• Associated Press

    Jack Leiter, son of Al, to make major league debut for Rangers on Thursday against Tigers

    Jack Leiter, the 23-year-old son of former major league pitcher Al Leiter, is to make his major league debut for the Texas Rangers against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Texas said Tuesday it intended to select the contract of Leiter from Triple-A Round Rock, where he is 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA in two starts and one relief appearance this season. Taken second overall in the 2021 amateur draft from Vanderbilt, Leiter has pitched 14 1/3 innings this season with 25 strikeouts and three walks.

  • Deadline

    Smartmatic And OAN Reach Settlement In Election Rigging Defamation Case

    Smartmatic has reached a settlement with One America News Network over claims that the news outlet amplified false claims that the voting systems company rigged the results of the 2020 election. “Smartmatic has resolved its litigation against OANN through a confidential settlement,” said attorney Eric Connolly, who is representing the voting company in the lawsuit. …

  • Evening Standard

    Birmingham Airport suspends operations over 'security incident' on plane

    The scare was reportedly over ‘a suspicious device found on an Aer Lingus flight to Belfast’