Leonard Greene: Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive If there is anybody in America who deserves to finally retire, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; Lacks limits and cleanup requirement A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic “forever” chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Alzheimer’s rates highest in Texas border counties, new study shows Texas’ border counties have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease among older adults than other areas in the state, according to a new study estimating county-level prevalence of the neurodegenerative disease. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Lori Borgman: Getting a jump-start on summer We may be alike in that you, too, believed frog jumping contests had gone the way of Mark Twain, steamboats and rotary dial telephones. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Shipping containers to house homeless people in San Diego neighborhood A project that could become a model for developing housing at record speed is beginning to take shape in the El Cerrito neighborhood of San Diego and is on track to open in December. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Editorial: Strike two: SAG and WGA strike over the use of technology in their work, an issue much bigger than entertainment With the Screen Actors Guild having now joined the Writers Guild of America in a walkout, the actors and writers of most of the nation’s film and television projects are striking together for the first time since 1960 (when SAG was helmed by a charismatic actor named Ronald Reagan). Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Fact check: Will more California eagles die from Gavin Newsom’s new environmental law? California Republicans contend that one portion of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last-minute infrastructure package will result in more eagles getting killed by wind turbines. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
A new leash on life: Service dogs graduate to full-time helpers for student, veteran DALLAS -- Kathy Schneider was afraid to be alone. She struggled to go into bathrooms and couldn’t get out of the car at the store with her husband. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Ex-etiquette: Apologize to co-parent for entering home without permission Q. The kids are with me every few days. It’s a tough schedule, particularly when the kids are in school. We often forget things. This time their dad forgot to send our son’s teddy bear with him, and he wouldn’t take a nap. I knew his dad never locked his… Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Mariners overcome early deficit, hold on to beat Twins SEATTLE — For the first four innings, the Mariners seemed destined to take a step back in their never-ending dance between a winning record and a losing record — call it the mambo of mediocrity. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Tigers rally with three runs in eighth inning to beat Royals 3-2 in opener KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There's always that moment in a baseball game, that pivotal moment where the outcome hangs in the balance. It can come early, late or somewhere in the middle innings. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Rain postpones SF Giants’ game against Reds tied 2-2 in eighth inning Going for their sixth win in a row, the Giants were positioned to retake the lead late Monday evening against the Cincinnati Reds when weather got in the way. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Quinn Priester's MLB debut turns sour, as Pirates suffer another loss PITTSBURGH — All over the infield they bounced, to second base and third, a line drive to shortstop and a ball Quinn Priester flipped over to first for an out. Through three innings of his MLB debut, Priester was perfect, cruising along by inducing soft contact. But what looked like… Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
UK support to rejoin the EU passes 50% for the first time More than half of Britons would vote to rejoin the European Union for the first time since the nation opted to leave the bloc seven years ago, YouGov polling showed. Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 DeSantis group attacks Trump directly for the first time in Iowa ad A super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is going on the offensive against former President Donald Trump, launching a new ad in Iowa amplifying Trump’s spat with the state’s popular Republican governor.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 Shane McClanahan, Rays start strong, but wild pitch in 9th dooms them ARLINGTON, Texas — All-Star Shane McClanahan’s return from the injured list was dazzling for his first five innings Monday night, then turned frustrating in the sixth.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 Georgia’s top court rejects Trump’s bid to quash grand jury report The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the 2020 presidential election probe and to quash a special purpose grand jury’s final report that recommends people be indicted.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 Jury selection starts in Michael Cohen’s case against the Trump Organization Jury selection got underway in Manhattan Monday in Michael Cohen’s lawsuit against the Trump Organization, in which the former president’s one-time fixer is demanding over $1 million in lawyers’ fees incurred in the years since their fallout.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 Jim Souhan: On Netflix doc, Cousins is the ‘Quarterback’ until Mahomes shows up The powers that be must immediately form a search committee to discern whether there is anything in the world that Peyton Manning is not good at.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 Gag order issued ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday issued a gag order barring parties to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial from making “inflammatory or prejudicial statements” that could impair the proceedings.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 Ken Sugiura: In effort to gain control of NIL, even Greg Sankey’s influence has its limts NASHVILLE, Tenn. – SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has often been called the most powerful person in college athletics. (It’s an honorific he has tried to deflect, describing himself as influential more than powerful.)
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 At hometown New Hampshire track, Martin Truex Jr. reminds NASCAR field of his power You could tell this one meant a lot to Martin Truex Jr.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 LSU women’s basketball star, Randallstown native Angel Reese honored Monday with court dedication BALTIMORE — The doldrums of summer got a little bit cooler for Shaun Little and his friends at the Scotts Branch Police Athletic League Recreation Center in Randallstown on Monday morning, thanks to native daughter Angel Reese returning to the court along Rolling Road where she played in her youth.
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 News briefs Bipartisan efforts on child tax credit afoot in House
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023 More than 500,000 Texans booted off Medicaid following end of COVID-era enrollment More than 500,000 Texans have lost Medicaid coverage since COVID-era continuous enrollment for the federal health insurance program ended in March, according to Texas Health and Human Services Commission data.