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Major League Baseball teams could do a better job of hiring minority candidates for managing and general-manager posts or women for vice president and other administrative positions, according to an annual report released Wednesday. The study is overseen by Richard Lapchick of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida and is similar in scope to those he conducts examining other leagues. Noting also that there are only four minority general managers, Lapchick said in a telephone interview... Читать дальше...

Man, I can’t wait to see Victoria Oceanstar perform.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are officially no longer husband and wife. According to court documents obtained by People, the 46-year-old “Make Me Like You” singer and 50-year-old Bush front man have settled their divorce. Gwen and Gavin did not have a prenuptial agreement in place, but the latter agreed to less than 50 percent [...]

Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee roaster, is scheduled Thursday to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings after markets close in New York City, and it seems the company is continuing its fruitful momentum from last year. The company continues to grow year-over-year sales at a pace many in the retail industry would envy.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta said the Democratic presidential front-runner would be open to an all-female ticket. “We’ll start with a broad list and then begin to narrow it. But there is no question that there will be women on that list,” Podesta told the Boston Globe describing the process of picking Clinton’s runningmate […]

The Rolling Stones’ América Latina Olé Tour that wrapped in late March after a sweep through seven Latin American countries during a six-week...

The Angels have gotten off to another slow start, and their manager, Mike Scioscia, is again cautioning against overreacting on the basis of 15 games.

Amazon.com Inc. won a deal worth about $30 million to provide e-books to New York City, the nation’s largest school district.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Eagles keyboardist and guitarist Joe Walsh says he's pulling out of a Cleveland summer concert he thought would be a nonpartisan event for veterans' families because it's actually a launch for the Republican National Convention.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Eagles keyboardist and guitarist Joe Walsh says he's pulling out of a Cleveland summer concert he thought would be a nonpartisan event for veterans' families because it's actually a launch for the Republican National Convention.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Eagles keyboardist and guitarist Joe Walsh says he's pulling out of a Cleveland summer concert he thought would be a nonpartisan event for veterans' families because it's actually a launch for the Republican National Convention.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Eagles keyboardist and guitarist Joe Walsh says he's pulling out of a Cleveland summer concert he thought would be a nonpartisan event for veterans' families because it's actually a launch for the Republican National Convention.

Fans attending games at Major League Soccer venues will be subject to pat down searches or screenings with wands starting Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on shooting that injured at least one person on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis (all times local):

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on shooting that injured at least one person on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis (all times local):

The purchase means the company is acquiring the assets of one of its largest customers.

The state high-speed rail authority is poised to adopt a new business plan at a board meeting Thursday, despite concerns voiced by lawmakers, regional officials and independent experts.

The giveaway was the brainchild of Tom Reis, who while working off-duty security noticed some were on the court with loafers and moccasins.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — President Rafael Correa announced Wednesday night that he is raising sales taxes and will charge a one-time levy on millionaires to rebuild cities devastated by Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 21, 2016, in the southwestern Japan town of Mashiki shows a social welfare council...

US Air Force data shows unmanned aircraft released 56% of bombs and missiles deployed in 2015, and the trend is rising...

Star Student and Outside Nashville, the winners of the past two sprint stakes for older males at Golden Gate Fields, and track-record holder Mah Gellin run in Saturday’s seventh race. [...] entered for the 6-furlong non-conditioned allowance event is Grade 1 and three-time Grade 2 winner Sahara Sky, who hasn’t raced since July 25. ... Nominations close at midnight Thursday for three $100,000 stakes races: the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile on April 30 and the Campanile and Silky Sullivan stakes May 1. Читать дальше...