Former New York police detective and 9/11 compensation advocate dies at 53
Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who worked at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 attacks and fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, died in hospice
Former football player Nate Boyer discusses mental health in sports
Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — In late May, the NFL and the league’s players’ association announced an unprecedented mental health initiative. In the joint-announcement, they required all 32 teams to keep a mental health professional on staff.
Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees rack up the runs in first MLB game played in Europe
Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images(LONDON) — The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox put on a fireworks display in the first Major League Baseball regular season game played in Europe Saturday, scoring a
Trump wraps up G-20 summit with wide-ranging press conference covering North Korea, Joe Biden and more
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(OSAKA, Japan) — During a wide-ranging press conference that lasted just over an hour at the conclusion of the G-20 summit, President Donald Trump said he just may step across into
Kemba Walker to finalize contract with Boston Celtics on Sunday
Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(BOSTON) — All-Star guard Kemba Walker is expected to be in Boston on Sunday to finalize a four-year contract with the Boston Celtics. Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Walker’s deal
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to go to trial next summer
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal fraud trial for allegedly misleading investors as well doctors and patients about her blood-testing company is scheduled to start next summer. A federal judge at
San Francisco Giants CEO returns to team after suspension for altercation with his wife
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco Giants president and CEO Larry Baer will return to the organization on July 2 after a more than three month suspension prompted by a physical altercation with his
Nadal: Wimbledon seeding formula unfair
Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(LONDON) — Rafael Nadal offered a pointed criticism of All-England Club’s unique seeding rules on Saturday, two days before the start of Wimbledon. “I respect the Wimbledon rules,” Nadal told reporters,
Salmonella outbreak linked to papayas imported from Mexico
iStock(NEW YORK) — Salmonella linked to papayas imported from Mexico have infected dozens of people in at least eight states in the last six months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 62 cases
Scoreboard roundup — 6/28/19
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUEWashington 3, Detroit 1 AMERICAN LEAGUEBaltimore 13, Cleveland 0Toronto 6, Kansas City 2Texas 5, Tampa Bay 0Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 4Houston 2, Seattle 1, 10