Royals star first baseman Eric Hosmer is an emerging star. But he strives to be a mentor in the clubhouse and with his charity work. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City raves about his impact on the program.
Darryl Forté didn’t hesitate last summer when a Blue Angels pilot asked if he wanted to do something that would make his heart race. That pilot was Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss, who died Thursday during a practice run near Nashville, Tenn.
Scientists report a Paris woman likely contracted Zika from a sexual partner who stayed in Brazil, but a vaginal swab of the woman did not test positive for the virus while her saliva did.
Congress dealt a huge blow two years ago when it struck down an enshrined American ideal. Money earned for a pension can’t be pulled out from under you like a rug once you retire. That promise, once codified in law, was upended by the passage of the Kline-Miller Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014, which was tucked into a must-pass omnibus bill. President Obama signed it.
Kansas City Royals Eric Hosmer met with Big Brothers and Big Sisters participants during a recent visit by members to Kauffman Stadium. Hosmer has chosen to help the group and selected it as his go-to charity. John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star
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