Red Wings select center Nate Danielson with ninth pick overall DETROIT — The Red Wings snagged one of the players they wanted Wednesday in Nashville. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Putin claims he’s back in control. Russia’s elite isn’t so sure Vladimir Putin tried this week to show he was firmly in control after the dramatic attempted mutiny by mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
From favorites to dark horses, here are players to watch at the Rocket Mortgage Classic DETROIT — From breakthrough wins to career-affirming victories, the Rocket Mortgage Classic has run the gamut in champions through its first four years. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
News briefs Trump’s lewd talk about daughter Ivanka in front of White House staff recalled in new book Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Joe Starkey: The kids could salvage this Pirates season I'm not necessarily saying this would produce winning baseball. But it would be compelling. It would keep us interested in the Pirates as Steelers season approaches. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Sharks take offensive-minded center with first pick in NHL Draft The San Jose Sharks selected Will Smith with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of Wednesday’s NHL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee, taking what they hope will someday be the franchise’s future No. 1 centerman. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Think it’s hot now? This study says Texas could reach 125-degree temps within 30 years FORT WORTH, Texas — Over the next 30 years, Texas and other parts of the central U.S. are at risk of being exposed to extreme heat — temperatures exceeding 125 degrees. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Penguins begin NHL draft night with trade for winger Reilly Smith NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three hours before the start of the NHL draft, Kyle Dubas completed his first trade as Pittsburgh’s president of hockey operations, acquiring winger Reilly Smith from the defending Stanley Cup champions. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Rudy Giuliani meets with Jan. 6 prosecutors but unclear if he could wind up flipping on Trump Rudy Giuliani recently underwent questioning by Jan. 6 prosecutors about former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his election loss. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for minors LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the portion of a law that would ban gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, for Kentucky transgender youth. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Energy secretary touts push to get women, minorities in clean energy jobs Federal investments in clean energy have unleashed billions of dollars in private sector commitments in manufacturing. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made clear during several stops in Atlanta on Wednesday that a Biden administration priority will be to make sure that wave of investment helps women and minorities. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
SeaWorld's Electric Eel roller coaster closed after injury SeaWorld's Electric Eel coaster has been closed since early June after a rider suffered a leg injury on the attraction, Cal/OSHA said. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Joby's flying taxi is closer to reality with production, expanding testing Joby Aviation Inc. jumped 40% Wednesday after a crucial green light from U.S. regulators in its quest to build electrically powered air taxis. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Knights sign pending free-agent forward Ivan Barbashev to 5-year extension LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights re-signed left wing Ivan Barbashev to a five-year, $25 million contract extension Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Ken Sugiura: Even with home-run binge, Braves’ Matt Olson less than impressed with himself Watching the video of his work, Matt Olson was caught by surprise. When he yanked a slider over the left-center fence Saturday at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, he hadn’t realized how far beneath the strike zone Graham Ashcraft’s slider had dipped.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Ex-deputy Scot Peterson found not guilty of all charges in Parkland mass shooting FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson, the school resource officer accused of failing the children in his care by running from the building instead of confronting the Parkland mass shooter in 2018, was found not guilty on all charges Thursday.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 H-1B visa: Canada launches new bid to poach skilled tech workers from US Canada, with a history of seeking to lure away skilled foreign technology workers from Silicon Valley, on Tuesday announced a new program to poach such talent from the U.S.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 JL//BIDEN-SLEEP-APNEA, categ w, no template needed, photo needs only filename // President Biden using CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea The White House confirmed Wednesday that President Joe Biden has recently started using a CPAP machine to address his sleep apnea.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Collin County grand jury clears officer who killed gunman in Texas mall mass shooting DALLAS — The police officer who took down the gunman during last month’s mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Maryland Supreme Court to hear appeals from Adnan Syed, victim’s family BALTIMORE — The Supreme Court of Maryland has agreed to hear dueling appeals from Adnan Syed and the family of the woman he was once convicted of killing.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ offense still lacks two key elements as training camp nears Training camp opens in about a month and I’m worried that the Miami Dolphins basically have the same offensive personnel they had last season.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Dolphins star Tyreek Hill tried to give man $200 after slapping him, report says FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The man didn’t know he was slapped by the highest-paid receiver in the NFL. Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill offered him $200 with his apology, according to a Miami-Dade Police report.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Abortion-rights protester files federal civil rights lawsuit against Idaho State Police BOISE, Idaho — On June 28, 2022, Avalon Hardy was arrested on the steps of the Idaho Capitol while counterprotesting an anti-abortion rights celebration.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 Billionaires and bureaucrats mobilize China for AI race with US China’s tech sector has a new obsession: competing with U.S. titans like Google and Microsoft Corp. in the breakneck global artificial intelligence race.
Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023 US is planning new AI chip export controls aimed at Nvidia The Biden administration plans to tighten export controls announced in October to restrict sales of some artificial-intelligence chips to China, amid growing concerns about selling the technology to a key strategic competitor, people familiar with the matter said.