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Special Olympics celebrates 50 years of inclusiveness

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bases loaded, a gold medal on the line. Manuel Velasco Jr. stands in the batter's box sniffling, tears streaming down […]
Key hole at the British Open

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The key hole in the second round of the 147th British Open at Carnoustie:Hole: 18Par: 4Length: 499 yardsRank: […]
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

U.S. stocks inched lower Friday as bond yields jumped, a shift that helped banks but hurt companies that pay big dividends. The dollar fell after […]

Special Olympics celebrates 50 years of inclusiveness

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bases loaded, a gold medal on the line. Manuel Velasco Jr. stands in the batter's box sniffling, tears streaming down […]
Key hole at the British Open

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The key hole in the second round of the 147th British Open at Carnoustie:Hole: 18Par: 4Length: 499 yardsRank: […]
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

U.S. stocks inched lower Friday as bond yields jumped, a shift that helped banks but hurt companies that pay big dividends. The dollar fell after […]

Ohio State: 100 ex-students report sex misconduct by doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University […]
Baltimore is latest US city to file lawsuit against Big Oil

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore on Friday become the latest U.S. city to try and hold the world's biggest oil companies financially responsible for […]
New sex abuse allegations levied against prominent cardinal

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man says he was sexually abused for about two decades by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a prominent Roman […]

Doctors Without Borders closing 2 hospitals in Haiti capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Doctors Without Borders is closing two hospitals in Haiti's capital opened by the aid group in the aftermath of […]
Baby whose US court appearance drew outrage over Trump's border separations is reunited with...

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Baby whose US court appearance drew outrage over Trump's border separations is reunited with parents in […]
Israeli soldier killed by Palestinian fire near Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel pummeled Hamas targets in Gaza killing four Palestinians, mostly Hamas operatives, on Friday in a series of airstrikes […]

Coates leaves The Atlantic, where he rose to prominence

NEW YORK (AP) — Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving his job as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he rose to prominence over the past […]
Rapper Common goes back to school to help teachers

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Common has won three Grammys, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award but a recent visit to a New York City school was […]
Smithsonian gallery explores diversity in US lynchings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery acknowledges that people of color have long been missing in the works it […]

Special Olympics celebrates 50 years of inclusiveness

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bases loaded, a gold medal on the line. Manuel Velasco Jr. stands in the batter's box sniffling, tears streaming down […]
Bayer to stop sales of birth control device tied to injuries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a permanent contraceptive implant subject to thousands of injury reports and repeated safety restrictions by […]
CNN chief Jeff Zucker undergoing heart surgery

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's top executive, Jeff Zucker, is undergoing heart surgery and will take a six-week leave of absence from running the news […]

Special Olympics celebrates 50 years of inclusiveness

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Bases loaded, a gold medal on the line. Manuel Velasco Jr. stands in the batter's box sniffling, tears streaming down […]
Key hole at the British Open

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The key hole in the second round of the 147th British Open at Carnoustie:Hole: 18Par: 4Length: 499 yardsRank: […]
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

U.S. stocks inched lower Friday as bond yields jumped, a shift that helped banks but hurt companies that pay big dividends. The dollar fell after […]

Trump's remarks about changing European culture draw ire

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lament this week that immigration is "changing the culture" of Europe echoed rising anti-immigrant […]
Supreme Court won't take North Carolina county prayer case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that barred a North Carolina county from opening its meetings with Christian […]
Many Egyptian Christians feel left out of World Cup

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Egypt's first World Cup in 28 years has captivated the soccer-crazy nation, with intense focus on the squad and […]

2How to listen to WBOB on your Alexa

April 25, 2018 Gary Walsh Leave a comment

These voice activated speakers are truly amazing. Makes me feel like I’m living in a science fiction movie! You can literally say “Alexa, please play WBOB from Tune In” Substitute whatever you choose to call your device and it will work... [Read More...]
2STRAW POLL

April 25, 2018 Gary Walsh Leave a comment

THE WBOB Straw Poll The Salem Centre 7235 Bonneval Rd Jacksonville, FL 32256 Bi-Partisan poll administered by The Supervisor of Elections Office Hosted by Ed Dean and Kent Justice from News 4 Jax The states first straw poll [Read More...]
2DivorceMenOnly

April 25, 2018 Gary Walsh Leave a comment

Could Fluctuating Pro-Sports Viewership Correlate with Divorce Rates? Could Fluctuating Pro-Sports Viewership Correlate with Divorce Rates? Probably Not, According to Florida Divorce Lawyer If political protests on the football field are in the rearview mirror, some analysts predict an eventual resurgence in... [Read More...]

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