LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prison officials in Nevada drew immediate criticism Friday for proposing an untried three-drug combination for the scheduled Nov. 14 lethal injection of a twice-convicted murderer who says he wants his execution sentence carried out.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Friday to require regular reporting of bill backlogs by his Cabinet, calling it an attempt by Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza "to micromanage executive agencies."
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Franmil Reyes hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, and Joey Lucchesi struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings as the San Antonio Missions defeated the Springfield Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday.
PEARL, Miss. (AP) -- Arismendy Alcantara hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to an 11-5 win over the Mississippi Braves on Thursday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Jose Vinicio, Eloy Jimenez, Courtney Hawkins and Trey Michalczewski recorded three hits each, as Birmingham beat the Montgomery Biscuits 12-4 on Thursday.
PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Max Muncy hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning to give the Oklahoma City Dodgers a 4-3 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Thursday.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Erick Mejia and Drew Jackson scored on an error in the eighth inning to help the Tulsa Drillers secure a 2-1 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday. The Drillers swept the three-game series with…
FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Jake Diekman and four other pitchers combined for a shutout as the Frisco RoughRiders topped the Arkansas Travelers 3-0 on Thursday.
METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Eury Perez hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the New Orleans Baby Cakes beat the Round Rock Express 3-2 on Thursday.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two childhood friends from Minnesota are recovering at a North Dakota hospital after one gave the other a life-changing gift.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) -- Ricky Knapp tossed a four-hit complete game and Kevin Kaczmarski hit a two-run home run, as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies topped the Portland Sea Dogs 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs got an encouraging report on Jon Lester before placing the ace left-hander on the 10-day disabled list on Friday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When the moon passes in front of the sun during Monday's eclipse California will lose enough solar energy to power more than 1.5 million homes, a figure that underscores the state's growing reliance on energy from…
La Crosse Area SURJ, the acronym for Showing Up for Racial Justice, will host a demonstration in connection with the Movement for Black Lives’ national campaign against white supremacy from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Native American monument…
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics will retire Paul Pierce's No. 34 during their Feb. 11 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the longtime controller of a Minnesota metal stamping company has pleaded guilty in a $1.1 million embezzlement scheme.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former top executive of an Austin medical device company has been convicted a second time of orchestrating a $750 million securities fraud.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski's victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director.
The Tomah High School girls tennis team is off to a 2-0 start. Coach Andrew Johnson’s squad traveled to Reedsburg Thursday for a triangular and defeated Wisconsin Rapids Assumption and Reedsburg by identical 5-2 scores.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has lost another informal adviser from the business world: billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who gave the White House guidance on its deregulation efforts.
It's been a terrible week in America.
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's transportation agency began using a driverless truck on Friday that is designed to protect highway work crews from oncoming traffic.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a Brooklyn Park woman is in a medically induced coma after she was repeatedly stabbed by her husband in front of their children.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has every right to be optimistic about the upcoming season.