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Sources: Cubs’ Hoerner lands 3-year, $35M deal

12:14 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Second...

Sources: Cubs' Hoerner lands 3-year, M deal

Sports

Guardians’ McKenzie (muscle strain) shut down

10:07 PM ET Cleveland Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie has been shut down due to a strain of his right teres major muscle (back of...

Politics

Humza Yousaf expected to be named Scotland’s new first minister today after Holyrood vote

Humza Yousaf is expected to be declared Scotland’s new first minister later today. The 37-year-old has replaced Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader, triumphing over...

Sports

Your guide to MLB’s offseason chaos: The wild moves that happened — and the even wilder ones that didn’t

7:00 AM ET The opening week of the The 2023 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the gang back together, or start a brand...

World

Olympic chiefs urged to rule against Russians competing at Paris 2024 games

Olympic chiefs have been urged by five of Russia’s neighbours to rule on Tuesday that all Russians should be blocked from competing at the...

Environment

Doctor took her own life after working in hospital with ‘toxic environment’

The father of a junior doctor who took her own life says action must be taken to change a “toxic environment” at the hospital...

Nashville school shooting: Transgender killer who murdered three kids was ex-student who made ‘manifesto’ and maps of building

A 28-year-old, who identified as transgender, has shot dead three children aged nine and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee....

Nashville school shooting: What we know about the killer so far

A school shooter killed six at the Covenant School in Nashville before police shot her dead. We now know the attacker was a 28-year-old...

US tornado: Mississippi town grieves dead and mourns shattered lives

When a tornado smashed through the town of Rolling Fork in Mississippi it left Jermaine Wells pinned under a massive tractor tyre. On the...

US tornado: From clinging to carpet to hiding in a fridge as roof is torn off – the most unlikely tales of survival from pulverised Mississippi town

As day breaks in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, the chirping birds in the blue skies above cut through the eerie quiet. Occasionally, a car passes...

US tornado: Risk of more severe weather in Mississippi ‘getting worse and worse’ after deadly storm

The risks of more severe weather in tornado-ravaged Mississippi “seem to be getting worse and worse”, the governor has warned. A state of emergency...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: The Wild’s path to win the West

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The Minnesota...

Environment

Sugar cost rises driving food prices to record highs

The increasing cost of sugar is driving food prices to record highs, new figures have revealed, amid warnings shop inflation is yet to peak....

Sugar cost rises driving food prices to record highs

The increasing cost of sugar is driving food prices to record highs, new figures have revealed, amid warnings shop inflation is yet to peak....

Business

Next in advanced talks to snap up vintage brand Cath Kidston

Next is in advanced talks to buy Cath Kidston in its latest swoop on a prominent but troubled retail brand. Sky News has learnt...

Technology

Lyft CEO and president to step down, former Amazon exec David Risher named as replacement

Lyft‘s cofounders, CEO Logan Green and president John Zimmer, will soon step back from their day-to-day roles, the company announced on Monday. David Risher,...

Technology

Amazon seller consultant admits to bribing employees to help clients; will plead guilty

An influential consultant for Amazon sellers admitted Monday to bribing employees of the e-commerce giant for information to help his clients boost sales and...

Sports

Sabres player to skip Pride fete, cites Russia law

11:33 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — 1 Related Sabres captain Kyle Okposo, whose father is from Nigeria and faced discrimination for being...

Carlton Palmer: Former England midfielder suffers ‘suspected heart attack’ while running half marathon

Former England footballer Carlton Palmer has revealed he had a “suspected small heart attack” during the first mile of a half marathon – which...

Nashville school shooting: Woman kills three children and three adults

A woman has shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, say US authorities. The 28-year-old attacker...