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A Walmart store is seen Nov. 18, 2020, in Derry, New Hampshire. Walmart blew past Wall Street projections, reporting strong sales results for the fiscal first quarter as shoppers continued to keep shopping at the discounter even as the pandemic eases. (Charles Krupa/AP)
“This guy’s a warrior,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “He shows up every day to play hard. He got up on his feet and left. There was no chance I thought he was going to be able to do that after he got hit in the face. But he got up and he left, and that’s at least one positive to see in the scary moment.”
Shoppers walk into a Macy’s department store Feb. 22, 2021, at Miami International Mall in Doral, Florida. Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year by swinging to a profit. The retailer on May 18 posted net income of $103 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
According to the news release from Lt. Anthony Columbus, the man had been inside his home “when he heard a noise outside and saw the dome light lit on his vehicle.” He grabbed a handgun and went outside and saw what appeared to be more than one person rifling through his vehicle, which police did not provide a description of.
Volunteers and others gather to help search for a missing 12-year-old autistic boy from Kansas City, Missouri, near the Hammond Best Western on 179th Street in Hammond near Cline Avenue Monday, May 17, 2021. The boy has been missing since around noon Saturday. (Michelle L. Quinn / Post-Tribune)
“He’s growing up, he’s maturing, he’s understanding all the things that we’ve talked about really for the last couple years,” Furrey said. “There’s a small increment in improvement, so he’s done great. He’s been in our rooms, no issues. He’s been alert, he’s been attentive and he’s doing what we’re asking him to do, so it’s going to be fun.”
“The plan when we went to Philadelphia and Andy talked me out of staying at Wisconsin — we had just gone to the Rose Bowl — he says, ‘Come on and coach the quarterbacks. We’re going to take one. We’ve got the second pick,’ ” Childress recalled. “So we end up with Donovan, which is who we wanted. The big thing was I said, ‘He’ll come in and be the No. 3 guy?’ And Andy’s statement to me was, ‘When you take a guy this high, he’s got to be No. 2.’
Officers in an unmarked police vehicle tried to stop the driver of a white Jeep SRT in the 2100 block of South Wabash Avenue about 10:50 p.m., according to a statement from police. After activating lights and sirens, an officer approached the Jeep but its driver tried to speed off, hitting the officer and three unmarked police vehicles.
Claire Noland prepares to teach a swim class at The Centre of Elgin recreation center. Noland, 19, is scheduled to start college this fall in a study abroad program in Italy but is making contingency plans in case that pandemic restrictions prohibit her trip. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
“Just trying to manage right now because Pito (Abreu) is going to be out a few days, but we’re taking really, really, really good at-bats and we’re not missing the pitches that we need to hit,” Keuchel said. “That’s the bottom line. We’re just trying to turn the order over as much as we can. My job tonight was to go out there and get some outs. When you play like this, it’s about the most fun you can have.”