the scrutiny that’s a part of his life under the microscope.
The Maryland House of Delegates unanimously voted on Thursday to censure a delegate after she admitted to using a racial slur.
Across three industry events in the span of just a few days last week, the evolution of automated driving was front and center, with everyone from government leaders to technology innovators looking ahead to how — and at what pace — automation might someday reshape the trucking industry.
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After nearly four years, a suspect was arrested this week in the March 2015 killing of a homeless man whose body was dumped and set on fire about 50 miles west of Las Vegas.
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Researchers at Heriot-Watt University use "balls of lightning" to connect glass to metal.
When Maserati gives its presentation at the Geneva auto show next week, it will display a one-off model that a customer commissioned. But if you were hoping Maserati would show off something truly new, we’re sorry to disappoint you. Instead, Maserati will introduce several special editions of existing models that showcase the many ways customers can personalize their cars. The...
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Mets vs Tigers
Spring Training Game 9
Remember him?
Omar Olivares
Years with Detroit: 1996-97
Tigers highlights: 12-17 record in Detroit
You may remember him from: Played for 8 teams over 12 years, once traded for Alex Cole
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FLINT, Mich. — Yo-Yo Ma brought both music and a call for social change to Flint, Michigan. The famed cellist performed for more than 100 fans inside a gymnasium at Berston Field House during his visit Thursday to the city that’s still feeling the effects of a lead-contaminated water crisis. But Ma says he found
“Finally, I win a trophy!” It’s been a rough week for Tottenham Hotspur, so how about some good news? Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino and forward Son Heung-Min both took home prestigious awards at the annual London Football Awards on Thursday night. First, Sonny won the award for Premier League Footballer of the Year and immediately took a selfie with his image-reversing cellphone. He took the award over his teammate Harry Kane (who won last season), Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard... Читать дальше...