As a child, Roger H. Leithold dabbled in piano but never quite committed. It was something he regretted, and after joining the family business, Leithold Music, he made a commitment to providing others with the motivation and the means to…
Sometimes a particular model of a tool or machine is so well-designed and well-made that it outlives its original owners to become a classic and a symbol of its kind. We often think of cars as “classics,” but there are…
There is a lot to love about Buzz Aldrin.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula to join fighter jets from South Korea and Japan for a practice bombing run as part of a training mission in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear…
The plan meets the judge's requirements about solitary confinement, use of pepper spray, and use of restraints.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's emergency services director has fired off a sharply worded letter to the U.S. Forest Service that said the agency had stiffed local governments $18 million for fighting wildfires on federal lands last year and raised…
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Nate Mondou had four hits and two RBI as the Stockton Ports beat the Lancaster JetHawks 9-2 on Friday.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Leonys Martin hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning to give the Tacoma Rainiers a 2-1 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Friday.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, like biting into the very first red, ripe, juicy local strawberry of the season. Or the first bite of our first crop of tart cherries (talk about pucker power). Or anticipating when the blueberries will…
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico (AP) -- Dave Sappelt was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded with one out in the 11th inning, giving the Rieleros de Aguascalientes an 8-7 victory over the Vaqueros Union Laguna on Friday.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Jordan Tarsovich scored the decisive run on a double play in the seventh inning, as the Midland RockHounds defeated the Springfield Cardinals 5-4 on Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Atlanta starter R.A. Dickey silenced Washington for seven innings Friday night. Once he was gone, though, the Nationals uncorked one of their biggest rallies of the season.
The La Crosse Loggers, who struggled in the first half of the Northwoods League season, are off to a much better start in the second half.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Even when he couldn't keep the ball in the park, Jacob deGrom kept the Mets in the game.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Murphy's one-out RBI single in the 10th inning capped the Washington Nationals' 5-4 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
TOKYO (AP) — The death toll from heavy rain and flooding in southern Japan this week has risen to 15, officials said Saturday, as rescue workers reached isolated villages where at least 14 others are missing and feared dead.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Opponents of the Republican health care plan have occupied two Ohio offices of U.S. Senator Rob Portman, with 16 people arrested in Columbus.
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Christian Villanueva homered and had three hits, driving in two as the El Paso Chihuahuas topped the Salt Lake Bees 9-5 on Friday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections promised in a court filing on Friday to curtail the use of solitary confinement, restraints such as shackles and use of pepper spray at juvenile prisons following mounting criticism about mistreatment…
BEIJING (AP) — China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo's two brothers were being allowed to travel to a northeastern city to visit him in a hospital Saturday, a friend and a former lawyer said, as concerns mounted over…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man searching for children throwing rocks at a car is in life-threatening condition after officers shot him during a confrontation.
The day lightning struck Prairie Home, Holmen’s BSJ residence for seniors, total evacuation was immediate, making sure elderly tenants were safe from the building on fire.
On behalf of the Lower Northside and Depot Neighbors Association, I would like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who made the 2017 ReNEW of the Lower Northside and Depot Neighborhood a complete success.
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nuclear and other energy providers have been advised by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI that hackers may be trying to breach their computer systems.