Ivan Rodriguez was 19 when the Texas Rangers promoted the fresh-faced catcher with a cannon for an arm to the major leagues midway through the 1991 season.

In the five-way Democratic primary race for Virginia’s 47th House District seat, the only certainty is that no one knows who has the edge.

When 12-year-old Bridget Finnerty and her 6-year-old brother,
Pierce, woke up early Tuesday and smelled smoke, they yelled to warn
their parents and brother — then made their own escape from their
burning Arlington Heights home.

When 12-year-old Bridget Finnerty and her 6-year-old brother, Pierce, woke up early Tuesday and smelled smoke, they yelled to warn their parents and brother — then made their own escape from their burning Arlington Heights home.

Kevin Finnerty left behind a suicide note and a gas can, Arlington Heights police said today as they announced Finnerty set the fire that killed his wife, his 11-year-old son and himself.

Jockey Jamie Theriot, whose mount caused the accident that has left fellow rider Rene Douglas under intensive care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with paralysis in his legs and other serious injuries, has been suspended for 30 days, stewards at Arlington Park announced Monday.