
Cueto sharp until lat tightness in 6th, Giants blank Reds
Johnny Cueto pitched neatly into the sixth inning before exiting with a tight lat muscle, and the San Francisco Giants finished off the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Wednesday.

Drug overdose deaths have surged during pandemic, CDC data shows
As the COVID-19 pandemic killed more than a half-million Americans, it also quietly inflamed what already was one of the country’s greatest public health crises: drug addiction.

Middleton leads Bucks in 130-105 breeze by Timberwolves
Khris Middleton had 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in three quarters, as the Milwaukee Bucks breezed to a 130-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.

AP defends redefinition of ‘mistress’ following online ridicule, admits ‘alternative terms fall short’
The Associated Press defended their widely mocked attempt to phase out use of the word “mistress” Wednesday following ridicule from news outlets and media critics.
Ben Crump: Police, especially in Minnesota, should be on ‘their greatest behavior’
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump expressed disbelief Wednesday that a police officer, particularly in Minnesota, could kill a Black man even after the reckoning over police reform following several…

ABC, CBS, NBC ignore Rashida Tlaib’s call for ‘no more policing’ following Daunte Wright’s death
The call to end policing from one of the most prominent Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill fell on deaf ears in network news divisions, a new study shows.

Biden UN ambassador says white supremacy ‘weaved’ into America’s ‘founding documents’
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield pledged Wednesday to prioritize efforts to combat racism at home and abroad, arguing at an event that America’s history of slavery…

C. Vivian Stringer signs 5-year extension with Rutgers
Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep her at Rutgers through the 2025-26 season.

Woman duped into thinking she was engaged to Prince Harry seeks legal action, calls for his arrest: report
An Indian lawyer was duped into believing that she was in a relationship with Prince Harry — and then attempted to seek legal action against the royal for…

Body of missing LSU freshman Kori Gauthier recovered from Mississippi River
Authorities recovered the body of LSU freshman Kori Gauthier, who went missing last week, from the Mississippi River, officials confirmed Wednesday.