Lake Mary, Florida, rallies to beat Taiwan 2-1 in 8 innings to win Little League World Series title

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. Lathan raced home from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight innings and claim the title. “It was the greatest feeling ever,” said Lathan, Continue reading

Lily Allen says she received death threats after revealing she gave up pandemic puppy

“I have never been accused of mistreating an animal, and i’ve found this whole week very distressing,” Allen, the English singer-songwriter, wrote in her Instagram stories Sunday. Allen’s revelation generated some backlash online as publications ran articles about her comments, prompting her to post an Instagram statement Sunday lambasting internet users’ reactions as “a deliberately Continue reading

DJ Herz overcomes another rocky first as Nationals beat Braves

But two pitches later, Whit Merrifield hit a change-up into the dirt to end the inning. Perhaps he knew something Atlanta didn’t: that if the Braves didn’t get to Herz then, it would be harder later. Herz allowed just two base runners over the next four innings in the Nationals’ 5-1 victory. In his five Continue reading

French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report

NICE, France (AP) — The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses, French media reported Sunday. Investigators from the National Anti-Fraud Office, attached to the French customs department, notified Durov, Continue reading

Sen. Booker pressed on ‘new chapter’ campaign message for Kamala Harris at DNC: ‘She’s the incumbent VP’

CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., on Sunday about the Democratic effort to brand Vice President Harris’ candidacy as a “new chapter,” despite the fact that she is the incumbent vice president. Tim Walz, also said he was “ready to turn the page on these guys,” referring to the GOP, and Former President Continue reading

Sleeping teen handcuffed by Detroit judge is right to be angry

I’ve been told that ego stands for “easing God out.” The video of a Detroit judge’s dehumanizing treatment of a teenage girl who dozed off in his courtroom while on a field trip to the courthouse is confirmation of this truth. Judge Kenneth King, the presiding criminal division judge in Michigan’s 36th District Court, yelled Continue reading

Principal ‘horrified’ when Enoch Burke asked her to withdraw request to support transgender pupil

Photograph: PA/Niall Carson The former principal of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was “absolutely horrified” when teacher Enoch Burke interrupted a school religious service asking her to withdraw her “demand” that teachers “accept transgenderism”, the High Court has heard. Niamh McShane said she also felt “agitated” and “hunted” when Mr Burke approached her at Continue reading

Remand prisoner Simeon Burke could be released with ‘one flick of a pen’, judge says

Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading

Back-to-work order issued for 2 major Canada railroads. Union will comply, but lawsuit planned

TORONTO — The Canadian arbitrator appointed to resolve a messy railroad labor dispute to protect the North American economy has ordered employees at the country’s two major railroads back to work so both can resume operating. But Canadian Pacific Kansas City likely won’t be able to restart its operations before 12:01 a.m. Monday, when workers Continue reading

French authorities arrest suspect in an explosion at a synagogue that injured a police officer

NICE, France — French police have apprehended and detained a suspect in an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country’s acting interior minister said Sunday. Two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue complex in the seaside resort town of La Grande Motte, near Montpellier, Continue reading