Pickleball is no longer the scrappy sport on the rise — it’s reached full-on superstar status. One of the most appealing parts of the sport (according to so-called picklers, who love to hit the 20-by-44-foot courts in pairs of doubles) is that it has a low barrier to entry. Unlike other racket sports like tennis, […]
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US aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims with ‘Taco Tuesdays’ as deployment stretches on
ABOARD THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE RED SEA (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them repeatedly have alleged they hit or […]
Global shares mixed after Wall Street’s lull stretches to a 2nd day
HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street’s lull stretched into a second day, with Chinese benchmarks rising after China reported better-than-expected trade figures for April. U.S. stocks are set to be down as the futures for the S&P 500 and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average both dropped […]
18 stretches to improve flexibility and reduce aches and pains
Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! It’s time for a body check: Are you hunched over a computer? Curled up on the couch? Looking down at your phone? We’re all guilty of less-than-stellar posture. And as we get older, […]
Spring break’s reach stretches to Kendall. Here’s where weekend DUI checkpoints will be
Would you believe Kendall and Westchester will see spring break’s tentacles reach deep into suburbia? No, we don’t expect to find rowdy college coeds partying hard at Tap 42 at the Palms at Town & Country mall off 117th Avenue or at Dadeland’s Cheesecake Factory on Kendall Drive. Nor do we expect to see drunken […]
Suspect stretches before committing aggravated robbery at gas station
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The suspect of an aggravated robbery was caught on surveillance camera stretching before committing a crime. On Dec. 21 around 2 a.m., a man arrived at a gas station in Houston, armed with a gun. Video: Man with ‘symptoms of stroke’ airlifted off Carnival Pride According to a complaint, as the […]
New Speaker Johnson’s budget strategy stretches US response in Middle East
House Speaker Johnson’s (R-La.) funding strategy is threatening to stretch the U.S military as it responds to heightened tensions with Iran and its proxies in the Middle East. Johnson’s proposal last month for a stopgap funding bill for the Defense Department, set to expire on Feb. 2, means Pentagon spending is frozen at the previous […]