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Rookie Keider Montero throws Tigers' first shutout in 3 seasons in 11-0 rout of Rockies 09/10/2024 11:04pm • DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Keider Montero pitched Detroit's first individual shutout in three seasons and the Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-0 Tuesday night. Montero (5-6) was making his 14th major league start and became the first Tigers pitcher with nine shutout innings since Spencer Turnbull's Schwarber sets MLB leadoff HR mark, Stevenson delivers tiebreaking hit as Phillies top Rays 9-4 09/10/2024 11:02pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber set an MLB record with his 14th leadoff homer of the season before leaving due to injury, and pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Tuesday night. Trea Turner h Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall 09/10/2024 10:55pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm's way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expecte Phils' Schwarber sets MLB mark with 14th leadoff HR of the season before leaving with elbow injury 09/10/2024 10:47pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber set the MLB single-season record with his 14th leadoff home run Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays before being removed from the game in the fourth inning due to a hyperextended left elbow. In the bottom of the first inning, Sc Andrew McCutchen reaches 20-homer plateau for 10th time as Pirates beat Marlins 6-4 09/10/2024 10:16pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run blast to reach the 20-homer plateau for the 10th time in his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night. The 37-year-old designated hitter turned on a fastball from Miami's Adam Oller (1-3) with two on and two ou UK leader faces unease in his Labour Party after a winter fuel allowance is cut for millions 09/10/2024 09:51pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a battle of nerves with his Labour Party on Tuesday, winning a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills — but not ending unease about it among his lawmakers. St Mariners place starter Luis Castillo on the 15-day IL sidelining him for the stretch run 09/10/2024 08:59pm • SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners placed right-hander Luis Castillo on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday due to a hamstring injury, taking away one of their top arms for the stretch run. Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said Castillo was going to receive an injection in the hamstring in Sweden gets a new foreign minister after Billström's shock departure last week 09/10/2024 08:33pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new foreign minister was named in Sweden on Tuesday, nearly a week after the post was vacated in a surprise resignation. The move to appoint Maria Malmer Stenegard, 43, came after Tobias Billström said on Sept. 4 that he was leaving the government in a shock departure No, Your Mortgage Rate Won't Go Down With the Fed Rate Cut -- Debunking the Myths 09/10/2024 08:00pm • When you see all the excitement surrounding the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut by the end of this year, you might think Christmas has come early. People attach almost magical powers to the Fed and its interest rate cuts. Supposedly, rate cuts will benefit the housing market, homeowners and How to Vote as a College Student 09/10/2024 08:00pm • College students planning to vote in the November 2024 national general elections should understand that every state has its own voting laws and procedures -- and that some can be tricky, especially if you're voting as an out-of-state student. Here are some common student questions about casting bal How the Next President Could Impact the Housing Market 09/10/2024 08:00pm • With housing supply and affordability at critically low levels, and young voters worried about debt, inflation and housing costs, the candidates for president are making housing issues part of their campaigns. Housing was second behind inflation and a high cost of living as the most important financ Nebraska's top election official might try to remove a ballot measure to repeal school funding law 09/10/2024 07:56pm • The Nebraska Supreme Court appears set to decide if voters get to determine whether to reject a new law pushed through largely by Republican lawmakers to provide taxpayer money for private school tuition. But depending on how they rule, the Nebraska Secretary of State could unilaterally deprive vote NYPD officer lands $175K settlement over 'courtesy cards' that help drivers get out of traffic stops 09/10/2024 07:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in a lawsuit that illuminated the use of the “courtesy cards” that officers dole out to friends and relatives to get out of traffic stops and other minor infractions, according to an agreement filed Brazilian police raid targets accused of laundering millions in gold mined in the Amazon 09/10/2024 07:34pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police on Tuesday conducted multiple raids targeting a criminal group it alleged has laundered at least 3.1 metric tons of gold mined in the Amazon rainforest to conceal its illegal origins. The group operated within the Kayapo people's territory in Para state and Florida jurors deliberate about activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos 09/10/2024 07:27pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in Florida will deliberate Wednesday in the trial of four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhu