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RubberDucks mascot Webster high-fives fans before the team's game against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Canal Park in Downtown Akron.

COVID threatened to strike Ohio teams out; now the state's helping their recovery

Minor league teams lost almost a season and a half of playing time, which resulted in multi-million dollar financial losses.

Workers stack supplies at one of the warehouses where the Egyptian Red Crescent stores foreign aid destined for Gaza once the Gaza-Egypt border opens on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 in North Sinai, Egypt. The aid convoy, organized by a group of Egyptian NGOs, set off today from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah.

Blinken says the crossing to Egypt will open to aid as Israel prepares to strike Gaza

Israel's military said that it would continue to allow Gazans to evacuate south as hundreds of thousands had already moved. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed more than 2,600 Palestinians.

Paramedics carry a Muslim pilgrim for a medical check after he fell down due to a heat stroke near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, which marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world.

14 pilgrims die from sunstroke as Eid al-Adha celebrations begin for Muslims

The Saudi Health Ministry said more than 2,760 pilgrims suffered from sunstroke and heat stress on Sunday alone and the number is likely to increase as Hajj ends.

Some employers are giving workers contributions to buy their own health care plans on the individual marketplace. It can mean a better plan option for some, though critics note it moves the complex process of choosing a good plan from staff to employees.

A new approach to employer health care? Give workers money to buy their own plan

Some companies are trying something new: Instead of offering a group health insurance plan, they're giving workers a contribution to buy their own individual plans.

First there were AI chatbots. Now AI assistants can order Ubers and book vacations

A new batch of AI-powered devices known as AI agents are all the rage in Silicon Valley. They're devices with a voice assistant that can complete real-world tasks for you.

The 8G Band on February 24, 2014 — the very first episode of <em>Late Night with Seth Meyers</em>. Left to right: Eli Janney, Fred Armisen, Kim Thompson, Syd Butler and Seth Jabour.

As 'Late Night' loses its band, we rank the best groups ever on late night TV

8G appears in their last Late Night episode on Thursday after a decade backing Seth Meyers. It joins the ranks of groundbreaking late night bands.

Israel strikes Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to late pope

Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.

Here's how TikTok creators are preparing for a TikTok ban

TikTok will be shut down in the U.S. this month unless it's sold to a non-Chinese company. Here's how creators are preparing.

11 movies to watch this summer: Sequels, a new 'Superman,' and edgy originals, too

The coming months will bring a 28 Days Later sequel and a new John Wick movie starring Ana de Armas. Midsommar's Ari Aster has a new Western thriller, and Pixar goes intergalactic.

Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government

Businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order as gangs underscored the challenges facing the Caribbean nation.

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