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Dear Annie: Coming to terms with my mother’s death
Dear Annie: How can I come to terms with my mother’s death when I didn’t even know she had passed until weeks later, and was unable to say goodbye?. My sister cleared her house and arranged the funeral without telling me. A stranger informed me after it was all over. My mother had distanced herself from me for years, always favoring my sister.
Dear Annie: Responding to 'Thank you for your service'
Dear Annie: I proudly served in the military for nearly 40 years, and during that time, I experienced a wide range of challenges and rewards. Now, in civilian life, whenever people find out about my service, their immediate response is often, “Thank you for your service.”. While I deeply...
Hornets’ Brandon Miller: ‘He’s going to be as good as he wants to be’
As Brandon Miller prepares for his second NBA season, Charles Lee, his new coach with the Charlotte Hornets, wants the former Alabama standout “to go from a guy on the scouting report to the guy on the scouting report.”. After joining the Hornets as the second selection in the...
Dear Annie: How to find bereavement support
Dear Annie: I am writing in response to your advice to “Grieving Widow,” who is struggling after the loss of her husband. I agree that a grief support group can be incredibly helpful, but I noticed you didn’t mention how she could go about finding one. She...
Dear Annie: I hate having my picture taken
Dear Annie: I really don’t like having my picture taken because I don’t feel photogenic. I’ve asked my husband multiple times not to post any photos of me on his social media without my permission. However, every now and then, he disregards my feelings and posts them...
Jared Goff’s perfect game for Lions includes 70-yarder to Jameson Williams
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff completed all 18 of his passes during a 42-29 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, and the biggest chunk of his 292 passing yards came on a 70-yard touchdown connection with wide receiver Jameson Williams. Goff and Williams have hooked up for five...
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000...
Dolphins struggling to score without Tua Tagovailoa
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left with 4:24 remaining in the third quarter of the Miami Dolphins’ 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 12 to be evaluated for a concussion. Tagovailoa hasn’t played since, and it took Miami 125:48 of clock time to score a touchdown without him.
Katie Britt to serve as JD Vance surrogate in vice presidential debate spin room
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will be supporting GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance as a surrogate for her Senate colleague in the debate spin room on Tuesday night, the Britt campaign said Monday. The spin room is where reporters go to seek out reaction from the candidates and their...
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that the law violates Georgia’s Constitution, finding that...
Alabama Fire College investigating after firefighters in training abruptly sent home
The Alabama Fire College, responsible for facilitating firefighter training and certification, interviewed members of Decatur Fire & Rescue’s recruit class on Monday after the class was abruptly sent home last week, according to DFR Chief Tracy Thornton. “The group from the Alabama Fire College personnel had a lengthy private...
Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson seasoned for second playoff opportunity
The Baltimore Orioles won 101 games in 2023 and didn’t get swept in a series the entire regular season. Then came the MLB postseason, and the Texas Rangers won three in a row to sweep the Orioles out of the American League wild-card round. Major League Baseball’s 2024 postseason...
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed...
Pete Rose, controversial MLB ‘Hit King’, dead at 83: social media reacts
Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hit king who was later banned for the sport for gambling on his own sport, died Monday at age 83. Rose was controversial for many reasons not related to his gambling, but remained immensely popular among baseball fans. He is officially ineligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but many observers were called for his inclusion following his death.
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