26-year-old Sharkey was found dead on the side of the road Saturday near I-10, about 17 miles west of downtown Houston. She was formally identified on Monday. Lauren Breaux, Ally Cale and Courtney Ehninger, all friends of Sharkey, have spoken about how she was fearful for her life leading up to her death. “We don’t know what happened. We obviously have had ideas. We believe she was murdered, absolutely,” Breaux told ABC13....

As go the palace moats so goes the country: black bass and bluegills have invaded most ponds and lakes on this island nation. Aside from being big and ugly, the fish are wreaking considerable havoc on local ecosystems. They eat the babies of many native Japanese fish, threatening the survival of several species, such as tanago and honmoroko. Earlier this year the Japanese government declared war on the invaders. It formed a panel of experts to analyze the situation and come up with strategies to eliminate the fish....

Karlos Williams is the No. 14 rusher in the NFL after three weeks, and Buffalo’s rookie starter is about to shoot up the charts. Despite only 24 carries, he has racked up 182 yards for a ridiculous, league-leading 7.8-yard average. His three touchdowns, one in each game, are tied for second. FANTASY: Williams among Week 4 sleepers | Lineup advice | RB rankings Williams will see both his workload and scoring chances increase significantly in Buffalo....

It’s usually the same song and dance: Washington inspires confidence that this is the year things are different with a couple quick playoff victories. But history suggests it’s nothing more than a delusion, another round of sick and inhumane punishment for long-starving D.C. hockey fans. No team in the history of the NHL (and really, all professional sports) has proven so proficient at blowing leads in the playoffs as the Capitals....

title: “All Disney All The Time” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “Ruth Byrd”

From championship bouts to grudge matches, AEW will give wrestling fans it all on Saturday as the promotion gets ready for the next chapter of its story. AEW Champion Jon Moxley looks to continue to be at the top of the promotion when he takes on MJF. Hikaru Shida tries to defend her AEW Women’s Championship against NWA Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa, and Kenny Omega and Adam Page hope to retain their AEW Tag Team Championships against FTR....

Our favorite oversized, overpriced and flat-out gorgeous slipcased volumes this year celebrate in plenteous minutely copious splendors of creation. The two volumes of The Field Guide Art of Roger Tory Peterson (Houghton Mifflin. $300) reproduce his chastely colorful and precise paintings of American birds. And the 17th-century Tibetan Medical Paintings (Abrams. 2 vols., $195), which originally illustrated a contemporaneous treatise on healing, contain thousands of small, vivid images, illustrating herbs, medical instruments, anatomy-and pathologies from dropsy to demonic possession....

QB Chuckie Keeton, Sr., Utah State RB Jacobi Owens, Jr., Air Force RB Donnel Pumphrey, Jr., San Diego State OL Andrew Ruechel, Sr., Air Force OL Marcus Henry, Sr., Boise State OL Chase Roullier, Jr., Wyoming OL Rees Odhiambo, Sr., Boise State OL Ben Clarke, Sr., Hawaii TE Steven Walker, Sr., Colorado State WR Rashard Higgins, Jr., Colorado State WR Devonte Boyd, So., UNLV 2015 PREVIEW: All-Americans | Top 25 | Best 25 conference games...

The 2015 Royals are on track to match that feat for this year’s Midsummer Classic — to be played in Cincinnati, of all places. MORE: Worst managers of the last 30 years MLB on Tuesday released the first round of American League vote totals for the All-Star Game, and Kansas City’s dominance on the field has carried over to the balloting. Catcher Salvador Perez leads all players with 1,447,753 votes, and teammates Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon also are in line to start in the Queen City....

Not even the first round could line up with expectations, as Stephen Curry was kicked out and Belinelli, a surprise entry, led the Western Conference. Bradley Beal represented the East in the final round following a high score of 21 points, a performance that resulted in some love from Nelly afterward. Belinelli finished with 19 points in the final round, and it was on Beal to top him. He succeeded in tying Belinelli at 19, which led to a final round in which both players were given 60 seconds and one final round....

The university bought a $400,000 condominium near the president’s official residence in Garden City, N.Y. Between 1990 and 1995 Adelphi leased a $7,500-a-month Manhattan apartment, and then bought a $1.2 million condo for him nearby. Adelphi officials insist the surplus homes are used for fund-raisers and visiting dignitaries. “You can’t raise money in goddammed Long Island,” says trustee George Lois, whose firm created an in-your-face ad campaign for Adelphi. But Diamandopoulos also has the option to buy back the Manhattan condo-and its contents–at a 25 percent loss to Adelphi....

The series’ showrunner Jeff Rake, however, has reassured fans that the show is not truly over. “Your support is awe-inspiring,” he wrote on Twitter. “We’re trying to find a way to conclude the series. Could take a week, a month, a year. But we’re not giving up. You deserve an end to the story.” Exactly what that end could be, however, remains to be seen. Here are some of the options the show may have…...

The storms were part of an intense and rare weather system that struck states including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee. The catastrophic outbreak included more than 30 tornado reports across the country and is considered an extremely rare event this late into the season. “This has been the most devastating tornado event in our state’s history. What it has done here is indescribable. The level of devastation is unlike anything I’ve ever seen,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said early Saturday morning....

The nominations, announced Tuesday morning in London, are led by newly-minted Golden Globe winners Joaquin Phoenix, Taron Egerton and Renee Zellweger. The acting fields also feature a who’s who of big Hollywood names such as double nominees Scarlett Johansson (lead actress for Marriage Story and supporting actress for Jojo Rabbit) and Margot Robbie (two supporting actress nominations for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Bombshell), Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt....

With Seamus Coleman, Ross Barkley, Yannick Bolasie and Leighton Baines all on the recovery trail, Allardyce has a clutch of senior players making their way back to full fitness. After Dominic Calvert-Lewin again impressed in Monday’s 3-1 Premier League win against Swansea City, the former England boss is in no rush to make further signings to a large squad that has no European commitments after exiting the Europa League at the group stage....

AI didn’t want to drop a name, although he did specify it wasn’t Skip Bayless. But Jackson and Barnes said they knew who it was. (Language warning for the clip below.) “I know you know who I’m talking to. I know you hate me, and trust me, trust me, I don’t hate nobody … yes, I do. I hate you,” Iverson said while looking directly into a camera. “You and your daddy,” Iverson said in conclusion....

Kenisha Miller and her boyfriend, Anthony Patterson, told local news station WKRG-TV that they were driving on Washington Avenue in downtown Mobile when they slammed on their brakes and stopped to do a double-take. “We saw a gator coming out of the drainage hole, and we were like, ‘Is that a real gator?’” Miller told the outlet. When they realized it was, the couple said they rushed to get police and Game and Wildlife officials to the scene as the reptile began slowly inching toward the apartment building....

Recession fears across the country increased by two percentage points since September, and 27 percent of Americans now say they think the country will face a recession within the next year, according to the poll, which was released Monday. Thirty-two percent of registered voters think that the country will slide into recession in the next 12 months. But the data also indicated a pointed partisan divide in perception. While nearly half—47 percent—of Democrats are anticipating a recession, just 13 percent of Republicans expect one....

Bale, Iniesta, Kroos and the players set to miss El Clasico The Portugal star has recaptured some of his best form in recent weeks after a brief goal drought, with five goals in his last two matches helping to propel Real Madrid to a six-point lead at the top of La Liga. Alonso spent five years alongside Ronaldo with Madrid, winning La Liga, the Champions League, the Spanish Supercup and the Copa del Rey twice before leaving to join Bayern in 2014....

Your body makes its own ALA, but it is also available from certain foods and as a supplement. Though ALA supplements are marketed for many health conditions, there is little evidence to support their use. This article reviews the potential uses of ALA and also covers side effects and possible interactions. Uses of Alpha-Lipoic Acid Supplement use should be individualized and vetted by a healthcare provider. No supplement is intended to treat, cure, or prevent disease....