Starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros bullpen teamed up to throw the first combined no-hitter in World Series history and fueled a 5-0 Game 4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in Philadelphia. Evacuations have been issued for a small Louisiana parish where thousands of galloons of hydrochloric acid were spilled as a result of a train derailment on Wednesday afternoon. North Korea launched three ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, including one that appeared to be a long-range missile. New research shows TikTok videos about exercise and dieting create an unhealthy association between weight loss and health, doing more harm than good to people trying to improve their wellness. Lena Horne became the first black woman to have a Broadway theater named after her Tuesday when the Brooks Atkinson Theatre changed its name to the Lena Horne Theatre. President Joe Biden delivered a speech Wednesday night, less than one week before the midterm elections, warning "democracy is at stake" as he referenced election deniers and the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday, more than four years after he killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Year-round daylight saving time could save nearly 37,000 deer that would otherwise die every year in traffic collisions, according to a University of Washington study. Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested a suspect in the August shooting of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson, the city's Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday. People in their 20s and 30s who drink moderate to heavy amounts of alcohol may be more likely to have a stroke as young adults than are nondrinkers or people who drink lightly, a new study suggests. Canadian TV personality Lilly Singh will host "Battle of the Generations," a new show that will pit contestants from different generations against each other in a trivia competition. U.S. stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced another large interest rate hike, sending markets on a roller-coaster ride. Former President Donald Trump has reached a settlement with five protesters who claimed his security team assaulted them during a 2015 demonstration outside New York's Trump Tower, according to attorneys for both sides. Twitter owner Elon Musk indicated that banned users will not be reinstated anytime soon, meaning former President Donald Trump is unlikely to return to the site before midterm elections. Kansas suspended Jayhawks men's basketball coach Bill Self and top assistant Kurtis Townsend for the first four games of the upcoming NCAA season, the school confirmed on Wednesday. The Oklahoma City Zoo is asking for the public's help to name a quartet of lion cubs recently born there. A mysterious purple light in the California sky sparked speculation of UFOs and other phenomenon on social media, but turned out to be part of a victory celebration for the Sacramento Kings. The track listings for the soundtrack to "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" have been released. The soundtrack will feature artists from Britain, Nigeria and Mexico. A marine conservationist preparing to get into the water was caught on camera nearly jumping into the mouth of a curious shark. A huge tunnel deep underneath Niagara Falls on the Canadian side that had been closed to visitors for more than 100 years has been opened to reveal the engineering behind it. U.S. intelligence officials accused North Korea of secretly supplying "significant amounts" of artillery shells to Russia for its war in Ukraine. A Delaware woman on her way home from collecting a $100,000 lottery prize stopped to buy a scratch-off ticket and won an additional $300,000. David Bonola pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the "duffel bag killing" of a Queens, N.Y., mother in April. Orsolya Gaal's dismembered body was found inside a duffel bag near Forest Park. Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organizations said. |
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