New York Yankees Announce Major Change to Their Beard Regulations — and Fans Are Shocked

New York Yankees players in October 2024.Photo:Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty The New York Yankees have announced a major change to their facial hair regulations, with players and staff now allowed to sport “well-groomed beards.” The MLB team shared the news in a statement from general managing partner Hal Steinbrenner that was posted onsocial mediaon Friday, Feb. 21. In the statement, Steinbrenner, 55, said he had spoken to “a large number of former and current Yankees – spanning several eras — to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy.

New Zealand to Outlaw Greyhound Racing Due to High Injury and Death Rates 'in the Best Interest of the Animals'

Greyhound racing.Photo:Sandra Mu/Getty Sandra Mu/Getty New Zealand plans to ban greyhound racing. The New Zealand government’s decision comes in response to an “unacceptably high” rate of injuries, per theBBC. The sport, which has already been outlawed in most countries, has long been contested within the country. Greyhound racing.Sandra Mu/Getty The sport has already grown unpopular in the country, according to the AP. Some breeders have been accused of mistreating the dogs or doping them.

Newborn Allegedly Dies After Mother's Induction Is Delayed for 60 Hours Due to 'Hospital Capacity,' According to Lawsuit

Adyn Humphries and Chelsea Wootton with their daughter Ava-Lea, who died at 35 hours old.Photo:Irwin Mitchell/SWNS Irwin Mitchell/SWNS Chelsea Wootton, 31, was scheduled to be induced at 41 weeks pregnant, her law firm Irwin Mitchell said, according to theBBC. Yet she was never warned about the dangers of going over the 41-week mark, according toa statement Irwin Mitchellshared with PEOPLE. In August, the mom from Birmingham, UK, went into labor a day before her planned induction to deliver daughter Ava-Lea, the BBC reports.

Newborn Baby Boy Found Dead Inside Box Left for Abandoned Babies at Church: Reports

A newborn has been found dead inside a “thermal cradle” left for abandoned babies at a church in Italy, according to multiple news reports. Ruccia told Ansa he was in Rome, “but my cell phone, which is connected to the cradle, did not ring.” “Maybe he could have been saved, but we must forgive,” the priest said, per local outletLa Repubblica. The Italian newspaper andCNNreported the boy was around 1 month old.

Newly Elected Texas Congressman, Who Replaced Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Dies Hours After Attending Trump's Speech

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, has died suddenly at 70 years old, just two months after joining Congress. Current Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s death at the beginning of a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 5, perlocal news reports. According to Whitmire, the Democratic House member was taken to the hospital on Tuesday night after attending PresidentDonald Trump’s address to Congress. He was later pronounced dead.