MLB testing new technology during games to help settle balls vs. strikes conflicts
Dylan Buell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some of the world’s most contentious land battles may take place at a baseball field’s home plate. Now Major League Baseball is turning to cameras and computers in an effort to settle
Animal Shelter invites community to celebrate completion of renovations
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM) — With the approval and passage of a 2018 millage, the Jackson County Animal Shelter on Spring Arbor Rd. broke ground on an addition and renovations in April 2022 and is now ready to
College tennis champ Fiona Crawley explains decision to forfeit US Open prize money
Robert Prange/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fiona Crawley, the top-ranked college tennis player in the nation, forfeited $81,000 in earnings after making it to the first round of the U.S. Open, due to an NCAA rule barring college
Ukraine’s first lady is 'afraid' the world is turning away from war
ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is “afraid” the world’s attention is turning away from the war, more than 18 months since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of her country. Speaking with ABC
Earth records the hottest three months ever on record, World Meteorological Organization says
SimpleImages/Getty Images (LONDON) — The hottest three months on record have just been recorded on Earth, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The European-Union funded agency said that “Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented
Three rescued from Coral Sea after multiple shark attacks damaged inflatable catamaran
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (NEW YORK) — Three people were rescued from the Coral Sea after “multiple shark attacks” damaged their catamaran. Following an alert from a Russian-registered emergency position-indicating radio beacon, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
South African conservation NGO to release 2,000 rhinos into the wild
Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images (LONDON) — South African Conservation Group African Parks has announced it is set to release 2,000 southern white rhinos into the wild in what is set to be one of Africa’s largest rewilding programs
What it's like to ride in a self-driving taxi
ABC News (SAN FRANCISCO) — With self-driving cars already here, San Francisco took another step forward recently, allowing companies to offer driverless taxi services in the city. Last month, officials voted to allow two companies, Cruise and
Over 15K pounds of Hillshire Smoked Sausage recalled due to possible contamination with bone fragments
USDA (NEW YORK) — Hillshire Brands Company has recalled nearly 15,876 pounds of blended meat and poultry smoked sausage products “that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone fragments,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety
Scoreboard roundup — 9/5/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 7, Seattle 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 5, LA Angels 4 (10) Toronto 7, Oakland 1 Minnesota 8, Cleveland 3 NY