PARIS. France's aviation safety agency said Saturday that the EgyptAir A320 that crashed into the eastern Mediterranean with 66 people on board had transmitted automatic messages indicating smoke in the cabin. "There were ACARS messages emitted by the plane indicating that there was smoke in the cabin shortly before data transmission broke off," a spokesman of France's Bureau of Investigations and Analysis told AFP... ....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama departed Saturday on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia, part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic and security cooperation. He'll spend three days in Vietnam, with stops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, for meetings with leaders, a speech on U.S.-Vietnam relations, visits to cultural treasures and sessions with civic leaders and entrepreneurs ... ....
ChelseaManning, the former US Army private imprisoned for leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has filed an appeal for her 35-year prison sentence three years after her conviction. Manning, 28, was convicted on six counts of espionage in 2013 for leaking roughly 700,000 documents to the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks ... This week her attorneys requested that the US Army Court of Criminal Appeals reduce her sentence to 10 years....
CINCINNATI -- The Reds bullpen has been the club's weakest link so far during what has been a rough season. Following Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Mariners, more changes were made. JumboDiaz and Keyvius Sampson were optioned to Triple-A Louisville, and Steve Delabar was designated for assignment ...MarkSheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05 ... ....
(Source. Cincinnati Reds). 'What's unfortunate is you can't give guys more time to try to figure it out here,' Reds manager Bryan Price said. 'We're having a hard time finding a way to make guys comfortable and find roles or pitch well enough to define roles ... Ironically, the bullpen provided three scoreless innings of work on Saturday ... MarkSheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05....
(Source. Cincinnati Reds). 'When I'm standing on third base, I definitely knew we had something going there,' Lamb said. 'As a pitcher, like anyone in our dugout wearing red, we're hopeful that something happens good for ourselves.'. Neither panned out, though, as Votto came up empty both times vs ... 'That didn't work out today ... MarkSheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05 ... (noodl....
CINCINNATI - The Reds put together two rallies on Saturday against Felix Hernandez and the Mariners during a 4-0 loss. It's rarely a good sign when both were started by starting pitcher John Lamb with two outs. Both proved to be fortuitous catalysts for Cincinnati to load the bases, each time for the struggling Joey Votto...MarkSheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05 ... ....
“Current intervention methods appear to have limited effectiveness in reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among fraternity and possibly sorority members,” said lead researcher Lori Scott-Sheldon, Ph.D., of The Miriam Hospital and Brown University... and problems relative to no intervention,” Scott-Sheldon said....
(Source. SheldonWhitehouse) RSS Saturday, May 21, 2016 ...SenatorSheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who championed the bipartisan legislation in the Senate, released the following statement on the signing. ... The program now stands on firmer footing and will be able to continue its important work for years to come ... ###. Sheldon Whitehouse published this content on 21 May 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein ... (noodl....
(Source. SheldonWhitehouse) RSS Friday, May 20, 2016 ... The funding was awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BrownfieldsProgram ... 'This federal investment will help reclaim contaminated property for Rhode Island's communities and support economic development,' said SenatorSheldon Whitehouse ... ###. Sheldon Whitehouse published this content on 20 May 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein ... (noodl....
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (Tribune News Service) — A memorial stone was unveiled and a tree dedicated Friday to honor a 20-year-old Cumberland sailor who was among 74 lost at sea in a naval accident in the Vietnam War... Evans ... SheldonWhitehouse addressed the gathering, saying he was aware of the country's lack of gratitude to those who served in Vietnam, and the extra pain for relatives of those not recognized on the wall ... ——— ... ....
CINCINNATI -- Having passed all the tests and checked off all the boxes needed, Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani feels ready for the sequel to his Minor League rehab assignment ... "I feel like I say that every time," DeSclafani said. "I feel that everything went well. I think this should be the last time, knock on wood ... Worth noting ... MarkSheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05 ... ....
(Source. Cincinnati Reds). 'I feel like I say that every time,' DeSclafani said. 'I feel that everything went well. I think this should be the last time, knock on wood. Hopefully I will get back here soon.' ... Going into that day, it was expected to be his second and final outing before being activated ...That's a positive step ... Worth noting ... MarkSheldon has covered the Reds for MLB.com since 2006, and previously covered the Twins from 2001-05....