CLEVELAND — For a generation, he was as much a part of October as fun-size Snickers bars and pumpkin-spice lattes. Andy Pettitte made 44 starts in baseball’s postseason, logging so many innings that nobody else comes within 50. And every time he took the mound, Pettitte knew the expectation.“I was going to probably throw 100 pitches, no matter what,” Pettitte said late Friday in a familiar setting: the New York Yankees’ clubhouse on the precipice of a pennant. “It’s just a different game now.”So it was in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, when the Yankees and Cleveland…
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How do you choose between two banking behemoths that offer a similar range of products and services? By drilling down into the details to uncover which one best fits your unique needs. Broadly speaking, both Wells Fargo and Bank of America will cover your basic banking, but depending on the type of saver (or spender) you are, one could be a better match. Personal checking accounts Wells Fargo and Bank of America offer various personal checking accounts that range from standard to more premium options. Each account differs depending on whether you’re looking to store your money somewhere that charges minimal…
President Donald Trump talks to the press outside the White House, July 19, 2019, left, and Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, at the vice president’s residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, Oct. 7, 2024.Getty Images (L) | Reuters (R)Prescription drug costs. Abortion rights. The future of Obamacare. The fast-approaching presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could lead to a huge range of outcomes for patients on those issues and others in the sprawling U.S. health…
Donald Trump and Mark CubanLucas Jackson | Reuters; Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump on Saturday railed against fellow billionaire Mark Cuban, who has been vigorously campaigning for his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.”Mark Cuban is a Loser,” Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post. “Wouldn’t take his phone calls anymore while at the White House, and he went rogue. A weak and pathetic ‘bully,’ he’s got nothing going. Really low clubhead speed, a total non-athlete!”Trump’s insults come several days after Cuban mocked the Republican presidential nominee’s tariff proposals at a Harris campaign rally.”Let me just tell you, this…
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are shown on screen during a debate watch party at the Cameo Art House Theatre in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sept. 10, 2024.Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWith the Social Security Administration facing a looming funding crisis over the next decade, it’s clear that the next U.S. president — either Democratic candidate Kamala Harris or Republican candidate Donald Trump — is poised to inherit a Social Security dilemma.Almost 68 million Americans receive Social Security payments every month. The benefits support seniors in their retirement, disabled Americans and survivors of beneficiaries, but the future…
Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates winning the United States Formula One Sprint at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 19, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesRed Bull’s Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix sprint race Saturday to earn his first victory of any kind in nearly five months and keep McLaren’s Lando Norris from chipping away at his lead in the Formula 1 season championship.Norris kept Verstappen in sight for 18 of 19 laps at the Circuit of the Americas after he launched…
Knowing where you’ll live in retirement can be as important as how much you save.In three U.S. states, you’d need to spend six figures a year to live comfortably in retirement — far more than in most others, according to a recent GOBankingRates analysis.In Hawaii, California and Massachusetts, average annual retirement expenses exceed $100,000, with Hawaii topping the list at $129,296. In contrast, retirees in West Virginia need just $58,190 a year — the lowest of any state.Over a 30-year retirement, the difference in savings needed between Hawaii and West Virginia would be over $1.25 million.The estimates are based on…
NEW YORK — The New York Mets aren’t dead yet.They used an early offensive explosion against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and held on late in a 12-6 victory in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Game 6 is Sunday night, back at Dodger Stadium.After consecutive home blowouts, the Mets started quickly thanks to Pete Alonso’s first-inning three-run homer. That broke the ice against Flaherty, who had shut them out on two hits over seven innings in Game 1. New York poured it on in a five-run third inning, building leads of 8-1 and 10-2 in the…
In 2021, my husband Evan and I sold our small urban farm in Louisiana and set out on a continent-spanning adventure that would change our lives.We spent five years on the outskirts of New Orleans, where we taught ourselves how to garden, keep honeybees and raise chickens, selling our honey and eggs. I ran my photography business, and Evan worked as a licensed massage therapist. We liked aspects of our life in the city, but over time, we realized how much we wanted a more rural, self-sufficient existence. We couldn’t afford to do something at the scale we wanted in the…
By Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty and Zack MeiselCLEVELAND — For the second night in a row, the New York Yankees scored two runs off Emmanuel Clase, the Cleveland Guardians’ struggling star closer. This time, though, they made the runs stand, taking a thrilling 8-6 victory that gave them a three-games-to-one-lead in the American League Championship Series.Clase, who served up two homers in Game 3, came into Game 4 with a 6-6 tie in the top of the ninth. The Yankees greeted him with singles by Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Volpe, broke the tie on an infield grounder by…
