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USA Today
16-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee's offense by the numbers in game No. 1 win at Arkansas baseball
No. 14 Tennessee (41-13, 16-12 SEC) totaled 15 hits in its series-opening win at No. 5 Arkansas (41-12, 18-10 SEC) on Thursday. The series will resume Friday (7:30 p.m. EDT, SEC Network+) at Baum–Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Four of the Vols' hits were home runs. Dalton Bargo went 2-for-4 and hit two home runs. He totaled three RBIs, two runs and one walk against the Razorbacks. Dean Curley and Cannon Peebles also hit one home run each for Tennessee. Bargo (3), Curley (1), Gavin Kilen (1), Manny Marin (2) and Peebles (2) recorded RBIs in the series opener. Tennessee batters struck out 11 times with four Vols striking out looking. The Vols totaled three two-out RBIs, left 11 runners on base, went 2-for-10 with two outs, 6-for-24 with runners on base and 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello discussed his team's offensive production in Thursday's top 15 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll matchup. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle 'It was great,' Vitello said. 'We wanted to go with Grim (Blake Grimmer) for a lot of different reasons. You always get a calm presence with him, but Levi (Clark) stepped in and was massive. The guy underneath them, that's quite frankly out there, because he does a really good job with the glove with Manny (Marin), was also tremendous. 'Then each time the lineup turned over, it was a true team effort. I'm going off my own personal tangent, or the coach's tangent, but it really represented what we wanted tonight, was to kind of dedicate tonight's game, and hopefully a great effort and a win to Tony Dallas, who suffered from ALS and passed away. Chad Dallas was his son. Typically pitched for us on Friday nights or Thursday game one, and I don't know that we've had a better teammate than that kid since we've been here.' Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Indianapolis Star
21-04-2025
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Several states will increase minimum wage this year. When was the last time Indiana did?
Show Caption While minimum wage in Indiana hasn't changed in almost 16 years, many states are seeing minimum wage increases this year. Here's where. States with minimum wage changes after Jan. 1, 2025 According to data compiled by the National Employment Law Project, the following states have enacted minimum wage increases after the New Year or are set for increases later this year:Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Florida: Minimum wage will increase to $14 and $10.98 for tipped employees on Sept. 30 Michigan: $12.48 per hour became the new minimum wage as of Feb. 21 Alaska: $13.00 will be the new minimum wage as of July 1 California: $18.63-$24 will be the new minimum wage for healthcare, depending on the type of facility, as of July 1 Oregon: $15.05 will be the new standard minimum wage as of July 1. The minimum rate is $16.30 for the Portland metro area and $14.05 for nonurban communities. These cities see minimum wage hikes throughout 2025 Here are some of the cities and jurisdictions seeing minimum wage hikes this year, according to data compiled by the National Employment Law Project: Santa Fe, New Mexico: Minimum wage increased to $15 per hour, effective March 1 Los Angeles County, California: Minimum wage increases to $17.81, effective July 1 San Francisco: Minimum wage increases to $19.18, effective July 1 Washington, D.C.: Minimum wage increases to $17.95, effective July 1 St. Paul, Minnesota: Small and micro businesses will see an increase to $15 and $13.25, respectively, effective July 1 Minimum wage debates moving through state legislatures Virginia: Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill in March that would have raised the minimum wage to $13.50 per hour by Jan. 1, 2026 and $15 per hour on Jan. 1, 2027. Tennessee: A 2025 bill to raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour has stalled, reported the Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. North Carolina: The wage floor in North Carolina is set by the federal rate, $7.25. A bill proposing a $22 per hour minimum wage was referred to a committee on March 11, while a separate measure to increase the wage annually until it reached $18 per hour in 2030 was also referred to a committee. Michigan: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill in February that will increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027. It will also incrementally increase wages for tipped workers. Florida: While Florida's minimum wage gets increased every year due to a prior law, bills under consideration in the state legislature, SB 676 and HB 541, would carve out exemptions for apprenticeships, internships or work-study programs to be able to work for less, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network. Minimum wage increased as inflation persisted; advocates say it's not enough Minimum wage increases throughout the entirety of 2025 will directly impact 3 million workers earning minimum wage, and can also help bump up wages for another 6.2 million workers as companies adjust to the new minimum, USA TODAY previously reported. Wage jumps in recent years have helped some Americans try to keep up with inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 before falling to 2.4% in March. However, some of the trade policies pursued by the Trump administration have experts concerned that inflation rates could rise again. Advocates have pointed out that some minimum wages are below what they call the "living wage" threshold for the cost of living in the area. Others argue that raising the minimum wage is associated with higher prices and job loss. What is minimum wage in Indiana? Minimum wage in Indiana is $7.25 an hour and has been since 2009, according to the Indiana Department of Labor, when the federal minimum wage was increased from $6.55. Employers must pay tipped employees at least $2.13 per hour if the employer claims a tip credit and if the employee's tips combined with the hourly wage do not equal the minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference. What is considered a living wage in Indianapolis? According to MIT's Living Wage Calculator in Indianapolis, a living wage (for full-time employment) for one adult without children is $21.54 an hour, which is almost three times the current state minimum wage. One child increases that living wage to $40.30 an hour, two children to $51.31 an hour and three children to $64.48 an hour, which is almost six, seven and nearly nine times the state minimum wage of $7.25. Contributing: Paul Davidson, Diana Leyva, C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY Network
USA Today
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
AFI Awards honor LA firefighters, films from "Brutalist' to "Wicked"
LOS ANGELES — The American Film Institute honored the 10 best films and 11 best TV shows of 2024 at the AFI Awards on Thursday. But the biggest applause of the star-studded event — rescheduled from Jan. 10 due to the disastrous Los Angeles wildfires — was for a firefighter. The A-list crowd in the Los Angeles Four Seasons hotel ballroom gave a sustained standing ovation for Tim Larson, a Los Angeles firefighter stationed in fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades. "No words can wipe the tears from this town," AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale said during opening remarks before introducing the uniformed Larson. Gazzale urged the annual gathering of the year's best TV and filmmakers to continue entertaining "because we need that now more than ever." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. FireAid performances:Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, No Doubt support LA wildfire recovery The audience included stars from Oscar contending movies "Wicked," "A Complete Unknown," "The Brutalist," "Sing Sing," "Conclave," "A Real Pain" and "Emilia Pérez." Among them were Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Boyd Holbrook, Adrien Brody, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Eisenberg, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña. Stars from the honored TV shows included Kristen Bell, Adam Brody ("Nobody Wants This"), Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti ("The Penguin"), Mark Indelicato ("Hacks"), Jodie Foster, Kali Reis ("True Detective: Night Country"), Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri ("The Bear") and Hiroyuki Sanada ("Shogun"). Directors included Sean Baker ("Anora"), Denis Villeneuve ("Dune: Part Two"), RaMell Ross ("Nickel Boys"), and Edward Berger ("Conclave"). Harrison Ford, who received an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000, earned an early standing ovation following Larson. Ford attended on behalf of the AppleTV+ comedy "Shrinking," with co-stars Jason Segel and Jessica Williams leading the applause. Oscar-nominated "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón, who is embroiled in a PR crisis over past social media posts, did not attend the event. However, Gascón received praise during the "Emilia Pérez" best picture testimonial, which stated that the "provocative thriller" featured "powder keg performances from Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez — a true triple threat of today's top talent." The ceremony opened and closed with tributes to David Lynch, who died last month at age 78. The celebration began with a video of the "Twin Peaks" director talking about his love of the AFI. The video ended with a title card stating, 'We love you too, David. And always will.' AFI Founding Director George Stevens Jr. closed the event with a benediction praising Lynch "and the mystical beauty we found in living his dreams." "We leave this ceremony with David in our hearts," said Stevens Jr. "Let us dedicate ourselves to restoring our devastated movie capital."
