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Dodgers fete ’emotional’ Valenzuela, retire No. 34

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 09:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES — “Fernandomania” broke out again 42 years after first taking hold at Dodger Stadium...

Sports

Sale perfect into 5th in return as Sox 2-hit Tigers

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 11:20 PM ET BOSTON — Chris Sale‘s first start after 10 weeks on the injured list had extra meaning...

Sports

College football’s 50 best newcomers: Ranking the transfers and true freshmen

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 07:03 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football...

Sports

Source: 4 ACC schools opposed to Cal, Stanford

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2023, 08:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Four...

World

Hawaii wildfires: ‘Jump in the water during a hurricane, or burn’ – locals say it was a miracle they survived

At Maui High School, class is out and the hallways are instead thronging with people who have evacuated, escaping the worst wildfire to hit...

World

Ukraine war: Children duck and scream in fear amid Russian missile strike on hotel

Footage has emerged of the moment children ducked and screamed in fear as a Russian missile hit a hotel in Ukraine. Two Russian Iskander...

World

Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila denies group stepped over dying porter during world record K2 climb

A renowned Norwegian mountaineer has denied claims her team stepped over a dying helper while climbing K2 – one of the tallest peaks on...

World

Hawaii wildfires: At least 67 killed in deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state

Wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 67 people – the deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state in 1959. Search teams...

Hawaii wildfires: At least 67 killed in deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state

Wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 67 people – the deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state in 1959. Search teams...

Sports

Gators name Wisconsin transfer Mertz starting QB

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2023, 06:08 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Florida...

Sports

Preakness considers move to 4 weeks after Derby

Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Officials for the Preakness Stakes say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race to...

Shrewsbury Flower Show evacuated after bomb threat, but police believe it was a hoax caller

A bomb threat at a flower show in Shropshire is believed to be a “hoax”, police have said. The threat was called in to...

Politics

Suella Braverman under pressure to axe ‘untenable’ barges plan after bacteria discovery on Bibby Stockholm

The home secretary is facing fresh pressure to scrap plans to house asylum seekers on barges after Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water...

Politics

Bibby Stockholm fiasco shows how far Rishi Sunak has to go to deliver on boats promise

The discovery of Legionella on board the Bibby Stockholm is the latest embarrassing setback in a plan beset with controversy and delay from the...

World

Hawaii wildfires: Emergency sirens failed to trigger before blaze as death toll of 55 expected to rise

Hawaiian residents heard no emergency warnings before this week’s deadly wildfires. Official records show Hawaii‘s emergency sirens – part of the world’s largest outdoor...

Technology

Stablecoins give the U.S. a way to make the dollar ‘relevant’ again, says Valor Capital’s Brooks

Stablecoins may be crypto’s killer app, but there needs to be regulation in place to allow them to flourish – which could benefit the...

Technology

Fox Chief Legal Officer Viet Dinh to step down months after Dominion settlement

People walk by the News Corporation headquarters, home to Fox News, on April 18, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images...

Bibby Stockholm: Tory ministers face calls to resign after Legionella bacteria found on barge housing migrants

Conservative ministers are facing calls to resign after Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply of the Bibby Stockholm. A senior Tory figure...

Technology

Nvidia’s AI-driven stock surge pushed earnings multiple three times higher than Tesla’s

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang,speaks at the Supermicro keynote presentation during the Computex conference in Taipei on June 1, 2023. Walid Berrazeg | Sopa Images...

Technology

U.S. judge sends FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over witness tampering

Sam Bankman-Fried will head to jail on Friday after a judge sided with a request by federal prosecutors to revoke the FTX founder’s bail...