By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests.So when the city reopened Wadsworth last year to...
By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Esteury Ruiz homered for the second time in three games since being recalled from Triple-A, and the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.Ruiz drove in two runs,...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray struck out six and didn’t walk a batter over six scoreless innings to beat his former club with career win No. 100, and Willson Contreras doubled twice and drove in a run for the St. Louis...
Bollinger County, Missouri (NewsFirst) — On Friday, April 5, 2024, law enforcement officials with the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office began to conduct an investigation into Bradley Wyss and violations of his sex offender registry. Wyss is a resident of...
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America – DENVER (AP) — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She’ll probably miss his high school graduation. Death doesn’t frighten...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. The family announced...