Commentary: Bill Walton never did things for show; he believed what he believed.
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Chasing cheese wheels or lugging sacks of wool, U.K. competitors embrace quirky extreme races
This year’s hill where cheese rolling took place was especially slippery and muddy after recent rain.
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Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking down on illegal operations
Unlicensed miners are being arrested for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral used in batteries for electric vehicles, smartphones and power systems.
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In one North Carolina county, it’s ‘growth, growth, growth.’ But will Biden reap the benefit?
That same economic story is being replicated in a number of other critical battleground states, including Arizona and Georgia.
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Failed Graceland sale by a mystery entity highlights attempts to take assets of older or dead people
A mysterious company has caused a stir for trying to auction Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in a foreclosure sale.
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Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor
Baker is the first American filmmaker to win the Palme since Terrence Mallick in 2012.
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Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
Alaska’s new electoral system – with open primaries and ranked-choice voting – has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
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Top seeds from Yarmouth, Kennebunk win singles state championships
Sofia Mavor and George Cutone, two seniors headed to prestigious service academies, prove they are the best with dominating semifinal and final victories.
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Paul Parkman, an inventor of the rubella vaccine, dies at 91
He trained as a pediatrician but was drawn into virology while serving in the Army Medical Corps in the early 1960s.
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New Hampshire Senate tables bill inspired by state hospital shooting
The GOP-controlled Senate voted 13-10 along party lines Thursday night to table a bill inspired by Bradley Haas, who was killed in November by a former patient at the psychiatric hospital in Concord.