Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Joins 2020 Presidential Race

Deval Patrick, the former two-term governor of Massachusetts and the state’s first black chief executive, formally announced a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Deval said in an announcement video on Thursday:  “I’ve had the chance to live my American dream. But over the years, I’ve seen the path to that dream closing off bit …

American Teacher Found Strangled To Death At Her Home In Dominican Republic

An American teacher was found bound and strangled in her apartment in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic National Police said Patricia Ann Anton, 63, was found dead in her apartment in Cabarete, on the country’s rural northern coast, with her hands and feet tied. Anton was robbed by unknown suspects of a cellphone, laptop, …

Impeachment Hearings Focus On Ukraine Pressure Campaign During First Day Of Testimony

During testimony on Wednesday in the first televised hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine linked the president more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically. William Taylor was one of two career diplomats who testified before the U.S. …

St. Louis Cardinals’ Mike Shildt And Minnesota Twins’ Rocco Baldelli Win Manager Of The Year Awards

Mike Shildt of the St. Louis Cardinals and Rocco Baldelli of the Minnesota Twins each earned 2019 Manager of the Year honors. Shildt won the award for the National League and Baldelli claimed American League honors. Shildt  led the Cardinals to a 91-71 record in 2019, and is the first manager without prior playing experience …

MLB Investigating Houston Astros Based On Claims They Broke Rules To Win ’17 World Series

Major League Baseball and The Houston Astros are working together to investigate claims the team stole signs during its World Series championship 2017 season. Multiple team sources, including former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers, informed The Athletic of the team’s practices. The Astros said in a statement: “regarding the story posted by The Athletic earlier [Tuesday], the Houston …

Will Ferrell To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ For The Fifth Time

Will Ferrell is returning to Saturday Night Live and will be joining the “Five-Timers Club.” Ferrell is a former SNL cast member; he will host the November 23 installment of NBC’s long-running late-night sketch series. Ferrell joined the show in 1995 and became one of the show’s biggest stars before leaving in 2002 to pursue a …

Entire Cast Of “Days of Our Lives” Released From Their Contracts

The stars of NBC’s long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives have been released from their contracts and the show is scheduled to go on indefinite hiatus at the end of this month. The network has not publicly commented on the news, but it has been widely reported by publications such as Variety, Deadline and …

Mother Arrested In Disappearance Of 5-Year-Old Daughter

Authorities said Tuesday that the mother of 5-year-old Taylor Rose Williams has been arrested and charged in connection with the girl’s disappearance. Hours before police announced the arrest, investigators found remains that they believe to be Taylor in rural Alabama.  Taylor Rose’s mother, Brianna Williams, has been charged with felony child neglect and making false …

White House Chief Of Staff Mick Mulvaney Will Not Sue Over Impeachment Probe Subpoena

On Tuesday, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said in a court filing that he would not bring a lawsuit challenging a subpoena for his testimony in the impeachment probe into President Trump, adding that at the direction of the president he would not cooperate with the investigation. The move was a reversal …

Veteran Pitcher Adam Wainwright Re-Signs With St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals announced Tuesday they have re-signed veteran starting pitcher Adam Wainwright to a one-year contract. The 38-year-old Wainwright was a free agent but decided to remain with the Cardinals, the only MLB team he has ever played for. Wainwright is a three-time All-Star who had a solid 2019 season, going 14-10 with …