The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota was canceled Sunday because of concerns about record heat, organizers said. Sunday in Minneapolis and St. Paul will be the hottest day of the week, with record temperatures close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit possible in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The annual marathon, organized by…
Boston Marathon is a hot one, but is it the hottest marathon ever? Temperatures soared Monday during the 116th Boston Marathon. About 16 percent of registered runners didn’t compete in this year’s race, even as wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy set a new world record. Kenyan runners took the top three spots in today’s race. |…
The mayor of Tampa, Florida, found a big catch of another sort while she was fishing off the Florida Keys: 70 pounds of cocaine floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Mayor Jane Castor made the discovery July 23 on a fishing trip with her family. Castor, a longtime Tampa police officer and the city’s first female…