Tigers take the field for first workout of spring training LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – The Detroit Tigers have started their first workout for pitchers and catchers. The Tigers took the field Friday at their spring training facility in Lakeland, hoping to bounce back from a last-place finish in 2015. Manager Brad Ausmus says the players who were with the team last season understand that it […]
Most of recent Ohio water samples test below lead standard SEBRING, Ohio (AP) – The state Environmental Protection Agency says all but four of the most recent tap water samples from a northeast Ohio village are below the federal standard for lead. The agency says 50 of 54 samples for Sebring homeowners tested below the threshold in the latest round. Officials say 951 samples have […]
Even from sidelines, governors fixated on White House race WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly three-quarters of the nation’s governors are gathering this weekend in Washington for wide-ranging discussions of public policy, including a heroin epidemic, the threat of terrorism and the possibility of another recession. But when they go out to dinner afterward, they’ll be talking about what the rest of Washington is obsessed with: […]
Officials: Juvenile deliberately ran over deputy in Florida ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A 15-year-old boy wanted on a warrant drove into a deputy Friday, throwing her onto the hood and to the pavement as he sped off, authorities said. Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mary Pearce had serious injuries to her head, back, hand and foot, but they weren’t life-threatening, Sheriff Jerry Demings said. […]
Man says police mistook aspirin for Ecstasy, settles lawsuit FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – The city of Fort Lauderdale will award a man $30,000 in a settlement after the man said he was arrested when police mistook his aspirin for Ecstasy pills. The Sun Sentinel (http://bit.ly/21cNYlz ) reports commissioners agreed to settle the suit on Tuesday. Thirty-seven-year-old Antonio Grant sued the city and police […]
US accuses Apple of ‘repudiating’ order on phone access WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is firing back at Apple for refusing to help unlock a phone used by one of the gunmen in the San Bernardino attack. In a new motion Friday, federal prosecutors say the company has chosen to repudiate a judge’s order instead of following it. The department also says Apple […]
Eyewitness: Helicopter fell from sky into Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) – Tourist Shawn Winrich was taking photos of Pearl Harbor when he saw a helicopter “essentially coming straight at us” at the popular tourist destination. He switched to video, recording the helicopter’s dramatic drop into the water below. “All of a sudden it essentially just fell out of the sky and […]
Army Corps shows progress in strengthening Hoover Dike CLEWISTON, Fla.- Reinforced concrete and steel is being used to strengthen the aging Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has spent about $500 million in the past nine years to shore up the aging dike which protects residents around the lake from potentially deadly flooding. The Corps is replacing culverts around the lake that could send excess […]
Mr. Food: Double-orange glazed cookies What You’ll Need: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice, divided 2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest, divided 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar What To Do: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat […]
Thousands pay respects to late Justice Scalia WASHINGTON (AP) – Bidding farewell to their longtime colleague, the eight remaining Supreme Court justices joined family members, former law clerks and members of the public Friday in paying their respects to Antonin Scalia in a tradition-laden, solemn day at the marble courthouse atop Capitol Hill. The Rev. Paul Scalia, the justice’s son and a […]