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Having a tough time following along with the MLB postseason? Just want to relive the best moments?Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball:The Mariners break an overly long streakThe Mariners had not won a postseason game at home since 2001, which is one of those sentences that will give you a headache if you think about it for too long. They lost Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tigers on Saturday in extras, with the Tigers scoring…
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Senate is set to vote again on Monday on a House bill that would temporarily fund the U.S. government, but there is no expectation that it will pass.The vote will be the fifth time that senators will vote on the resolution, which has failed to pass every other time.Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, and…
A few weeks back, Penn State didn’t have the opportunity to show us who it was yet. Following its upset loss at UCLA on Saturday, we have a pretty good idea now.Week 6 of the college football season is in the books, and multiple top-10 teams losing to unranked foes means Joel Klatt’s weekly ranking will have some shakeup. So, here are Klatt’s top 10 rankings after another week of college football games. Klatt’s take: Ohio State just dismantled Minnesota, 42-3. It wasn’t very close. Here’s the bottom line for me: they are the team that has not shown a…
President Donald Trump has tapped a career government attorney who worked behind the scenes for years to root out misconduct in federal law enforcement to serve as the Justice Department’s next internal watchdog. The White House on Friday named Don R. Berthiaume to serve as the department’s acting inspector general, a high-profile position that oversees internal investigations into fraud, waste and abuse in the department and its component agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.Berthiaume is taking the oversight role at a time the Justice Department is in tumult. Prosecutors, agents and other employees have endured waves of…
The German luxury-car maker and its Western peers have long enjoyed strong growth in the Asian nation, with renowned precision engineering of combustion-engine vehicles[BERLIN] Chinese automakers are already beating their Western rivals when it comes to winning over the country’s middle-class drivers. Now they are coming for rich customers looking to add a little extra to their cars.Xiaomi last month started a service that will allow buyers to customise their 529,900 yuan (S$96,150) SU7 Ultra racer electric sedans with select trim and paint jobs, adding at least 100,000 yuan to the sticker price.A major smartphone designer that’s making quick inroads…
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Meadowlands had all but emptied out by the time the Dallas Cowboys were done with the New York Jets on Sunday, but a loud group waited around to send a message to their hero. And as Dak Prescott left the field and headed toward the locker room, he smiled when he heard what they were chanting:”M-V-P!””I mean, my ears work, so I heard it,” the Cowboys quarterback said. “But I didn’t hear it. It’s Week 5.”It may only be five weeks into the NFL season, but it’s OK for him to…
How safe is our Social Security safety net? How safe is our Social Security safety net? 05:52 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday tapped Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to take on a second role as CEO of the IRS, a newly created position at the tax agency. The Treasury Department said in a statement that Bisignano will be responsible for overseeing all daily operations operations at the IRS, while also continuing to serve in his role heading the federal agency that administers Social Security.Bessent said in the statement that the IRS and SSA “share many of the same technological…
BRASILIA, Brazil — BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone conversation Monday to lift the 40% tariff imposed by the U.S. government on Brazilian imports.The leaders spoke for 30 minutes, exchanged phone numbers, and Lula reiterated his invitation for Trump to attend the upcoming climate summit in Belem, according to a statement from Lula’s office.The Trump administration had imposed a 40% tariff on Brazilian products in July on top of a 10% tariff imposed earlier. Lula reminded Trump that Brazil was one of three G20 countries with which…
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — International Plasma Awareness Week (IPAW) takes place globally from October 6-10. The week encourages communities around the world to recognize the vital role of plasma in creating lifesaving medicines and honors those who donate. A new survey has found that 72% of respondents agree that plasma-derived medicines can save lives, yet most have not donated plasma. The survey asked over 1,000 American adults questions about their understanding of plasma donation and lifesaving plasma-derived medicines. Plasma, a component of blood, is essential in producing treatments for a variety of serious health conditions, including immune deficiencies,…
SEATTLE – When a weekend of sports heaven in Seattle threatened to devolve into a living hell for the local fans, Jorge Polanco and Julio Rodriguez offered salvation. Entering Game 2 of the American League Division Series, the Mariners had gone nearly a quarter of a century since their last home playoff win. They hadn’t won a postseason game in Seattle since Oct. 15, 2001, when Dan Wilson was their catcher. Twenty-four years later, now the manager of the club he played for, Wilson insisted the weight of that drought did not add any more pressure to a Mariners season that…