Picture This: Gonna Eat a Lot of Peaches
Kale Adkisson loads freshly-picked pecks of peaches on a truck bed while working in the peach orchard at Reid's Orchard, Thursday, in Owensboro, Ky. (AP Photo)
Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates’ foundation after Microsoft cofounder’s Epstein ties disclosed
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ' foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his announcement Tuesday. Buffett also said in his statement that he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock worth more than $140 billion donated to charity by the end of 2034. Previously the plan was for his three children to distribute his remaining ...
Federal government installs reworked panels about slavery at George Washington’s Philadelphia home
PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration followed through on its pledge to rework and then reinstall panels about slavery at the site of President George Washington's home in Philadelphia. Critics have warned that the new panels replacing the ones exhibited since 2010 whitewash the ...
Parkersburg opens tourney with victory
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Starting pitcher Wyatt Boice made the first three innings look stress-free. Ten batters faced and no hits allowed. One problem, his offense was slow to generate. In the home half of the third inning, that all changed. With two outs, three Parkersburg Post 15 hitters reached ...
AL blanks NL in Midsummer Classic
PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Dylan Cease started a parade of pitchers that shut down a slew of baseball's best batters in a display of the pitching dominance that rules the sport. "I thought before the game about starting with a changeup and I thought it would be funny," he said. He didn't. And ...
Waerenskjold wins fastest ever stage of Tour
NEVERS, France (AP) 鈥� Norwegian rider Soeren Waerenskjold attacked late and powered to victory in the fastest ever stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday while Tadej Poga膷ar protected his overall lead on the 11th day of racing. Waerenskjold finished just ahead of Olav Kooij, Jasper ...