Opinion
Roberta Flack killed us softly with her songs and, now, with her death
Roberta Cleopatra Flack came down from the mountain to give voice and melodies to our loves, laughter, and tears. Long live this Queen.
Starship cleared to fly as soon as Monday even as explosion probe continues
SpaceX’s Starship rocket could liftoff from South Texas for the eighth time Monday as the investigation into its troubled January flight remains open.
Diamondbacks shortstop Blaze Alexander's status for opening day in doubt due to oblique strain
Arizona Diamondbacks utility player Blaze Alexander will miss several weeks with a strained right oblique, potentially putting his status for opening day in doubt. Manager Torey Lovullo told reporters ...
Fiorentina ends three-game losing run by beating lowly Lecce
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina recorded its first win in four games when a first-half goal from Robin Gosens held up to beat lowly Lecce 1-0 in Serie A on Friday. The German defender put in a ...
Mika Biereth firma su tercer triplete del mes en victoria de Mónaco ante Reims
PARÍS (AP) — Mika Biereth estampó su tercer triplete del mes y el Mónaco despachó el viernes 3-0 a Reims para situarse en el cuarto puesto de la liga francesa ...
West Virginia judge orders monitor for foster kids in hotels, camps after child suicide attempt
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia judge ordered that a monitor be put in place to oversee state child protective services placements in hotels and camps on Friday after a 12-year-old boy in ...
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas ...
Texas Senate passes ban on lottery sales through courier services
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that would ban online lottery ticket sales and prevent third-party ...
Rapper Drake settles legal dispute with iHeartMedia that had San Antonio tie
Drake and iHeartMedia "reached an amicable resolution" in a legal spat over alleged payola to boost Kendrick Lamar's diss track against him, "Not Like Us." ...
UTSA women eye new attendance mark amid record-setting season
Longtime UTSA supporter Don Wagoner first became a women’s basketball season ticket holder a few years prior to Aston’s arrival, thinking of the $25 add-on to his men’s basketball season ticket ...
Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say ...
Fireworks, huge joyous crowds welcome students in Serbia's south on the eve of big anti ...
NIS, Serbia (AP) — Fireworks and flares lit up the evening sky as Serbia's protesting students arrived Friday in a southern city on the eve of a huge rally this weekend, part of a massive anti-graft ...