1:15 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON -- After Celtics star Jayson Tatum scored 44 points to lead his team to a 119-114 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, overcoming a spectacular 47-point performance from Stephen Curry…

America’s oldest person has died, but she left behind quite a legacy — not the least of which are some 120 great-great-grandchildren.
Hester Ford, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died Saturday at the age of 116, according to WBTV.
Born in 1904 in…

Jay Bruce’s phasing out of the lineup continued Saturday in the Yankees’ 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays at the Stadium.
DJ LeMahieu started at first base for the second straight game and fourth time in the past six games. Bruce had…

While some states are reopening businesses or dropping mask mandates altogether, Oregon is bucking the trend — floating an idea to require masks and social distancing indefinitely.
One of the state’s top health officials wants to require masks and social distancing in…

Eight trillion dollars. That’s how much President Joe Biden has proposed in new spending — in just the 2½ months since taking office. It’s an absurd figure, equal to more than a third of America’s entire yearly economic output.
And it’s overwhelmingly…

New Yorkers aged 50 and older no longer need to make an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccination — they can walk right into more than 30 locations throughout the five boroughs.
The city made the announcement Saturday in the hopes…

DETROIT – Emergency rooms are overwhelmed with patients in Metro Detroit. Michigan continues to lead the country in COVID case rates, but did see a drop in cases on Saturday. April 17, 2021: Michigan coronavirus cases up to 785,307; Death toll now…
By Jill Serjeant 3 Min Read LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Oscars ceremony next week will have the look and feel of a movie, giving winners more time for speeches, while coronavirus masks will play a major role, producers of the show…

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Saturday reported 888 new COVID-19 cases in the state and three new deaths due to the virus. …

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