WHITESBURG, Ky. — The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal lawsuit of failing to investigate allegations that one of his deputies repeatedly sexually abused a woman in the same judge's chambers. The preliminary investigation indicates...
Ohtani Keeps Showing a Flair for the Dramatic During His Historic 1st Season With the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani keeps showing a flair for the dramatic during his historic first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Japanese superstar became the only player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, doing so with a slew of firsts. Ohtani had...
Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris Campaign for Undecided Voters With Just 6 Weeks Left
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech on Friday focused squarely on abortion rights and she'll do so in Georgia, where news reports have documented women's deaths in the face of the state's six-week ban. Meanwhile, lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret...
Dodgers Clinch 12th Straight Playoff Berth on Shohei Ohtani’s Historic Night
MIAMI — In what has become a fall custom, the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the playoffs. The Dodgers clinched their 12th consecutive postseason berth Thursday with a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins on the same night that star slugger Shohei Ohtani homered three times and stole two...
Israeli Strike on Beirut Kills at Least 3 and Wounds 17 Others after Hezbollah Rocket Attack
BEIRUT — An Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday killed at least three people and wounded more than a dozen others, Lebanese health officials said, the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital in months that came after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with rockets. Israel Announced Strike in Beirut Israel...
Shohei Ohtani Becomes the First MLB Player with 50 Homers, 50 Stolen Bases in a Season
MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark and swiping two bags to get to 51 against the Miami Marlins on Thursday....
Titan Submersible’s Scientific Director Says the Sub Malfunctioned Just Prior to the Titanic Dive
BOSTON - The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified Thursday that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive. Appearing before a U.S. Coast Guard panel, Steven Ross told the board...
Jurors Watch Video of EMTs Failing to Treat Tyre Nichols After He Was Beaten
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two emergency medical technicians stood around for minutes, providing no medical aid to a seriously injured Tyre Nichols who was slumped on the ground after being kicked and punched by five Memphis police officers, according to video shown Thursday at the trial of three of the officers...
Wall Street Soars to Records as Dow Leaps 500 in a Rate-Cut Rally That Swept the World
NEW YORK — Wall Street romped to records Thursday as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve's big cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 jumped 1.7% for one of its best days of the year and topped its last all-time high set in July. The Dow...
Happy 50th ‘SNL!’ Here’s a Look Back at the Show’s Very First Cast
NEW YORK — Live from New York! It's 50 seasons later for "SNL." The landmark NBC sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host and not one but two musical guests: Billy Preston and Janis Ian. On Saturday...