Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators representing more than 98% of…
As lawmakers inch closer to a deal to end the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history, hundreds of thousands of government workers who’ve gone without pay are wondering when their paychecks could finally arrive. It’s still unclear when the shutdown might end, though the Senate is working to finalize a funding package. House members were told…
A massive search operation is underway in West Virginia, where officials say crews are “working around the clock” and continuing “aggressive” efforts to locate a missing coal miner who became trapped in a flooded coal mine on Saturday afternoon. “There is nothing that we would spare to try to save the life of the miner,”…
A car left the roadway on US-50 on Monday, sending the driver down an embankment. According to the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division, they responded to the report of a crash around 11:30 a.m. Authorities say a preliminary investigation indicates the car was traveling eastbound on US-50 when it crossed into the eastbound lanes…
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors Friday that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the fourth quarter of this year. The company said it expected a “mid-single-digit percentage” of its…
Would a 50-year mortgage make homeownership more affordable? The Trump administration is working on a plan for a mortgage term that spans five decades, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte confirmed this weekend, calling it “a complete game changer” and a “potential weapon in a WIDE arsenal of solutions that we are developing right…
Washington — Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California put the blame on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after several Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans aimed at ending the government shutdown and called for Schumer to step aside from his leadership post. “He’s the leader of the Senate. This deal would never have happened…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The legal battle before the court involves Mississippi’s procedures for counting late-arriving absentee ballots, but comes as the justices are considering whether to revive a Republican congressman’s lawsuit challenging a…
Warren Buffett delivered a letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors on Monday, with the missive likely marking his last official message before he hangs up his hat as chairman and CEO of the multinational conglomerate. “I will no longer be writing Berkshire’s annual report or talking endlessly at the annual meeting,” the 95-year-old wrote in the letter….
TEXAS — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S. are losing a layer of legal protection as the country’s designation under a federal program expired last week. What You Need To Know Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a program that allows people from countries dealing with humanitarian crises or natural disasters to live and…