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California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator

California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war .
Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed at a southwest Alabama prison, authorities said.
Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed at a southwest Alabama prison, authorities said.
Shohei Ohtani, baseball's 2-way star, becomes first 2-time unanimous MVP

Shohei Ohtani, baseball's 2-way star, becomes first 2-time unanimous MVP

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, who has captivated baseball with his unprecedented combination of high-level hitting and premium pitching, became the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani, baseball's 2-way star, becomes first 2-time unanimous MVP

Shohei Ohtani, baseball's 2-way star, becomes first 2-time unanimous MVP

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, who has captivated baseball with his unprecedented combination of high-level hitting and premium pitching, became the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday.
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws.
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws.
Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer.
Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer.
MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.