TORONTO (AP) — Justin Smoak homered from both sides of the plate, Mark Buehrle won his fourth straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 11-2 on Wednesday, ending Boston's wi…
After all the speculation and intrigue surrounding Kevin Love's foray into the free agent market, the star power forward ended up right where he said he would all along — in Cleveland.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With a handful of Alabama counties still refusing to grant gay marriages even as they issued licenses for straight weddings, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that all mu…
LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Reputed mobster Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2001 slaying of a prominent South Florida businessman during a…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After more than six years of letters, appeals and finally a change in federal law, an Arkansas soldier who was killed and another who was wounded in a 2009 shooting ou…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new superintendent has been named to run the maximum-security prison in New York where two killers escaped. He'll oversee a range of new security measures that close gaps…
Haley Birkholz, 21, of Wilton, said she was excited to be crowned this year’s Elroy Fairest of the Fair because the event has always had a big impact on her.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government is seeking to stop Electrolux from buying General Electric's appliance division, saying the combined company would dominate sales of kitchen appliances to c…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's drought-stricken cities set a record for water conservation, reducing usage 29 percent in May, according to data released by a state agency Wednesday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly lower Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
WASHINGTON (AP) — One vaccine used in Europe during the 2009 swine flu pandemic was linked to rare cases of a baffling side effect — the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Now new research offers a cl…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres draftee Jack Eichel signed his first professional contract on Wednesday, opting to skip his final three years of college eligibility.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man convicted of threatening FBI agents who were conducting a terror investigation now faces a gun possession charge.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An ex-California state senator pleaded guilty Wednesday to a racketeering charge in an organized crime and public corruption case centered in San Francisco's Chinatown.
LONDON (AP) — Down a break at 3-1 in the first set, defending champion Novak Djokovic kept his cool on the hottest day in Wimbledon history.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Philadelphia man robbed a New Jersey bank four months after he was released from prison for robbing the same place five years earlier, prosecutors said.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — In its infancy, The Greenbrier Classic was friendly to first-time winners and re-energized the careers of veterans who had been stuck in a rut.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel spent six seasons toiling in relative anonymity in Toronto, one of the best players on a franchise that has struggled to find its footing.
Attendance was up from previous years at the 40th annual Budweiser Dairyland Super National Tractor and Truck Pull last week at Tomah Recreation Park, said Julie Zebro of the Monroe Agricultur…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is hoping for the biggest crowd yet in his longshot bid to upset expected nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton when he speaks in…
Wisconsin legislative leaders on Wednesday announced a deal they say could break the logjam on the next state budget.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says the state's unemployment benefits fund finished the 2013-14 fiscal year in the black for the first time in years.
NEW YORK (AP) — To most Americans, July 4 is Independence Day. But on Marlo Anderson's calendar, it's also Caesar Salad Day and Barbecued Spareribs Day.
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A methadone clinic that's been operating in Duluth for several years while it appealed the loss of its license is closing.