Jim Alexander: The start of the NBA’s second round has not only brought out the wonderful weirdness that can make the postseason so much fun, but it was historic. For the first time in the history of the league, all four higher seeds trail. And what story lines. Indiana – my son’s favorite team, for…
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By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The more President Donald Trump talks about his efforts to reach deals with America’s trading partners, the more confusing the tariff picture gets. His team seems good with that, saying Trump is using “strategic uncertainty” to his advantage. Related Articles Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools…
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People are talking about the Triple Crown, but not in the way that many in horse racing would prefer. After the announcement Tuesday that the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty have opted to skip the Preakness Stakes on May 17, spoiling any slim chance of a Triple Crown sweep this year, hard questions are…
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By Sam Hornblower, Bloomberg News More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to a newly released study mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Related Articles In a broken mental health system, a tiny jail cell becomes an institution of last resort…
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Stephanie Mills is talking about her sisters in song, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, and Gladys Knight, with whom she’s performing on a tour titled The Queens: 4 Legends 1 Stage. Queens, and especially ones as legendary as these four stars of R&B, pop and rock and roll, often have big personalities, and sisters sometimes clash,…
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Isabel Allende has been a literary legend for more than four decades. The novelist made a living with words before she turned her attention to fiction. Allende worked as a journalist in Chile until she was forced to leave the country two years after the 1973 military coup that led to the suicide of her…
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By Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News POLSON, Mont. — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they’ll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in closet. Prisoners, some held in this isolation cell for months, have scratched initials and the…
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NESKOWIN, Ore. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon. The seal survived the March attack in a cove in the small town of Neskowin, which sits along the Pacific Ocean, NOAA said Monday. The administration’s marine stranding…
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Disney will design and create a new theme park resort in the Middle East that promises to be contemporary, modern and cutting edge in a departure from past projects that leaned heavily into history, nostalgia and tradition. Disney announced plans to build the new Disneyland Abu Dhabi waterfront theme park resort on Yas Island in…
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By CAITLYN DAPROZA of Rochester Institute of Technology and PATRICK WHITTLE of The Associated Press SKANEATELES, N.Y. (AP) — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the pink noses,” he says. This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy in Skaneateles,…
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