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Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Mar. 28, 2024 07:13 AM EDT

Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2024. Editorial: Will everything ‘work out’ as Justice claims? Cataloguing the list of serious problems confronting the state of West Virginia is an arduous and gloomy task. The same goes for compiling and examining Gov. Jim...

USTA first national governing body partnered with White House sports and nutrition committee

Mar. 27, 2024 11:54 AM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The United States Tennis Association is becoming the first national sports governing body to partner with the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, according to an announcement Wednesday at the Miami Open. An event unveiling the...

New concussion guidelines could get athletes back to exercise, school earlier

Mar. 26, 2024 15:44 PM EDT

American athletic trainers are getting behind guidelines that could allow students who sustain a concussion to return to class and physical activity sooner. A statement published Tuesday in the Journal of Athletic Training encourages practitioners to consider the psychological...

With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets

Mar. 22, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think creatively about how to get more candidates in the door. The answer? Fewer pushups. The city’s move to lower requirements for the...

Millennial Money: The evolution of retirement — and what it might mean for you

Mar. 12, 2024 09:02 AM EDT

Now that retirement spans more years than ever, you might need to rethink how you’re envisioning that stage of your life. Although Americans are retiring a little later than they did 30 years ago, they’re also living longer. Retirement isn’t a blip on the life radar — it’s a significant...

Head injury sidelines Texas Tech pitcher who was struck by a batted ball during a workout

Mar. 08, 2024 17:38 PM EST

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech pitcher Brady Trombello is out for the season following a nearly two-week stay in a hospital for treatment for a head injury after getting struck by a batted ball during a workout. The freshman from Ridgefield, Washington, has been transferred to a...

A Polish soldier injured during a training exercise has died, raising the death toll to 2

Mar. 06, 2024 13:56 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish soldier seriously injured during a training exercise has died, raising the death toll to two, military authorities said Wednesday. A military tracked vehicle ran over two soldiers, killing one and injuring the other during a drill at a test range in...

North Korea threatens to take military moves in response to US-South Korean drills

Mar. 05, 2024 00:02 AM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response. The North's warning came a day after the South Korean and U.S. forces...

The US and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North's threats

Mar. 03, 2024 20:37 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats after the North raised animosities with an extension of missile tests and belligerent rhetoric earlier this year. ...

The pope delivers Sunday prayers from the Vatican window a day after suffering a mild flu

Feb. 25, 2024 07:28 AM EST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was well enough on Sunday to celebrate his weekly Angelus prayer from the Vatican window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, a day after cancelling his engagements because of a mild flu. A brief announcement on Saturday from the Vatican press office...