Day: June 2, 2023

Mets’ Max Scherzer annoyed with rigid in-between innings pitch clock: ‘Why do we have to be so anal?’

7:54 pm June 2, 2023

New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer would like a little flexibility when it comes to enforcing MLB’s pitch clock in-between innings. During New York’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, Scherzer was not allowed to throw his eighth and final warmup pitch before the fifth inning due to the two-minute, 15-second clock running out. […]

Rescue efforts in Iowa apartment collapse end, recovery prep underway

7:13 pm June 2, 2023

An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building without finding three missing people who are feared dead, authorities said Friday. The focus has shifted to shoring up the structure so recovery efforts can begin. The remains of the six-story apartment building were constantly […]

7 rescued after partial building collapse near Yale campus

7:11 pm June 2, 2023

A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven partially collapsed Friday, injuring several people who were pulled from the debris. Officials, however, said there were no fatalities. City firefighters and other authorities responded to Lafayette Street at about 12:30 p.m. 3 IOWA APARTMENT BUILDING RESIDENTS STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR DAYS AFTER […]

Crowd erupts with applause after DeSantis fires back at heckler who called him ‘f—— fascist’

7:08 pm June 2, 2023

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis mixed it up with a heckler on Friday after the unidentified audience member interrupted his speech to call him a “f—— fascist.” “The right to health hcare, to their kid’s healthcare, you’re a f—— fascist,” yelled a woman in the crowd in Lexington, South Carolina, as DeSantis was discussing the […]

DeSantis: Biden’s fall showcases need for ‘energetic executive,’ ‘symbolic’ of current state of America

7:08 pm June 2, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the current state of America — as well as the need for an “energetic executive” — was on full display amid President Biden’s fall during the commencement ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy. “Isn’t it kind of just symbolic about the state of the country,” DeSantis said […]