China’s Xi kicks off state visit to Washington on Wednesday with a rare planeside welcome from Trump

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome ...

Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico’s Pacific coast as ‘one of the strongest storms ever’

Category 5 is the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale, reflecting that a storm has maximum sustained winds exceeding ...

Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win

If St. Louis doesn’t win out, the franchise will experience consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 1958 and 1959, the second-longest stretch between consecutive losing years in ...

Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons

During a mound visit in the top of the first inning with the Colorado Rockies already trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by ...

Rays clinch 5th AL East title with 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium in 2nd game of doubleheader

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their fifth division title with a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees in second game of a ...

Drew Rasmussen takes no-hitter into 7th and Ks 11 as Rays clinch AL East with 6-1 win over Yankees

Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6 ...

Braves’ star Acuña day-to-day after fouling ball off left leg

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Atlanta’s game against Cincinnati in the third inning after fouling a ball off his ...

Step into a faraway land at this weekend’s Medieval Faire

Clayshire Castle in Bowling Green is hosting its Medieval Faire this Saturday and Sunday, featuring various performers, ...

Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic

Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 ...
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Kanye West attends honorary street naming ceremony for mother Donda West on Chicago’s South Side

CHICAGO (WGN) — Controversial musician Kanye West was in attendance Tuesday as his late mother was honored with a street naming ceremony on Chicago’s South Side. The ceremony was held by 7th Ward ...

This year’s El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says

This year’s powerful El Nino and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking ...

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have a chance to become only the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were ...