(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday. Strasburg sent an 0-2 pitch from Wei-Yin

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall. If Strasburg's first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not.

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday. Strasburg sent an 0-2 pitch from Wei-Yin Chen into the Baltimore bullpen

Stephen Strasburg hit his first career home run on Sunday, but also left early with what manager Davey Johnson deemed arm fatigue.

Adam Rasmussen Channel 2 News People as far away as east Asia saw Sunday's rare "Ring of Fire" eclipse. The spectacular event has not been seen in the continental US since 1994, and experts sayMore >> LONDON (AP) — Robin Gibb, a founding member of the

Today's annular eclipse — affectionally dubbed a "ring of fire" — will be the first of its kind visible from the mainland U.S. since 1994. And we won't get another until 2023.

By: Associated Press , JournalNow Staff | The Associated Press Millions of people across Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun

Forget Mother's Day; or Memorial Day; or Zuckerberg Weekend (what May 18th-20th should be called from now on); or any other important May event. Tonight is the annual solar eclipse and this one, as many astronomists are

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall. If Strasburg's first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not. With Strasburg leading the way

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg pitched and hit the Washington Nationals to a 9-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday to avert a sweep. Besides a 2-for-2 day that included his first home run, Strasburg (4-1, 2.21 ERA) struck out eight in five

Strasburg, having shown he's capable of going deep during batting practice, seemed shocked by his solo shot against Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen that prompted a curtain call. But he was happy to help the Nationals cool off the hottest team in the

Bryce Harper may be a good influence on his Washington Nationals teammates after all. Just a week or so after Harper got his first major league home runs under his belt, the other resident young

By Elvira Sakmari Fire Friday night started in Kalachandji's Restaurant and Palace a restaurant below a Hare Krishna temple in Dallas. A Dallas restaurant must close its doors after a kitchen fire Friday night. The fire started in the kitchen at

A local Hare Krishna group seeking to build a temple on Route 34 in Old Bridge presented two new witnesses during a township Planning Board hearing on May 1. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is seeking to build a temple and priest

The Old Bridge Planning Board will continue to hear an application on a proposed Hare Krishna Temple on Route 34, near the Matawan border. By Chelsea Naso The temple is proposed on 6.3 acres of land on Route 34 between Highview Terrace and Sheila Court

Paul Kinsey is a Hare Krishna (and a aspiring TV writer). Okay, let's start with the most-tweeted about moment of the episode. Paul Kinsey is back and, keeping with his character trait of enthusiastically jumping into every

Asher Swan / Daily News BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK – There were cheers and tears at Bryce Canyon National Park on Sunday when the moon passed across the face of the sun, forming a visible "ring of fire" during an annular solar eclipse.

Asher Swan / Daily News BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK – There were cheers and tears at Bryce Canyon National Park on Sunday when the moon passed across the face of the sun, forming a visible "ring of fire" during an annular solar eclipse.

By Jennifer Dobner | KANARRAVILLE, Utah (Reuters) – The sun and moon aligned over the Earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday – an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing

DAVENPORT, IA – If you missed out on the Super Moon event recently, you've got another chance to see a celestial phenomenon Sunday. Just make sure you don't look directly at it.Early Sunday evening.

I should go away more often, Bonnie Raitt told the hooting-and-hollering crowd at the Chicago Theatre on Saturday evening before unspooling a multi-so.

(CBS/AP) CHICAGO – Chicago braced for more demonstrations Monday, with protesters vowing to march to the Boeing Corp. headquarters a day after police clashed with a group of demonstrators at the end of a march protesting the NATO summit.

More than a thousand protesters have flooded downtown Chicago on the second day of demonstrations against the upcoming NATO summit. A few skirmishes took place with police using batons on activists.

3B Brent Morel was hoping to avoid the 15-day disabled list heading into the weekend, but it was apparent by Sunday that it was time to shut down the second-year third baseman sooner than later. Morel, who has been trying to play through a bulging disc

May 21, 2012, 05:00 AM AP ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse crossed their skies. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring

Oslo, Norway, May 21, 2012 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) — Reference is made to the press release sent out on May 14 regarding Songa Eclipse and the acceptance test for Total E&P Angola. Songa Offshore SE is pleased to announce that Songa Eclipse

Oslo, Norway, May 21, 2012 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) — Reference is made to the press release sent out on May 14 regarding Songa Eclipse and the acceptance test for Total E&P Angola. Songa Offshore SE is pleased to announce that Songa Eclipse

Watch live streaming video from interior at livestream.com The "ring of fire" solar eclipse dazzled viewers around the world, offering breathtaking views from Asia to North America. And the National Park Service planned to

Mr. Gibb was one of the three singing brothers of the Bee Gees, the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group whose chirping falsettos and hook-laden disco hits like "Jive Talkin" and "You Should Be Dancing" shot them to

Robin Gibb, one of the three singing brothers of the Bee Gees, the long-running Anglo-Australian pop group whose chirping falsettos and hook-laden disco hits like “Jive Talkin' ” and “You Should Be Dancing” shot them to

(RNN) – Robin Gibb, whose vibrato comprised one-third of the harmony behind the legendary group the Bee Gees, has died according to a statement on his website and a family spokesman. "The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great

AP May 20, 2012 6:09PM FILE – In this May 24, 2007, file photo, Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees arrives at Grosvenor House in London, to attend the Ivor Novello Awards. A representative said on Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Gibb has died at the age of 62.

As Stephen Strasburg stood on the dugout steps on a windy Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, an above-capacity crowd of 41918 roared for him. They had demanded a curtain call, not for the magnificence he can produce on the mound, but for the power he

WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg left after only four innings Tuesday, matching the second-shortest appearance of his 25-start career, and San Diego's Will Venable had four hits, while John Baker delivered three hits and three RBIs, leading the Padres

The Stras got knocked around in just four innings of work against San Diego today, and maybe you'd be tempted to write it off as a fluke. Sometimes a guy just has a bad day. But this is Stephen Strasburg, and nothing can

A reader on Twitter recently asked me if he should drop Tigers starter Max Scherzer for Diamondbacks pitching prospect Trevor Bauer and I responded that he should. I hope he waited a day, or didn't listen, as Scherzer

By the CNN Wire Staff Missile interceptors will be loaded on a US warship in the Mediterranean, as part of the NATO plan. (CNN) — NATO's chief says the alliance now has interim ballistic missile defense capability in Europe, a move that is likely to

(CBS/AP) CHICAGO – Chicago braced for more demonstrations Monday, with protesters vowing to march to the Boeing Corp. headquarters a day after police clashed with a group of demonstrators at the end of a march protesting the NATO summit.

The sixth-grader beamed after chatting about exercise with Obama at south Chicago's Gary Comer Youth Center, where the first lady led a handful of dignitaries or significant others of European leaders here for the NATO summit on a tour.

A NATO official told AFP that US President Barack Obama and his allies “just decided” at a Chicago summit to put a US warship armed with interceptors in the Mediterranean and a Turkey-based radar system under NATO