What you need to know

What you need to know

EAST LANSING — As the fall semester comes to a close, thousands of Michigan State University students are preparing to walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. About 4,000 students in baccalaureate, masters, doctoral and professional programs at MSU will graduate on Friday and Saturday at the Breslin Student Events Center, located at 534 … Read more

Report shows modest ‘turning point’ in Oklahoma teacher workforce recovery

Report shows modest ‘turning point’ in Oklahoma teacher workforce recovery

Against a backdrop of record emergency certifications issued in the state and high staffing vacancy levels, a new report suggests a potential “turning point” in the momentum to recover Oklahoma’s teacher workforce. According to a new report from the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, after years of decline, public colleges and universities in Oklahoma … Read more

Soto set to sign reported £600m deal – biggest in history of sport

Soto set to sign reported £600m deal – biggest in history of sport

Soto has been selected four times for MLB’s All-Star game [Getty Images] Juan Soto is set to sign what is reportedly the biggest contract in the history of sport after agreeing a $765m (£600m) deal over 15 years with Major League Baseball’s New York Mets. Multiple sources in the United States have disclosed details of … Read more

Mob hangs and kills 3 men accused of kidnapping girl in Mexico

Mob hangs and kills 3 men accused of kidnapping girl in Mexico

Three men accused of kidnapping and robbing a girl were lynched by a crowd in central Mexico on Saturday, local authorities said. Lynchings have increased in Mexico in recent years, with experts saying the perception of impunity leads communities to take justice into their own hands. The trio were killed on Saturday afternoon in San … Read more

Chiefs show Chargers how to win close games, still a lost cause for L.A.

Chiefs show Chargers how to win close games, still a lost cause for L.A.

The Chargers’ Troy Dye (43) reacts as the Chiefs’ Matthew Wright (49) is congratulated after his game-winning field goal. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) Clanks for the memories. New kicker Matthew Wright lifted the Kansas City Chiefs to a 19-17 victory over the Chargers on Sunday night with a 31-yard field goal that miraculously ricocheted … Read more

How Shohei Ohtani’s first year transformed the Dodgers financially

How Shohei Ohtani’s first year transformed the Dodgers financially

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani holds the World Series trophy during the locker-room celebration following Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The announcements came like a metronome at the start of last season, a steady stream of almost weekly news releases from the Dodgers announcing one Japanese sponsorship deal after the … Read more