Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking about Tommy John, Tony Romo, babies at the movies, and more.Your letters:DP:I feel like I am constantly seeing conflicting … Read more
Listen to this articleDear 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. It became one of the most played tracks on Australian radio last month. But now a cover of Madonna’s hit Like a Prayer … Read more
Testimony in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Massachusetts came to an end Tuesday afternoon as prosecutors were ready to call their final rebuttal witness. You can watch the trial live on CBS News Boston in the embedded video or on YouTube when court is in session. Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist for the prosecution, … Read more
A post in By Vatican News Very busy days lie ahead, with meetings with Russian authorities, representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Catholic community. This is the program of the visit to the Russian Federation of Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States and International Organizations, announced in … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration logo is seen before a news conference at Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, April 22, 2025.Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Department of Health and Human Services plans to create two new deputy commissioner positions at the Food and Drug Administration, one of which would focus … Read more
The September PlayStation Plus monthly game lineup has been leaked online ahead of Sony’s official announcement. As detailed by Dealabs’ ever-reliable billbilk-kun, next month’s slate of titles available to PlayStation Plus subscribers will include last year’s Sniper Elite: Resistance, which will put you behind the long barrel of a British agent infiltrating Nazi-occupied Europe in … Read more
The Week 0 college football schedule will take place on Saturday, August 29, beginning in Ireland before concluding in Las Vegas. There are eight games involving FBS teams on the slate, two of which are outliers when looking at the Week 0 college football odds. No. 14 USC is the only ranked team in action, … Read more
A staring contest and a captivating eclipse: the best photographs from Guardian readers
Although foodborne pathogens have been in the spotlight, another highly contagious virus is surging nationwide: coronavirus. A late summer COVID-19 wave is sweeping the United States, with cases are spiking in nearly every state. As of Aug. 19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that cases are growing or likely growing in … Read more
Amsterdam police are still trying to identify a man found three years ago whose identity remains unknown, but authorities call him “Lucky.” Internet sleuths led police in the European city and British Columbia to investigate whether Lucky was John Russell Kenny, who disappeared in 1994. Police eventually concluded that the two men were exactly that: … Read more