And here's the pitch ... MLB season officially begins today
After protracted negotiations between Major League Baseball's owners and players led to a 99-day lockout, baseball officially begins with new rules and new faces.
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How the abortion underground is prepping for a post-Roe v. Wade world
Nomadland author and Atlantic journalist Jessica Bruder explains how health advocates and activists are preparing ways to provide abortions if Roe is either overturned or weakened by the SCOTUS.
U.N. members vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council
China was among those voting against the resolution, saying human rights were being politicized. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said the case for suspending Russia is "obvious and self-explanatory."
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and received a booster shot. She's the highest-profile U.S. official to contract the virus since former President Donald Trump.
Finnish customs seizes millions of dollars' worth of artwork headed to Russia
The paintings and sculptures, some of which are reportedly priceless, had been loaned by Russia to museums in Italy and Japan. Finnish agents detained them at a border crossing over the weekend.
2 men impersonated federal agents to get close to the Secret Service, FBI says
They have been impersonating federal agents since early 2020, the FBI says. They allegedly offered favors to several Secret Service agents, including one assigned to the first lady's detail.
Runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon
Organizers also said that Russians and Belarusians who live elsewhere will still be able to run, just not under their countries' flags. The marathon and 5k are planned for the weekend of April 16.
U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row
The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.
Putin's daughters were just sanctioned. Here's what we know about them
Details about Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova have long been shrouded in secrecy. The U.S. says Putin's two daughters — one a doctor, the other a tech executive — may be hiding his assets.
Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford
While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can be a "continuous renewable power source" during the day and at night.