Aug 10, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington (37) looks out onto the field before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Angels at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Heading into the middle contest of a three-game series against the host Kansas…
Jul 20, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The fading Chicago Cubs open a three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals, hoping their first road trip after the All-Star break goes…
When Chelsia Potts took her 10-year-old daughter to a psychologist to be tested for autism spectrum disorder, she decided almost as an afterthought to be tested herself. The result came as a surprise. Like her daughter, Ms. Potts was diagnosed with autism. Ms. Potts, 35, thought she might have had anxiety or some other issue….
About a month ago, Judith Hansen popped awake in the predawn hours, thinking about her father’s brain. Her father, Morrie Markoff, was an unusual man. At 110, he was thought to be the oldest in the United States. His brain was unusual, too, even after he recovered from a stroke at 99. Although he left…
Jul 2, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez (44) reacts after striking out against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports The Seattle Mariners have tried just about everything other than sacrificing a chicken to Jobu — a la Pedro Cerrano in…
In its third season, “The Bear,” a television show known for its dedicated hyperrealism, did not disappoint fans looking for real-world culinary references. As Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and their team of former sandwich professionals hustled for a Michelin star or two at their newly opened fine-dining spot, Easter eggs dotted the…
The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has convened an annual meeting of local business leaders since the 1800s, but the most recent gathering had a decidedly modern theme: artificial intelligence. The goal was to demystify the technology for the chamber’s roughly 2,000 members, especially its small businesses. “My sense is not that people are wary,”…
Ukraine is one of the world’s historic wine-producing regions, with a history that stretches back thousands of years. It’s also reinventing its wine culture and, despite the ravages of Russia’s invasion in early 2022 and the ongoing war, excellent Ukrainian wines are now showing up in the United States. It may seem hard to imagine…
Estimates are still soaring past the $20 million mark and canvases still bear the signatures of dependable ringers like Warhol, Basquiat and Picasso. But there is a shadow looming over the spring auction season that begins Monday. A cyberattack at Christie’s brought down the company’s website on Thursday, and as of Sunday morning, Christie’s had…
Federal regulators on Friday said that they had not yet discovered live bird flu virus in the first batch of retail milk samples they tested, a reassuring indication that the milk on store shelves remains safe despite an outbreak of the virus among diary cows. In an online update, the Food and Drug Administration said…
