Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history.
Author: Nexstar Media Wire and The Associated Press
More states legalize marijuana, Oregon decriminalizes small amounts of cocaine, heroin, meth
A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday as more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
Cincinnati Reds say broadcaster Thom Brennaman resigns after anti-gay slur
The Cincinnati Reds say team broadcaster Thom Brennaman has resigned following his use of an anti-gay slur on air last month.
Whale swims free of crocodile-filled Australian river as 270 are stranded
A humpback whale has found its way back to sea weeks after getting lost in a murky, crocodile-infested river in northern Australia, while an estimated 270 pilot whales became stranded in the country’s south.