In a highly anticipated dress rehearsal before the Stanley Cup Qualifiers really kick off this weekend, division rivals Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild reunited for their only exhibition match. Although this game didn’t count, it served as a much-needed tune-up as Avalanche received a lot of work from special teams …

The Federal Reserve will keep rates close to zero until the virus ends. The Commerce Department will release the latest report on the economy on Thursday and it is expected to be a rather ugly picture. The first reading on the second quarter gross domestic product is estimated to show …

Twelve pro-democracy candidates were formally disqualified on Thursday, including prominent Hong Kong activist and former 2014 Umbrella Movement leader Joshua Wong. Others affected include a number of candidates from more traditional pro-democracy parties, as well as several young activists who cut their political teeth in last year’s pro-democracy protest movement. …

Dallas County is reporting 36 more COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday along with 704 other confirmed new cases of the infection. While the number of reported deaths is a record, the number of new cases is below the 7 and 14 day averages. The last 36 victims of the virus include: A …

Mariners 2B Shed Long scored a streak in a 7-6 win Sunday over Houston. (Getty) In the Mariners’ only win in their season opener in Houston, the key run didn’t score on a home run or hitting the gap. Instead, it came from something that hasn’t been a business card …