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The New York native just finished his high school career at Christ the King (N.C.) and has decided to end what has become a whirlwind recruitment in recent months. UNLV, Arizona, St. John’s, UNC, and N.C. State are the finalists, and those fan-bases will undoubtedly be nervously watching as he announces later this evening. Alkins has taken visits either officially or unofficially to each program. MORE: Ranking the top 25 high school prospects...

Ellis experimented a bit with her roster and lineup choices, and as a result the U.S. was much more disjointed than usual in a pair of 1-0 victories. In the end the manner in which the U.S. won these two matches in Europe likely won’t matter much, with 2019 now the focus. It was quite the 2018 though, with the U.S. going 18-0-2 and winning the SheBelieves Cup, the Tournament of Nations and the Concacaf Women’s Championship....

That tracks players who hit home runs at an incredible rate. It's easy analysis for first-round talent such as Chris Davis (11.02) and Miguel Cabrera (12.61), the twosome that finished Nos. 1-2 in 2013. EXPERTS MOCK DRAFTS: Bender | Pinkerton | Lutovsky | Valentine | Williams It's more about the players who fill out your team later. Here's a look at five such sluggers with notable AB/HR rates). Jayson Werth, OF, Nationals (18....

The most urgent hurdle of all: improving patient safety. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine declared that close to 100,000 Americans die annually from medical errors. This year, more dire news: medication errors harm at least 1.5 million people and cost some $3.5 billion per year. What goes wrong? Missed diagnoses, incorrect drug dosing, failure to treat promptly. Experts agree that doctors, nurses, pharmacists and technicians will always make mistakes–it’s the safety net around them that needs to be fixed....

Sensory deprivation tanks were first invented in the 1950s by Dr. Jay Shurley and Dr. John Lilly. Their main goal was to examine human consciousness and the brain’s reaction to a complete lack of external stimuli. It was thought that being without any sensory input such as sound or light would cause a person to fall into a state of unconsciousness, but that wasn’t the case. The test subjects maintained complete awareness....

On September 6, the world’s largest floating office opened their doors as the GCA’s headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Floating Office Rotterdam (FOR) began construction in 2018 and was steered by the architect team at the Powerhouse Company. “We work with governments, businesses and communities on solutions to our climate crisis,” Patrick Verkooijen, CEO for GCA, said in an email to Newsweek. “Because we not only need to accelerate the transition away from greenhouse gas emissions, but also urgently respond to the climate impacts that are already here and affecting lives and livelihoods around the world, especially in poorer, more vulnerable countries....

Dallas Stubbs earned a spot on the Gators roster, two years after he was cut from Will Muschamp’s Florida squad to make room for kickers Jorge Powell and Brooks Abbott. MORE: Week 8 picks | Best Florida Gators of all time “It was amazing,” Stubbs said Thursday, via gatorsports.com. “I’m just so thankful and I hope to make everyone proud.” Florida became in desperate need of a kicker when Powell, who was Florida’s backup kicker, suffered a season-ending injury after the team’s loss to LSU....

The injuries at the Seminole Classic Casino, in Hollywood, Florida, were all reported to be minor. Six people were sent to Hollywood’s Memorial Regional Hospital for precautionary measures, while the other 20 people were treated at the scene, Gary Bitner, a spokesperson for the Seminole Classic Casino, told Newsweek. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening, Bitner added, and they were “quite varied,” he said. The explosion occurred at about 9:50 a....

Daniela, 31, and Enzo Dalmazzo, 43, of Miami Beach, were charged with numerous counts of using the falsified documents when they arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to NBC 6, the couple was arrested on August 11 on the north shore of the city when they tried to use the cards for their children, both of whom were too young to be vaccinated. In court records filed with the Hawaii Attorney General’s office, and seen by NBC 6, it was found Enzo was charged with one count of using a fake COVID-19 vaccination document while Daniela was handed three counts, including those for their children born in 2016 and 2017....

Auburndale police said two men had been fishing at Lake Stella when one of them hooked something heavy at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, according to CBS affiliate WTSP. As the fisherman reeled in the gravy catch, he realized it appeared to be a person. Concerned by what they had found, one of the men rushed to call his dad. After the father arrived at the banks of Lake Stella, they confirmed it was indeed a real human body and called the police, the network reported....

Dozens of Republican politicians across the country in states like Nebraska, South Carolina and Georgia have taken up new legislation in recent weeks that would restrict or outright ban abortion as federal judges and the Supreme Court set to issue rulings later this year on influential cases from Texas and Mississippi that could severely alter or overturn the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing the right for women in the U....

Martin Hyde, a businessman, made the remarks in a video posted to YouTube on Friday as he competes in an apparent longshot effort to defeat Republican Representative Vern Buchanan in the August 23 primary. Hyde’s comments follow the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence as part of an investigation into the handling of White House documents. The FBI has warned of increased threats against members of the agency following the search at Mar-a-Lago, which prompted a furious response from Trump and his allies....

DeSantis included the provision as part of a new law dubbed the Combatting Violence, Disorder and Looting and Protecting Law Enforcement Act. One part of the law aims to criminalize certain protests occurring on roads, creating a third-degree felony for those who “obstruct traffic during an unpermitted protest, demonstration or violent or disorderly assembly,” “[The law will] require a felony if you incapacitate any of the roadways,” DeSantis said during a press conference....

A Wednesday report from The Miami Herald revealed that nearly all of the elderly residents of a wealthy gated community in the Florida Keys, where some had given sizable donations to the Republican governor, were vaccinated by mid-January. At the time, vaccine supplies were very limited elsewhere in the state. DeSantis called the article a “major failure” and a “really poorly executed hit piece” while dismissing suggestions that he was involved in decisions that may have favored vaccinations for the wealthy or those who donated to his political committee....

The record-high number of cases on Friday shattered the record set on Thursday when the state recorded 3,207 new cases of the virus. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the state has tested 1.53 million people, with 1.44 million of those testing negative for COVID-19. Meanwhile, 3,104 people who’ve tested positive for the new coronavirus have died, according to the Florida Department of Health. Florida counties hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak include Miami-Dade with 23,854 cases and 859 deaths; Broward with 10,111 cases and 365 deaths; and Palm Beach with reported 9,854 cases and 450 deaths....

Police took Brandon Sutherland, 36, into custody on Sunday night after the alleged incident, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office documents obtained by The Smoking Gun. The incident reportedly happened at the couple’s St. Petersburg residence after a heated argument broke out. Sutherland is said to have thrown the Pop Tart when he became “upset,” although the pastry failed to actually hit the woman. However, he did allegedly manage to strike the woman’s upper arm with his hand as he threw the Pop Tart....

Pickard was pulled over after police in Tarpon Springs spotted him allegedly driving a Honda Accord over 90 mph in a 55 mph zone. He did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to the arrest affidavit. He did, however, allegedly tell officers “he needed to get home in a hurry because he was cheating on his wife.” Police arrested him for reckless driving. During a search, police allegedly found “2....

Eric Merda, a 43-year-old Sarasota resident, fell victim to the alligator after he decided to take a swim at Lake Manatee Fish Camp in Myakka City on July 17. It turned out to be “not the smartest decision a Florida boy could make,” Merda told Florida news station 10 Tampa Bay on September 5. As he was swimming, he was attacked by an alligator that gripped his right forearm in its jaws....

According to a press release from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began when a student told other students they would be considered “safe.” This, in turn, made students at the school wonder who might be unsafe. Further investigation revealed that two students had conversed about carrying out an act of violence, perhaps a mass shooting, at the school. The students had created both a “safe” list and a “stab” list....

“I think there is a team of former intelligence agency employees that are running this thing,” Wiles said, “and I think at the top of the food chain is Barack Hussein Obama.” “I am still convinced he is Anonymous. He’s, he is—now think about that: Obama is Anonymous,” he said in a video tweeted by Right Wing Watch. It’s unclear how Wiles made a connection between Obama, who lives with his wife in Chicago, and the “insider” who currently receives a steady paycheck from the White House but historically, the pastor has centered Obama in most of his conspiracy theories....