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Infielder Ehire Adrianza retires at 35 after 12 major league seasons

Dec. 24, 2024 20:26 PM EST

Infielder Ehire Adrianza is retiring after 12 major league seasons. The 35-year-old, who was with the Los Angeles Angels early this year, announced his decision Tuesday on Instagram. Adrianza won a World Series title in 2021 with Atlanta and hit .237 with 22 homers and...

Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights

Dec. 24, 2024 18:41 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators...

Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the flu

Dec. 24, 2024 12:17 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever. Clinton is being treated for the flu, Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in a...

Eight new WNBA coaches now in place. In 2025, 7 women and 6 men will be in charge on the bench

Dec. 24, 2024 11:25 AM EST

The WNBA now has all of its head coaching spots filled after there were eight open positions this offseason. Dallas named Chris Koclanes as its head coach on Monday and then an hour later Washington hired Sydney Johnson as its new head, rounding out the seven hirings. ...

Seattle U beats Washington 79-70, snaps 19-game losing streak to Huskies that spanned 48 years

Dec. 24, 2024 00:26 AM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe set career highs with 23 points and 16 rebounds, John Christofilis had two four-point plays and scored 21 and Seattle University beat Washington 79-70 on Monday night, ending a 19-game losing streak to the Huskies that spanned 48 years. ...

Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing 'hurried' House action

Dec. 23, 2024 22:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying “hurried action” by the House left important questions unanswered about the life-tenured positions. The legislation would have spread the establishment...

Bruins beat Capitals 4-1, hold Washington to season-low 11 shots.

Dec. 23, 2024 21:57 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored with 6:19 left to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins killed a five-minute penalty without allowing a shot on goal on Monday night to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. It was 1-1 when Charlie Coyle made a long clearing pass to...

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

Dec. 23, 2024 21:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping...

Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says

Dec. 23, 2024 19:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation," Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff,...

Texas GOP Rep. Kay Granger set back by health challenges in last months in Congress, office says

Dec. 23, 2024 18:20 PM EST

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Texas is having "unforeseen health challenges” that have worsened in the final months of her more than two decades in Congress, a statement from her office said Monday. Granger, 81, has not cast a vote in...