The Houston Astros placed right-hander Ronel Blanco on the 15-day injured list Thursday with inflammation in his right elbow. The move, which is retroactive to Tuesday, comes as the starter seeks a second opinion on his injury. “He wants to go and get a second opinion,” manager Joe Espada said. “So, once he gets that…
Yuna Ku BBC Korean Service Getty Images Starbucks has temporarily disabled the use of seven particular names on its app Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won’t be hearing. Six to be exact – and they happen to be the names of the candidates running…
There are less than 80 miles between them, but the gulf in quality is massive, according to a Which? survey that ranked Gloucester services top of the stops, and Bridgwater bottom. For many people motorway service stations are a place to take a break, grab a snack and use the toilet, but the rankings from…
Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber told CNBC’s Jim Cramer how the company is dealing with the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. “We’ve been busy,” she said. “And we’ve also been reminded, you know, it’s important to have that flexible mindset, but also to have options in sourcing, and particularly with our big programs, to…
The Denver Nuggets have taken the interim tag off David Adelman, making him their head coach after he took over on the eve of the playoffs and led them into the second round. Nuggets boss Josh Kroenke said Thursday that he was proud of the work Adelman did and the way the team rallied around…
In this photo illustration, Claude AI logo is seen on a smartphone and Anthropic logo on a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Anthropic, the Amazon-backed OpenAI rival, on Thursday launched its most powerful group of artificial intelligence models yet: Claude 4. The…
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly suggested that Federal Reserve board members would have special protection against being fired by a president in a ruling that, for now, allows President Donald Trump to fire two members of other federal agencies’ boards….
The US Federal Trade Commission has demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday. The civil investigative demand seen by Reuters seeks information about Media Matters’ communications with other groups that…
Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks took to social media Thursday to express his displeasure about death threats he says he received following Boston’s most recent loss to the New York Mets. In a post on Instagram, Hendriks said comments were directed at both him and his family. “Just as an FYI: Threats against me and…
Hinge Health signage outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Hinge Health popped in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after the digital physical therapy company raised…
