Tag: Recreation and leisure
Call of Duty among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Voting is open for the next inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, with Call of Duty, Guitar Hero...
HBCU Legacy Bowl to be played next February in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The Black College Football Hall of Fame has established the HBCU Legacy Bowl, a postseason all-star game that will showcase NFL...
Illinois residents must travel to bet on Illini, Loyola
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —
A state law on sports gambling law...
Rio Las Vegas owner joins with Hyatt for remodel and rebrand
LAS VEGAS — The Rio Las Vegas hotel-casino announced Thursday it will partner with Hyatt Hotels Corp. to rebrand and renovate the more than...
Stone tablet marking First Amendment freedoms finds new home
PHILADELPHIA — A four-story, 50-ton marble tablet engraved with the text of the First Amendment, previously displayed on the facade of the now-shuttered Newseum...
Pride program: Rangers offer front-office look for students
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have established a fellowship program named after the late Charley Pride that will offer 10-week paid internships for...
EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans
<p>Chicago — The shootings at three Georgia massage parlors and spas that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent, come...
Trump Casino Miami? Florida gambling bill raises possibility
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind...
Japan raises tariffs on US beef after hitting import limit
<p>TOKYO — Imported American beef in Japan has proved so popular it's topped the annual limits called “safeguards,” and the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
New mom, Army vet among 8 killed in Georgia spa shootings
One was new mother taking a rare break from caring for her baby girl. Another was an Army veteran who installed security systems in...