Lasorda, who was involved with Major League Baseball for 71 years as a manager and ambassador for the game, led the Dodgers to two World Series championships.
2021
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Celtics’ Walker cleared to practice
Kemba Walker is recovering from a procedure on his left knee that has kept him out of action for the first month of the season.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills proposes $8.4 billion, 2-year budget that doesn’t raise taxes
The budget adds to the state’s ‘rainy day’ fund despite the impact of COVID-19 on state revenues.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines, reversing Trump approach
Under the Trump administration’s approach, the government has been holding back millions of doses of vaccine to guarantee that people can get a second shot, which provides maximum protection against COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World
Police officer’s death intensifies questions about Capitol siege
President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, intensifying questions about both the defeated president’s remaining days in office and the ability of the Capitol police to secure the area.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Facebook, Twitter could face punishing regulation for their role in U.S. Capitol riot, Democrats say
Trump on Friday resumed tweeting, praising his supporters as “great American patriots” and pledging they would not be “disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”
Posted inBusiness Series, Events
Watch: Making It Work: Minimum Wage, 5 Years Later
The discussion about the impact of the 2016 law took place Thursday, Jan. 28.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation
Dominion Voting Systems is seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell’s ‘wild accusations’ that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump prepares pardon list for aides, family – and maybe himself
Trump has previously claimed the power to pardon himself, though it’s a matter of legal dispute and has never before been attempted by a president.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly loss since spring
The nation has nearly 10 million fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic sent it into a deep recession nearly a year ago.