O.J. Simpson, the football star whose athletic brilliance and celebrity was eclipsed by accusations of murder and years of infamy, has died at age 76 after a battle with cancer. Simpson’s family confirmed his death on Wednesday, stating the former NFL icon and murder suspect “succumbed to his battle with… Read More

Connecticut solidified its place among college basketball’s greatest teams by dismantling Purdue 75-60 in the NCAA championship game, cruising to its second straight national title in dominant fashion. The Huskies became just the second team of the century to win consecutive championships, matching the 2006-2007 Florida Gators. But UConn did… Read More

An earthquake centered just miles from Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf course, between New York and Philadelphia, shook skyscrapers and suburbs across the northeastern U.S. Friday, causing no major damage but startling millions of people in an area unaccustomed to such tremors. The U.S. Geological Survey said over 42 million people… Read More

Larry Lucchino, the hard-driving powerhouse behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78. Lucchino had cancer. His death Tuesday morning was confirmed by the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, where he had most recently… Read More

While your grocery prices go up, Congress remains hard at work on… keeping potatoes classified as a vegetable. On Tuesday, a group of 14 senators sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. In it, the senators condemned a rumored plan to reclassify the starchy… Read More