An open thank you letter to millennials (from a Gen-X manager)
Dear Millennials,Hey, can I interrupt your Snapchat/Twitter/Tinder apps session for a minute?Over the last few years, I've read a number of articles and blog...
Taxi drivers lose fares, livelihoods as ride-for-hire market heats up
Abdul Mohammed sits in his white van and frets.In front of him in a parking lot near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are 300 other...
Shoving match erupts inside Minneapolis Institute of Art; one involved had look of neo-Nazi
A shoving match broke out in a most unlikely place, the typically serene Minneapolis Institute of Art, where three people who appeared to be...
This week’s must-read books
Traveling With Ghosts: A Memoir By Shannon Leone Fowler (Simon & Schuster)In 2002, marine biologist Fowler was backpacking through Asia with her fiancé Sean when tragedy...
‘The People’s Court’ judge dead at 97
Judge Joseph Wapner, reality TV’s very first gavel-banging star, died Sunday after a week of health problems, according to TMZ. He was 97.Wapner was...
Christie says special prosecutor not needed to probe Trump-Russia ties
WASHINGTON -- Gov. Chris Christie, a former U.S. attorney, said a special prosecutor isn't needed to probe ties between President Donald...
Syrian warplanes pound rebel-held area in central city
BEIRUT >> Government warplanes pounded a rebel-held neighborhood in the central city of Homs on Sunday, killing at least three and wounding...
Identification of body found on LA River island could take days
Los Angeles County coroners’ officials were still trying to determine Sunday whether the body discovered on an island of the Los Angeles...
Student Spotlight: Lucy Collins, freshman at Boulder’s Fairview High
Lucy Collins, freshman at Boulder's Fairview High Lucy Collins was selected as a Scholastic's American Vision Nominee for her collage, titled Old Bay...
Boulder Valley looks to create bilingual pathway for students
Starting in the fall, students leaving elementary bilingual programs will have a second middle school option in Boulder to continue learning in Spanish.Boulder Valley...
Former Orioles farmhand Steven Brault pitches well for Pirates in exhibition
Pirates left-hander Steven Brault, a former Orioles farmhand who was traded to Pittsburgh before the 2015 season, pitched a scoreless first inning Saturday against...
Orioles notes heading into their spring home opener
Orioles right-hander Joe Gunkel won’t pitch in today’s Grapefruit League home opener at Ed Smith Stadium as scheduled because of an upper respiratory infection,...
If they’re going to pass Trump’s agenda, Republicans first have to weather the ‘Indivisible’...
BLACKSTONE, VA.—Near the end of his town hall meeting last week in a rural Virginia county, Republican congressman Dave Brat tried to defuse the...
Man who drove into pedestrians in Germany held for suspected murder | Toronto Star
BERLIN—Authorities say a man who drove into a group of pedestrians in the German city of Heidelberg, fatally injuring one man, is being held...
Arkansas Republican fights to rename Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport | Toronto Star
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.—With his party now holding all of the levers of power in Arkansas politics, a Republican state lawmaker is pushing to remove...
Strategy pays off for Gasparilla Distance Classic half-marathon champ Christo Landry
TAMPA — For Christo Landry, Sunday's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic half-marathon resembled a chess match as much as a foot race.3 Days Ago1 Week...
Women's half-marathon champ Stephanie Bruce reps for moms and pro runners
TAMPA — As Stephanie Bruce crossed the finish line in Sunday's Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic half-marathon she dropped to her knees, dry-heaving, on the...
Shots fired at Sabal Trail Pipeline site lead to suspect's death in Citrus County
FLORAL CITY — Citrus County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who reportedly had been firing a high-powered rifle Sunday morning at construction equipment...
Polar bear cub takes adorable first steps at zoo
Reuters Reuters Reuters Reuters Reuters View SlideshowA German polar bear cub pulled out all the stops as she took her first steps Sunday at...
Inside the Afghan subculture of child sex slaves
They look for young boys who have nothing.Rich and powerful men have been prowling the streets of Afghanistan in search of poor and orphaned...
Roofs blown, trees down and power cut to hundreds across region
Dave Smull, owner of Bady's Grove & Catering in Bushkill Township, was just about to lock up for the...
Treatment gaps persist between low- and high-income workers, even with insurance
Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more likely than their higher-income colleagues to wind up in the emergency department or...
Teachers eye potential of virtual reality to enhance science instruction
If you can’t afford a field trip to the International Space Station, donning a boxy black headset might be the next best...
Parma WWII veteran receives French medal of honor
PARMA, Ohio - Frank Germane was 18 years old when he graduated from John Adams High School in 1942....
25-year-old named as suspect in New Orleans parade crash that injured 28
A 25-year-old man has been named as a suspect in connection with a New Orleans incident of a pickup-truck driver plowing into a...
BREAKING NEWS
Driver sought by police after hit-and-run in Wayland leaves 72-year-old woman...
Police Seek Driver Responsible for Hit-and-Run in WaylandAuthorities in Wayland, Massachusetts, are urgently seeking the public's help in locating a driver who was involved...
