Israeli drone strikes hit highway south of Beirut, killing 8, including 2 children
BEIRUT | Israeli drones struck three vehicles on the main highway south of Beirut Wednesday, killing eight people, including a woman and her two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon, hours after telling residents of six southern villages to evacuate. Lebanon […]
Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin
NEW YORK | Democrats keep winning at the ballot box. And yet Ken Martin, the man leading the Democratic National Committee, is facing a crisis of confidence among party officials who are increasingly concerned about the health of their political machine barely a year into his term. Major donors aren’t giving. Liberal influencers are publicly […]
Utah woman who published a book on grief after husband’s death to be sentenced for his murder
PARK CITY, Utah | A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband and was later found guilty of killing him finds out Wednesday how long she will spend in prison. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband’s cocktail with five times […]
Baseball: 2026 Class 5A regional tournament brackets, schedule
Brackets and seeding for the 32-team 2026 Class 5A baseball regional tournaments as released by the Colorado High School Activities Association Wednesday.
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 5.12.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, includes results and highlights for Aurora area teams in baseball and girls lacrosse.
Paul Skenes takes a no-hitter into the 7th, strikes out 10 as Pirates topple Rockies 3-1
PITTSBURGH | Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night. The reigning National League Cy Young winner carried a no-hitter into the seventh while retiring 18 of the first 19 batters he faced. Colorado’s Mickey Moniak broke up the no-hit bid […]
Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps reprised for grown-ups
CONCORD, N.H. | As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location and loon calls appealed to her, and it was a chance to connect with kindred spirits. Decades later, she’s still going to camp there. […]
Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health
Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected. The updated […]
Microgardening means getting a surprisingly big harvest from a windowsill or balcony garden
Short on space? Consider microgardening. Although the term might conjure thoughts of minuscule garden gnomes and fairies, the reality is quite the opposite. You can get a surprisingly high yield from a small space, even a windowsill or balcony, if you plant it right. One way to maximize your harvest is to grow plants that […]
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