Finally, at 5 p.m., after they selected four targets, the mission got underway. Four groups of four aircraft each – U.S. A-10 Warthogs, Dutch F-16s, French Mirage F-1s and British Jaguars – took to the skies. By that time, the weather over Bosnia had gone from bad to miserable; a cloud cover at 4,000 feet and intermittent rain made it hard to see the targets, much less to communicate with U....
Part of Highway 26 was washed away Monday night near the town of Lucedale, Trooper Cal Robertson of the Mississippi Highway Patrol told CNN. Two people died and 10 others were injured, including three in critical condition, he said. Seven vehicles went into the hole, measuring about 50 feet in length and 20 feet deep, that was created by the washout, Robertson said. “I’ve never seen anything in my 23 years in law enforcement like this,” he added....
The spreads in each state are being propelled by the relaxing of pandemic prevention measures, low vaccination rates as well as the Delta variant of COVID-19. The variant seems to be spreading more quickly than the coronavirus strain that initially began the pandemic While cases in Missouri have fallen steadily from January 20 to June 3, they have been rising steadily ever since. On June 3, the state reported 322 new cases....
Arkansas was beating the Tigers for the majority of the game, hoping to spring the upset. Missouri held Arkansas scoreless in the fourth quarter to pull off the come from behind win. MORE: Week 14’s must-see photos | Arkansas fake punt Arkansas fumbled on its final drive of the game, setting Missouri up for the victory. Missouri will play either Alabama or Mississippi State in the SEC championship game.
In a tweet on Friday, Smith shared the letter he sent to the queen with the caption: “Prince Harry and Megan Markle are using foreign titles to campaign against President Trump and interfere with our election. Today, I asked the British Government to put a stop to it.” “It is my view the titles and privileges they retain by permission of Her Majesty the Queen, given with the advice and consent of her government, prevent the Duke and Duchess from separating comments made in a personal capacity from their official position within the British Royal Family,” the letter reads....
The Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School announced it will be closed on Monday after learning that a St. Louis County woman infected with the coronavirus is the older sister of one of their students. Officials learned that the student and her father broke their self quarantine to attend a father-daughter dance together, as well as a gathering beforehand at the home of another student, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch....
Caleb Rowden, who represents the state’s 19th District that includes the city of Columbia, posted the letter he addressed to the NCAA on Twitter with a caption that read “The @NCAA is a fraud – a wolf in sheep’s clothing that values self-interest over the well being of their member institutions and students.” His letter is alluding to sanctions placed on the University of Missouri after a 299-day long appeal process....
Even the good news is wrapped around bad news – terrible news, really. MORE: One of these 16 teams will win it all…maybe | Six facts to know about college basketball going into March But it still is an inspiring story that has us talking about Mizzou hoops this weekend. Sunday against Tennessee, the Tigers will hold their “Rally For Rhyan” game, an event to raise awareness for the need for pediatric cancer research and to raise money for the cause....
“You know, I find myself looking at the same position as President Obama,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters after Senate Republicans’ weekly lunch meeting. “We both oppose reparations and we both are the descendants of slave owners.” McConnell’s defense of his great-great-grandparents owning 14 slaves, who ranged in ages from 1 to 30 years old, was uncovered through county “Slave Schedules” from the 1850 and 1860 censuses that were obtained by NBC News....
Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked McConnell about the impact of Tuesday’s vote in which Kansas rejected a constitutional amendment letting state lawmakers tighten abortion restrictions The Kentucky senator was asked if he agreed that the first electoral test since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling enshrining federal rights to an abortion, was a “political earthquake with the potential to reshape the entire midterm campaign.”...
McConnell’s comment came in response to a journalist asking him about the General Services Administration’s (GSA) refusal to issue a letter acknowledging Biden’s victory, thus denying Biden’s team access to millions of dollars in federal transition resources. “We are going to have an orderly transfer from this administration to the next one. What we all say about it is frankly irrelevant,” McConnell said. “All of it will happen right on time, and we will swear in the next administration on Jan....
According to the Huffington Post, the former presidential candidate’s bracket is in 25,485th place out of the nearly 11.57 million brackets filled out in ESPN.com’s Tournament Challenge, which puts him in the 99.98th percentile. MORE: Must-see Final Four photos | Keys to the title game | Odds for Monday’s game Romney not only picked Duke and Wisconsin to play in the championship game, but he also had Kentucky and Michigan State losing in the Final Four....
After Marcano vanished, her family and loved ones searched for her for roughly eight days in Orlando before discovering her remains near her apartment complex. Her body was “nearly completely skeletonized,” with black duct tape on her neck, wrists and ankles, according to the autopsy report obtained by WPLG. Orange-Osceola Chief Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany said that because the body was in such a high state of decomposition when authorities recovered it, he was not able to assess it for specific injuries....
The Armenian starred for the Red Devils throughout the continental competition, with his goals a major factor in their eventual triumph. Mourinho showing Pep how it’s done He found the target again in the final against Ajax, with his acrobatic effort helping to wrap up a 2-0 victory. Among those to salute his efforts after the game was World Cup winner Djorkaeff, with the former Monaco, Inter and Paris Saint-Germain star of Armenian descent and delighted to see Mkhitaryan get his hands on more major silverware....
Soon, however, there may be fewer blackouts. Major League Baseball and FOX are discussing a proposal that would see streamed games from FOX regional sports networks without blackouts, according to Forbes. The move could impact nearly 40 percent of all MLB broadcasts during the regular season. MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) wants to control all of the game streaming. However, FOX wants to be in on it as well. The stream revolution has been building....
It’s not as mentally jarring as knowing that nobody won the 2004 national championship in college football, even though it sure looked like that title belonged to USC at the time. Darvish’s bit of near history not existing also is not for reasons of skullduggery, but a simple rules interpretation. Even so, it’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that Major League Baseball decided to give a big fat middle finger to its own rulebook to deny Darvish his membership in the Dave Stieb Always The Bridesmaid Club, and give Ortiz another hit....
For the second year in a row, MLB is taking a page out of the NFL’s book with its own draft combine. This year, the combine will be held at Petco Park, home of the Padres. MORE: Watch the 2022 MLB Draft Combine with fuboTV (get access now) Combine attendees will be given the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of general managers and scouting directors over four days of practices, games, drills, medical evaluations, interviews and more....
MORE: The 13 greatest No. 1 picks of all time Putting grades on a draft, then, seems like an exercise in futility, especially when your main focus on a day-to-day basis is following the major leagues, not tracking pre-draft prospects. What we can really tell is how good the names are, but for that next-level analysis, we should look at the draft pick spoonerisms. FAGAN: Real baseball talk about first round...
After the White Sox and Yankees competed in the first-ever Field of Dreams Game in 2021, the Reds and Cubs will be the second matchup of MLB teams in Dyersville, Iowa, when they take the field on Thursday. Unlike last year’s matchup, which featured two teams fighting for the playoffs, neither the Reds nor Cubs are in the mix for the postseason. Instead, this clash could have implications on the NL Central standings, as Cincinnati has improved from a poor start to the season to join the fight for third place in the division with the Cubs and Pirates....
Unless one is an impact reliever, the MLB free-agent signing period is moving like a glacier, which indicates teams are more than willing to wait out players anticipating elite contracts. Under the circumstances — spring training is less than six weeks away — it would seem the player would be the party getting antsy, but instead the Padres and Royals appear intent on overshooting the mark to sign Hosmer....
