Scranton

President Joe Biden, escorted by Col. Matthew E. Jones, Commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, walks to board Air Force One, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is headed to Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden pays respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton

President Joe Biden has privately paid his respects to the mother of Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. Ellen Casey died last week at age 91.

Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more ammo

FILE - Shelley Duncan of the Chicago White Sox poses for a photo March 16, 2022, in Phoenix. Duncan was hired Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, to manage the New York Yankees' top farm team, the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Shelley Duncan to manage Yanks’ Triple-A Scranton farm team

FILE – Eric Frein, left, is escorted out by police after his arraignment at the Pike County Courthouse on Oct. 31, 2014, in Milford, Pa. The parents of Frein, a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the attack. A Lackawanna County judge was to hear arguments on the motion Oct. 31, 2022, but court documents indicate that he was advised that the case had been settled, the Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice reported. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

Parents of gunman settle suit over police barracks ambush

FILE - San Francisco Giants' Shelby Miller pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Oct. 2, 2022. The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, Dec. 2, agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year deal with Miller for 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Dodgers agree to 1-year deal with pitcher Shelby Miller

Tuesday’s Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated LHP John Means from the 60-day IL. Optioned RHP Joey Krehbiel to Norfolk (IL).

Monday’s Transactions

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled RHP Deivi Garcia and C Carlos Perez from Charlotte (IL).

Pennsylvania caseworkers ignored years of child abuse, now face felony charges, prosecutor says

A Pennsylvania prosecutor says caseworkers at a child welfare agency failed to protect children from horrific abuse and neglect, allowing them to languish for years in homes overtaken by animal waste and garbage.

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	44	19	.698	—
St. Paul (Minnesota)	37	26	.587	7
Louisville (Cincinnati)	35	27	.565	8½
Durham (Tampa Bay)	36	28	.563	8½
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	34	28	.548	9½
Memphis (St. Louis)	34	29	.540	10
Lehigh Valley

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	43	19	.694	—
St. Paul (Minnesota)	36	26	.581	7
Louisville (Cincinnati)	35	26	.574	7½
Durham (Tampa Bay)	36	27	.571	7½
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	34	27	.557	8½
Memphis (St. Louis)	34	29	.540	9½
Lehigh Valley

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	43	18	.705	—
Louisville (Cincinnati)	35	26	.574	8
St. Paul (Minnesota)	35	26	.574	8
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	34	26	.567	8½
Durham (Tampa Bay)	35	27	.565	8½
Memphis (St. Louis)	34	28	.548	9½
Lehigh Valley

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	42	17	.712	—
St. Paul (Minnesota)	35	25	.583	7½
Louisville (Cincinnati)	34	26	.567	8½
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	33	26	.559	9
Durham (Tampa Bay)	34	27	.557	9
Memphis (St. Louis)	34	27	.557	9
Lehigh Valley

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	41	17	.707	—
St. Paul (Minnesota)	35	24	.593	6½
Memphis (St. Louis)	34	26	.567

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	40	17	.702	—
St. Paul (Minnesota)	33	23	.589	6½
Durham (Tampa Bay)	33	25	.569	7½
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	31	24	.564	8
Memphis (St. Louis)	32	26	.552	8½
Louisvil

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	39	17	.696	—
Durham (Tampa Bay)	33	23	.589	6
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	31	22	.585	6½
St. Paul (Minnesota)	31	2

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	38	17	.691	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	31	21	.596	5½
Durham (Tampa Bay)	32	23	.582	6
St. Paul (Minnesota)	30	2

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	38	16	.704	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	30	20	.600	6
St. Paul (Minnesota)	30	22	.577	7
Durham (Tampa Bay)	31	23	.574	7
Louisville (Cincinnati)	29	24	.547	8½
Memphis (St. Louis)	29	25	.537	9
Columbus (Clev

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	35	15	.700	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	29	19	.604	5
St. Paul (Minnesota)	27	22	.551	7½
Durham (Tampa Bay)	27	23	.540	8
Memphis (St. Louis)	27	24	.529	8½
Columbus

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	34	14	.708	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	27	19	.587	6
Durham (Tampa Bay)	26	22	.542	8
St. Paul (Minnesota)	25	2

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	33	13	.717	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	26	18	.591	6
Memphis (St. Louis)	25	22	.532	8½
St. Paul (Minnesota)	23	2

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	32	13	.711	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	26	17	.605	5
Memphis (St. Louis)	25	21	.543	7½
St. Paul (Minnesota)	23	2

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	30	12	.714	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	23	16	.590	5½
St. Paul (Minnesota)	23	18	.561	6½
Memphis (St. Louis)	24	19	.561	6½
Dur

All Times EDT
	W	L	Pct.	GB
Norfolk (Baltimore)	30	11	.732	—
Iowa (Chicago Cubs)	23	16	.590	6
Memphis (St. Louis)	24	18	.571	6½
St. Paul (Minnesota)	22	1