A Louisiana team won the Little League World Series Sunday. The Eastbank Little League defeated Curacao 8-0 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The team from River Ridge, a suburb of New Orleans, is also the first team from Louisiana to win the title. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, and colleges including Louisiana State University and Tulane…… MORE
Three people died and four others were injured in a shooting at a house party in Hobbs, New Mexico, police said. Khalil Carter, 18, Kristal Avena, 24, and Lamar Lee Kane Jr., 22, died at the scene, the Hobbs Police Department said in a release. Four people aged 20-23 were taken to hospitals for treatment,…… MORE
5. Do Democrats needs more debates?: With the deadline to qualify for the third Democratic National Commitee-sanctioned debate arriving this week — much more on that below — there’s another fight breaking out on the debate front: Should the candidates be doing more of them? Over the weekend, the DNC put the kibosh on an…… MORE
400 years ago, a ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived in Point Comfort on the shores of Virginia. The landing marked the beginning of slavery in British North America, forever transforming the modern world. Thousands of people gathered at that same port this weekend in what is now Hampton, Virginia, to honor those Africans, who were…… MORE
Seven people were killed Sunday when a helicopter and a small plane collided in the air above the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said. Five people, including two children, were in the helicopter, and two adults were in the plane when the accident happened at Inca, an inland town on the Mediterranean island, the Balearic…… MORE
Harvey Weinstein, the movie producer facing sexual assault charges, will appear in court Monday to be arraigned on an indictment, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The indictment, which was returned by a grand jury, has not been publicly disclosed. It’s not clear whether additional charges will be brought against Weinstein. The last-minute court…… MORE
Big Papi is back. David Ortiz has been largely radio silent since he was shot June 9 while at a bar in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. The former Boston Red Sox designated hitter has been home recovering, but he hasn’t posted any photos of himself and has stayed out of the limelight. Until…… MORE
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an incident recorded on video and widely shared on social media that shows security staff forcefully removing transgender patrons from a downtown bar on Friday. Employees of Bienestar Human Services, which focuses on health issues in Latino and LGBTQ communities, were celebrating the first day of a local…… MORE
As football season heats up, the New England Patriots are increasingly unlikely to celebrate their Super Bowl victory with one of their biggest fans — President Donald Trump. According to the New York Times, time is running out for the NFL team to make a customary visit to the White House following their February win.…… MORE
A gas explosion in Maryland destroyed part of a building in shopping center on Sunday morning, local fire departments report, in an incident that affected businesses and residents miles away. No one was reported injured, but the building is at risk of collapsing, said Stephen Hardesty, battalion chief for Howard County Fire and Rescue, at…… MORE
