Day: May 20, 2023

Yankees’ Aaron Hicks designated for assignment: ‘Got to move on to the next chapter’

8:58 pm May 20, 2023

The Aaron Hicks experiment has come to an end in New York. The Yankees designated Hicks for assignment on Saturday, ending his tenure with the organization. The team made the announcement prior to Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, also announcing the signing of outfielder of Greg Allen while adding him to the active roster. […]

Biden tells reporter at Japan G7 summit to ‘shush up’

8:56 pm May 20, 2023

President Biden hushed a reporter in Japan on Sunday during an press conference in which he was asked about the debt ceiling crisis. The president was attending the G7 economic summit in Hiroshima, Japan when he took questions from reporters. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was present during the bilateral meeting. A reporter called out […]

Indiana man wanted for murder arrested after going to hospital for gunshot wound fired by 3-year-old

8:47 pm May 20, 2023

An Indiana man wanted for murder was reportedly taken into custody this week after he went to a hospital for a wound he suffered when a 3-year-old got ahold of a gun. Authorities discovered Trayshaun Smith, 23, was wanted on a murder charge in Cook County, Illinois, after he checked into a Lafayette, Indiana, hospital […]

PETA calls for ban of Bob Baffert after one of his horses dies ahead of Preakness Stakes

8:38 pm May 20, 2023

Bob Baffert has found himself in yet another controversy as one of his horses died in the Preakness Stakes undercard on Saturday. Baffert was suspended from Churchill Downs for two years after a positive drug test on Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first at the 2021 Kentucky Derby – the horse was eliminated, […]

DeSantis asks that judge be disqualified from Disney’s free speech lawsuit

8:02 pm May 20, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist’s prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality on the state’s efforts to take over Disney World’s governing body. DeSantis ‘attorney filed a […]