A City Council committee will begin review of a proposal that would be less generous for developers.
2012
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Baseball Roundup: Strasburg gets 15th win, 4-1
WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 batters and allowed one run in six innings for his 15th win in one of his final starts of the season as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Tuesday night. For weeks, the impending shutdown of Strasburg has been the talk of baseball and though […]
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Angels 5, Red Sox 3:New lineup, the same result
Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine tinkers with Carl Crawford gone, but it’s a fifth loss in seven.
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Mercy Hospital sale could yield $1 million-plus in taxes
Steward’s purchase of a hospital in Brockton, Mass., has been a plus for that city, its mayor says.
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Akin defiant as calls for him to quit Senate race escalate
After two days of apologizing, he grew angry and let a deadline pass for an easy withdrawal.
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On Baseball: Angels remind us of what once was for Red Sox
BOSTON — Managers for the Red Sox and Angels spoke before the game, and it brought back glorious memories of the past decade. But this time, Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels wasn’t talking about how to pitch to David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. And Boston’s first-year manager, Bobby Valentine, didn’t utter the words […]
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Derailed train kills two women tweeting on Maryland bridge
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — They were seemingly ordinary tweets from two friends hanging out on a railroad bridge in their hometown, enjoying one last summer night together before heading back to college. “Drinking on top of the Ellicott City sign,” read one. “Looking down on old ec,” read another. Accompanying photos showed their view from […]
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Time clock ticking on NHL’s impasse
Only 25 days are left until the current contract ends, and the league has vowed a lockout on Sept. 15.
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Sports Digest, Aug. 22, 2012
BASEBALL Uganda’s Little League experience includes exhibition victory against Oregon team The first team from Africa in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., will go home with one win, a 3-2 victory over Gresham, Ore., in a consolation game Tuesday. “I’m thankful we could come here,” Lugazi Manager Henry Odong said. “This win […]
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Writer Ayn Rand’s enduring legacy resurfaces at colleges
Her controversial works were returning to classes even as Paul Ryan’s views were being linked to hers.