Distraction, speeding, alcohol drive up 2021 traffic deaths
DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired...
Embattled Minnesota college head to retire next year
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The president of a private university in Minnesota that was criticized for firing a professor who showed a depiction of the...
‘General Hospital’ turns 60: A behind-the-scenes look
ABC’s “General Hospital” marks its 60th anniversary this week, making it the longest-running scripted show currently in production on American television. The soap is marking the...
Review: ‘The Peking Express’ raises niche historical event
“The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China” by James M. Zimmerman (PublicAffairs) A little-known piece...
Drug dealer gets life for killing 9-year-old Liverpool girl
LONDON (AP) — A drug dealer who killed a 9-year-old Liverpool girl when he tried to gun down a rival was sentenced to life in prison...
Ali Wong, Steven Yeun serve up epic feud in Netflix’s ‘Beef’
In these days of rage — from hate-tweeting threads to public confrontations — one thing is pretty clear: “Beef” is on the menu. Served up by...
Canadiens centre Sean Monahan undergoes season-ending groin surgery
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens announced Monday that veteran centre Sean Monahan has undergone season-ending groin surgery. Monahan of Brampton, Ont., has not played since Dec....
NASA’s 1st moon crew in 50 years includes 1 woman, 3 men
NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men. The...
Spectator dies of ‘cardiac event’ after school game brawl
ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — An autopsy has determined that a 60-year-old spectator who died after being involved in a brawl at a Vermont middle school basketball...
UConn squares off against San Diego State in the National Championship
San Diego State Aztecs (32-6, 15-3 MWC) vs. UConn Huskies (30-8, 13-7 Big East) Houston; Monday, 9:20 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UConn -7.5; over/under is...