Day: May 24, 2024

White Sox dealt deflating loss after controversial interference call ends game

8:17 pm May 24, 2024

The Chicago White Sox were in the midst of an improbable rally after entering the bottom of the ninth down six runs. They had the winning run at the plate with one out. Then, they hit into an unusual double play. With runners on first and second and one out, Andrew Benintendi hit a pop-up […]

Tigers send reliever to minors after ‘reckless’ action led to scolding from manager

8:15 pm May 24, 2024

The Detroit Tigers sent their closer from last season, Alex Lange, to Triple-A after a series of events that did not make manager AJ Hinch happy. According to the Tigers’ broadcast on Bally (which didn’t show the incident), Lange had given up two runs, and then he threw a baseball “about 90 miles per hour […]

Lindsey Graham tells UN International Court of Justice to ‘go to hell’ over ruling against Israel

8:14 pm May 24, 2024

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the United Nations’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) “can go to hell” after the body ordered Israel to halt its military operations in southern Gaza. “As far as I’m concerned, the ICJ can go to hell,” he wrote Friday on X. “It is long past time to stand up to […]

ADHD affects 1 in 9 kids in US, new report reveals: ‘Shame and stigma’

8:11 pm May 24, 2024

Diagnoses of ADHD continue to rise among U.S. youth, affecting one in every nine U.S. kids. Approximately 11.4% of U.S. children (7.1 million) have received an ADHD diagnosis at some point, and 10.5% (6.5 million) currently have the disorder, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers analyzed data […]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo nonsurgical procedure, Deputy Kathleen Hicks will assume control

8:09 pm May 24, 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a nonsurgical procedure Friday evening at Walter Reed Medical Center as a follow-up for a bladder issue he had earlier this year, the Pentagon said in a release. The procedure is unrelated to his cancer diagnosis. The Pentagon said the White House and Congress have been notified, and that […]