Joe Hernandez
Stories
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National
How a new MLB rule could change baseball games this season
A pitch clock will give pitchers 20 seconds or less to throw the ball, and hitters have to be in the batter's box when the timer hits 8 seconds. It already cost one team a game in spring training.
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Environment
The EPA steps in to take over the East Palestine train derailment cleanup
Under the legal order, Norfolk Southern is responsible for the costs and cleanup of soil and water contaminated by the release of hazardous chemicals from its derailed train earlier this month.
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National
Dozens of U.K. companies will keep the 4-day workweek after a pilot program ends
Worker satisfaction went up and revenues remained steady during the six-month trial. Now, nearly all of the 61 companies that took part say they'll continue offering the four-day workweek.
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National
The Buffalo Tops shooter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
The 19-year-old also faces 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence. He will make an appearance in federal court this week.
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National
A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean
The airline says the two pilots of the December flight from Maui made a safety report after landing in San Francisco and are currently receiving additional training.
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National
Woodpeckers went nuts, stashing 700 pounds of acorns in the wall of a California home
Exterminator Nick Castro found the massive stash of acorns after being called to a home with a worm problem. "Bird was a bit of a hoarder," he joked on social media.
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Politics
Romney tells Santos 'you don't belong here' in a tense State of the Union run-in
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the embattled New York congressman, who faces continued questions about his biography and campaign finances, should've been "sitting in the back row and staying quiet."
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National
Miss a credit card payment? Federal regulators want to put new limits on late fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to cap late fees at $8. Banking groups say the proposal would result in higher costs for consumers.
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World
Excavators say they've found a previously unknown Egyptian royal tomb in Luxor
Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the tomb may date back to the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, which occurred between 1550 B.C. and 1292 BC.
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Health
The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
In a victory for animal rights advocates, drugmakers can take their products to human clinical trials using alternative testing methods that don't involve animals.