Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain cancer
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True to his baseball tools, speedy outfielder A.J. Ewing made a rapid rise through the minors. He’s certainly off to a fast start with the New York Mets, too. Called up by the struggling Mets after just 12 games at Triple-A Syracuse, the 21-year-old Ewing was impressive in his major league debut Tuesday night. Playing center field and batting eighth, he ripped an RBI triple in the seventh inning for his first career hit in a 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Ewing also walked three times, scored twice, drove in two runs and stole a base. New York brought Ewing to the majors after he had played only 58 games above High-A ball.
Drug counselor who delivered the fatal dose of ketamine to actor Matthew Perry is up for sentencing
The 79th Cannes Film Festival has taken over the French Riviera, launching 12 days of high-profile premieres, celebrity arrivals and headline-…
Trump set to meet with Xi in Beijing as war and inflation weigh on his presidency
President Donald Trump is set to land in Beijing on Wednesday for a highly-anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump told reporters that trade will be the main focus of their discussions. The Trump administration hopes to establish a “Board of Trade” with China to address differences and prevent further trade conflicts. The visit comes at a delicate moment for Trump, with his popularity affected by the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran and rising inflation. Trump also plans to discuss Taiwan and an $11 billion weapons package. He expressed optimism about future relations with China.
Soaring inflation and plummeting economy test Iran's ability to withstand war and US blockade
When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic. Now, the content creator and photographer plans on spending more time than that in quarantine after three people died from the hantavirus and others were sickened while aboard the ship. The 30-year-old Rosmarin is one of 15 ship passengers from the United States under observation in a quarantine unit in Nebraska. Another is in a biocontainment unit. Rosmarin says he has not gotten sick from the hantavirus, but he still plans to spend the full quarantine period at the facility.
A doctor says a French woman being treated for hantavirus after being infected on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. A doctor at the Paris hospital treating the hantavirus patient said Tuesday the woman's blood is being pumped through an artificial lung to relieve pressure on her lungs and heart. The World Health Organization says the outbreak has reached 11 reported cases worldwide, nine of which have been confirmed. The overall tally includes three people from the cruise ship who died. Spanish officials said Tuesday the passenger with a newly confirmed infection is in quarantine at a military hospital.
Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic. A new analysis of state test scores from third to eighth grade for over 5,000 school districts in 38 states found that only five states, plus the District of Columbia, had meaningful growth in reading test scores from 2022 to 2025. The analysis by scholars at Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth also found students remain nearly half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels in reading and only slightly better in math. Still, some states and school districts are making progress — largely by shifting toward phonics-based instruction and providing extra support for struggling readers.