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Chelsea Freeman, the wife of Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman, said this week that life is slowly starting to “feel more normal,” after their young son was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition over the summer. Max Freeman was just 3 years old when the couple announced in a joint Instagram post in August that he had been diagnosed with a “severe case” of Guillain-Barré syndrome.  National League first baseman Freddie Freeman, #5, of the Los Angeles Dodgers with wife Chelsea during the Red Carpet Show at L.A. Live. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)”These have been the hardest and scariest days of…

Vice President JD Vance refuses to mince his words with European allies. From blasting European nations on censorship issues, to publicly urging Ukrainian Vice President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to express gratitude for U.S. support during its conflict with Russia, Vance has secured his spot as a vocal advocate and messenger for the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda. Now Vance has another opportunity to deliver the Trump administration’s gospel. He will be visiting Greenland Friday amid efforts from President Donald Trump to check off another foreign policy win for his administration and acquire the Danish territory. While, historically, vice presidents have resorted to the wings…

A Massachusetts attorney who served as an alternate juror in the mistrial of Karen Read last year has joined her defense just days before she’s scheduled to be tried for a second time on murder charges in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.Victoria George filed a notice of appearance for Read’s defense on Wednesday, court records show. She is a Princeton alumna who graduated from law school at Northeastern University in 2020, according to her LinkedIn profile, and she said in a recent interview that the first trial shook her faith in Massachusetts’ criminal justice system.LEAD KAREN…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2025 10:00 am Updated March 28, 2025 10:01 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto Hydro worker died Friday morning after he was injured inside an electrical vault along the city’s harbourfront, officials said. A spokesperson for the utility called it a “tragic workplace accident.”“We’re deeply saddened to share that this incident resulted in a loss of life,” Toronto Hydro spokesperson Lauren Harris said in a written statement. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to…

Former Barcelona superstar Dani Alves won his appeal against a sexual assault conviction as a Spanish court overturned the ruling.Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four years, six months in prison.The former Brazil and Barcelona defender denied wrongdoing during the three-day trial.That court ruled on Friday that there was “insufficient evidence” to rule out Alves’ presumption of innocence.”Dani Alves is innocent, and that has been proven,” his defence lawyer Ines Guardiola told Catalan radio RAC1. “Justice has finally been served.”The Alves trial was the first high-profile…

Barry RitholtzBarry RitholtzBarry Ritholtz had a hard time writing his first book, “Bailout Nation.”Drafted in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, the biggest challenge, he said, was that a different company “would blow up” every week.It felt as if the writing “was never over,” said Ritholtz, the chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, an investment advisory firm that manages more than $5 billion of assets.By comparison, the new book was a “joy” to write, largely due to the benefit hindsight, said Ritholtz, who is also a prolific blogger and creator of the long-running finance podcast “Masters…

Rep. Jasmine Crockett called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “Hot Wheels,” and this baseball team’s ballpark offers a monster sandwich called “The Slugger.” Can you get the details in this week’s News Quiz?Looking for more? A mysterious foam sickened beachgoers. Do you remember why? Find out in our previous week’s News Quiz.Test yourself on famous figures, timeless tales and buzzer-beating basketball games in this week’s American Culture Quiz.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPIf you’re looking to play even more, you can find all of our quizzes by clicking here.Check back next week for the latest News Quiz from Fox News…

A panel in Texas on Thursday denied parole for the woman who killed Selena, a 23-year-old trailblazing Mexican American singer who was making it big in the popular music scene. The decision came a few days shy of the 30th anniversary of the killing, which shocked her fans and spurred a cultlike following.Yolanda Saldívar, the woman who fatally shot her, was the founder of Selena’s fan club; she killed Selena after a confrontation in a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995. A jury convicted Ms. Saldívar of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to life in prison…

Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game.John Keeble | Getty ImagesUbisoft shares reversed course on Friday in a volatile trading day for the firm, following news that it’s carving out some of its best-selling game franchises.The French video game publisher on Thursday revealed plans to form a new gaming subsidiary, with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) into the unit.The subsidiary will include Ubisoft’s best-known games brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, according to a press release.Ubisoft shares initially jumped as much as 11% Friday morning. However, in afternoon deals the stock…

The Israeli military launched airstrikes on the southern outskirts of Beirut on Friday for the first time since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November, shattering months of tense calm in the Lebanese capital and stoking fears of a further escalation.The bombardment came after rockets were fired at northern Israel from Lebanese territory earlier in the day, setting off air-raid sirens in three communities near the border. The Israeli military subsequently ordered residents of the densely populated Hadath neighborhood of Dahiya, an area on the southern edges of Beirut, to evacuate from the vicinity of a building there.Less than…