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In this job, ‘you really are your own boss’ 06/13/2024 08:39am • This content is sponsored by DoorDash. Independent contractor: a person hired to do work who controls how the work is done. That’s the Merriam-Webster description. In today’s modern gig economy, independent contractors describe their work in many ways though, from side hustle and freel Historically Black Coconut Grove in Miami nurtured young athletes. Now that legacy is under threat 06/13/2024 07:55am • MIAMI (AP) — Amari Cooper’s football jersey hangs in the Coconut Grove Sports Hall of Fame. So does Frank Gore’s, alongside tributes to Negro League baseball player Jim Colzie and football coach Traz Powell, whose name adorns perhaps the most revered high school football stadium in talent-rich Kennedy Center hosts 'Don't Tell Seth! An Evening with the Seth Meyers Writers' 06/13/2024 04:03am • You might recognize him from the Sonic "Two Guys" commercials or as a frequent host of "Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!" But did you know he wrote for many years on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," who was also the best man in his wedding? Now, Peter Grosz brings "Don't Tell Seth! An Evening with Pinehurst stands apart as a US Open test because of the greens 06/12/2024 10:10pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Pebble Beach has the Pacific Ocean. Oakmont is the brute with its church pew bunkers. Pinehurst No. 2 has the cereal bowls turned upside down. The greens at Pinehurst No. 2 are the signature of this Donald Ross course that hosts the 124th U.S. Open starting on Thursday. They The Trump campaign opens a new outreach office in a heavily Latino part of Pennsylvania 06/12/2024 09:21pm • READING, Pa. (AP) — The pastor opened with a prayer in Spanish, asking that the Lord's spirit and guidance direct the proceedings without offering an English translation. Most of the around 50 attendees were white and weren't appearing to follow along, though they knew enough to sing out “Amen!� Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo cleared after scans and could rejoin rotation next week 06/12/2024 08:21pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Bryan Woo could rejoin the Seattle Mariners' rotation sometime next week after an MRI on his right arm came back clean, general manager Justin Hollander said Wednesday. Woo was scratched ahead of his scheduled start on Tuesday due to discomfort in his right forearm. Woo did not thro How the Federal Reserve Impacts Mortgages 06/12/2024 08:00pm • At its June 2024 meeting, the Federal Reserve left interest rates at 5.25% to 5.5% and announced that it plans only one rate cut in 2024. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that the Fed has made only "modest progress" toward lower inflation, and the central bank isn't yet confident that this Wyndham Clark trying to regain his form as he begins his U.S. Open title defense at Pinehurst No. 2 06/12/2024 06:45pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Wyndham Clark walked off the second tee during his practice round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, the sun just beginning to rise over Pinehurst No. 2, and slowly went down the rope line signing flag after flag for eager kids. Most called him “Mr. Clark.” A couple simply c Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels says he is not a star yet 06/12/2024 06:32pm • ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels has received plenty of praise from teammates and coaches since the Washington Commanders took him second overall in the draft and offseason workouts began. That does not mean he thinks he has already arrived as an impact player in the NFL. “I ain’t a st Florida's DeSantis cuts $1B to bring state budget to $116.5B, slightly less than the current plan 06/12/2024 06:29pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent more than an hour talking about what is in the $116.5 billion budget he signed Wednesday, but he left out the most important part of the announcement: What was in the nearly $1 billion he vetoed. Overall, the state spending plan is slightly Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge caution on IVF by couples and government 06/12/2024 05:56pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos often results in “destruction of embryonic human life.” They urged members to Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus "MJ" Daniels Jr. shot to death in Hattiesburg 06/12/2024 05:45pm • HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, a coroner said. Daniels' body was sent to a medical examiner for an autopsy, Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem told news outlets. Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean 06/12/2024 05:43pm • HAVANA (AP) — A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine. The fleet, made up of a frigate, a nuclear-powered submarine, an oil tanker Nick Dunlap returns to Pinehurst No. 2 for the US Open a PGA Tour winner, and no longer an amateur 06/12/2024 03:56pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Nick Dunlap walked away from Pinehurst No. 2 less than a year ago with a shiny trophy to show for his work. Very little remains the same as he returns for the U.S. Open. The 20-year-old champion of the North & South Amateur, played over the same Donald Ross classic that High school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them 06/12/2024 03:55pm • Emily Post would be proud. A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his fellow graduates. So he wrote them personal thank-you notes presented at the ceremony — 180 to be exact. “I wish I could’ve acknowledged you all, but there