BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. Poster-Sized Display of the Ten Commandments The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display...
Regan Smith Sets World Record in 100 Backstroke at U.S. Olympic Trials
INDIANAPOLIS — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith. What an up-and-down journey it's been. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old...
Cubs String Together Singles in 8th off Tyler Rogers to Drop Giants
CHICAGO — Cody Bellinger, Ian Happ and Christopher Morel each had RBI singles in Chicago's three-run eighth inning and the Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Tuesday night to end a two-game slide. Michael Busch led off the eighth against reliever Tyler Rogers (0-2) with a double off...
Hundreds Died During This Year’s Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia Amid Intense Heat, Officials Say
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Wednesday as people tried to claim their loved ones' bodies. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the...
Climate Protesters Arrested Over Spraying Orange Paint Over Stonehenge Monument
LONDON — Two climate protesters were arrested Wednesday for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England, police said. The latest act by Just Stop Oil was quickly condemned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a “disgraceful act of vandalism.” Labour leader Keir Starmer, his main opponent...
Yankees Star Aaron Judge Says Scan Negative for a Break After Hit on Hand by 94 MPH Pitch
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge smiled after X-rays and a CT scan were negative, causing the New York Yankees and their fans to exhale. Hit on the left hand by a 94.1 mph fastball from Baltimore's Albert Suárez and forced from a 4-2 win on Tuesday night, Judge appeared to...
A Look at Where the Navy’s 11 Aircraft Carriers Are Now
The Navy is weighing what to do about the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, which has been battling Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea for nearly nine months. The question is how to replicate the carrier's combat power if the ship returns home. The service has...
Russia and North Korea Sign Partnership Deal That Appears to Be the Strongest Since the Cold War
SEOUL, South Korea — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement Wednesday that pledges mutual aid if either country faces “aggression,” a strategic pact that comes as both face escalating standoffs with the West. Details of the deal were not immediately clear, but...
Remembering Willie Mays: Reactions From the Sports World and Beyond
The sports world and beyond have reacted to the death of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Mays passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93, as announced by his family and the San Francisco Giants. Mays’ unique blend of talent, determination, and enthusiasm made him one of the...
Hayward’s Slam, Hernandez’s 3-Run Shot Highlight 7-Run Ninth as Dodgers Beat Rockies
DENVER — Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam and Teoscar Hernandez added a three-run homer — all in a seven-run ninth inning — as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a wild 11-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. “It was quality of at-bat up and down...