According to Lithuania’s Migration Department, more than 16,000 Belarusians received long-term visas in the past nine months. Nearly 3,500 of them were issued as a humanitarian effort, implying political motivation. The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius has become a sanctuary for the Belarusian opposition, where activists, human rights advocates, journalists and even an entire Belarusian university have found asylum. The diversion of the Ryanair flight, which was carrying the journalist Raman Pratasevich, by Lukashenko has rattled many who have sought safety in other countries....

This time it’s William Lowe, a part-time player at Iowa a few years ago who was best known as one of the Rhabdo 13. Lowe was hospitalized in 2011 during winter conditioning for an unknown illness that was eventually discovered to be rhabdomyolysis — a breakdown of muscle cells that could, worst-case, lead to kidney damage or failure. The Iowa players were pushed too hard during conditioning, the story goes, and 13 developed Rhabdo....

That’s why his second album, “Poses,” finds Wainwright in his element. Appropriating the spirit of a Broadway musical, he spins the tale of a creature very much like himself: a handsome gay man who comes to New York to be recognized as the star he knows he is. But the character soon becomes lost in his own desire and ego, his lofty aspirations melting into a swill of alcohol and self-loathing....

Here is a list of previous champions: 1947: Williamsport, Pa. over Lock Haven, Pa. 16–7 1948: Lock Haven, Pa. over St. Petersburg, Fla. 6–5 1949: Hammonton, N.J. over Pensacola, Fla. 5–0 1950: Houston, Tex. over Bridgeport, Conn. 2–1 1951: Stamford, Conn. over Austin, Tex. 3–0 1952: Norwalk, Conn. over Monongahela, Pa. 4–3 1953: Birmingham, Ala. over Schenectady, N.Y. 1–0 1954: Schenectady, N.Y. over Colton, Calif. 7–5 1955: Morrisville, Pa. over Merchantville, N....

Here is the TV schedule (all times ET): Thursday, Aug. 14 — Double Elimination Games Game 1: Asia-Pacific (South Korea) 10, Europe-Africa (Czech Republic) 3 Game 2: Great Lakes (Illinois) 12, Northwest (Washington) 2, 5 innings Game 3: Caribbean (Puerto Rico) 16, Australia (Perth Metro North) 3, 4 innings Game 4: West (Nevada) 12, Midwest (South Dakota) 2, 5 innings LLWS: 12 who played in Little League and big league World Series...

With the franchise’s move to Las Vegas looming, the fact that Gruden did not feel the need to invest in Mack should make the Raiders feel uneasy about their coaching gamble. Just about every other NFL team with reasonable salary cap space would have locked up a franchise cornerstone like Mack to a lucrative contract extension, but Oakland had no interest. Even the reportedly long list of teams willing to part with heavy compensation for the edge rusher failed to remind Oakland of the mistake it was making....

“All I knew was I had to get there,” she told People Magazine. “I had to get to him and make sure he was okay. I hate that he was in that situation. I wouldn’t want anybody in that situation, especially someone I love and care about.” MORE: Lamar Odom through the years | Khloe Kardashian thanks Odom fans for support These are Kardashian’s first comments since Odom was rushed to the hospital....

“It’s gonna take a motherf**king miracle for me and that man to be friends again,” Cudi said in an interview with Esquire. “I don’t see it happening. He gon’ have to become a monk.” The two musicians had a falling out in February reportedly over Cudi’s friendship with comedian Pete Davidson, who was dating West’s estranged wife Kim Kardashian at the time. At the time, West—who now goes by Ye—announced on Instagram that Cudi would no longer be featured on his upcoming album “because he’s friends with you know who....

The symptoms, causes, and treatment of kidney failure can vary depending on whether the condition is acute (rapidly developing) or chronic (long-term and gradually progressing). Despite the types, kidney failure requires immediate and sometimes urgent medical care. This article explains what kidney failure is, including why it occurs and what is involved in the diagnosis and treatment. It also lists the signs and symptoms of an emergency so that you can seek appropriate care....

The COVID-19 coronavirus, which was first identified in Wuhan city of the Hubei province of China, has infected more than 85,400 people globally across more than 50 countries, and claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. Around 79,000 of the cases have been confirmed in China, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader of the reclusive state (which reportedly has had no confirmed cases of the virus), has instructed the country to “seal off all the channels and space through which the infectious disease may find its way, and strengthen check-up, test and quarantine,” in a meeting with officials from the ruling Workers’ Party on Friday, according to North Korea’s Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), Reuters reported....

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star filed for divorce from Kanye West in February 2021. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge declared that the 41-year-old was officially single, bringing their split a step closer to being finalized. Kardashian has said ending the marriage will allow her and West, 44, to “peacefully” co-parent their four children—North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2. The Donda rapper, 44, has repeatedly expressed his desire to rekindle their relationship on stage and in social media posts, but a lawyer has told Newsweek his volatile comments about Kardashian and her new relationship could jeopardize his child custody....

Zolciak-Biermann and her daughter Brielle Biermann accused the airline of unjustly kicking their entire family off of a plane at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The reality duo was traveling from Los Angeles back home to Atlanta with Zolciak-Biermann’s youngest children, 8-year-old KJ, 6-year-old Kash and Kaia, 5. The family was reportedly waiting for Zolciak-Biermann’s husband Kroy Biermann to board the plane. However, they alleged they were all removed from the flight when Kroy Biermann arrived at the gate after the aircraft door was shut....

My reaction to Kimbo Slice was the same as millions of others: Who is this dude? MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 Against the odds, we all got the chance to find out. Now, after a bumpy, circuitous, wholly unique road to something resembling mainstream success, Slice — Kevin Ferguson — is dead at 42 in South Florida. The end is sad, and its specifics are unknown for now, other than that foul play wasn’t involved....

Slice and Shamrock were originally supposed to meet at the under the now-defunct, EliteXC, at a show in Oct. 2008 in south Florida. Hours before the fight, Shamrock dropped out of the fight due to an accidental cut while sparring with a training partner. The promotion had to scramble for an opponent for Slice and found one in Seth Petruzelli, who was supposed to compete in an undercard bout. Petruzelli shocked the world and knocked out Slice in 14 seconds....

The 21-year-old right winger, who was acquired by Los Angeles in a trade with Toronto for defenseman Jake Muzzin in January, found the back of the net in the third period for his first career goal. The goal was the equalizer at the time, tying the game at two; however, LA would go on to lose to the Coyotes 4-2. On the play, Arizona netminder Darcy Kuemper sent Derek Forbort’s shot right to Grundstrom at the top of the crease....

The RNC voted with a substantial majority to censure Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, and Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, due to their involvement with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack against the U.S. Capitol and their opposition to former President Donald Trump. The resolution stated that the two GOP lawmakers “are participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse, and they are both utilizing their past professed political affiliation to mask Democrat abuse of prosecutorial power for partisan purposes…”...

Speaking to MSNBC’s Alex Wagner Tuesday evening, the Illinois Republican representative noted how his rejection of former President Trump has led to him being ostracized by his party. Kinzinger made the remarks the same evening Republican Representative Liz Cheney lost a primary battle after prolonged intense criticism of Trump, calling him a threat to the Constitution. Wagner asked Kinzinger why so many Republicans were so enthralled with Trump that they voted against Cheney, “who otherwise is everything you could want from a conservative Republican....

His comment came during an interview on ABC’s This Week after he was asked about Republicans’ views on the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The congressman sits on the House select committee that is investigating last year’s riot, which has been holding a series of public hearings in recent weeks. “There’s a lot of recent polling showing that the number of Republicans over the last year who view this as a legitimate protest on January 6 and not an insurrection has actually dramatically risen....

The U.S. and its Western European allies have increasingly raised alarms that Russia appears to be on the cusp of invading Ukraine—although Moscow has repeatedly downplayed or rejected these concerns. Amid tense diplomacy, Russia has demanded that the NATO alliance commit to never allowing Ukraine to become a member of the organization to ease tensions. Axios reported earlier this month that Senator Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, wrote to Secretary State Antony Blinken on February 1 and argued that admitting Ukraine to NATO would not be in the best interest of the U....

It was never a sure thing that the 49ers would make a reunion happen between Cousins and his former Washington coordinator, Kyle Shanahan, next season in free agency. If nothing else, Washington could always have either put the franchise or transition tag on him again … or, in the upset of the decade, agree to a long-term deal. Of course, if anyone really envisioned the team and Cousins closing their bizarre gulf and agreeing to a contract, the 49ers and Shanahan would never have loomed for 2018....