Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was 86. Sponsored: Squeeze THIS 2 Times To Eliminate Your Pain  The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which sponsors a literary award… Read More

After Arizona passed a law that required local police to check the immigration status of people suspected to be in the country illegally, the state’s second-largest city wanted to send a message. New Formula FORCES Your Brain 50 Years Younger?! [Sponsored] The Democrats who control Tucson designated their town an… Read More

McDonald’s lost its top human resources executive Monday, days after the company’s CEO was fired for having a relationship with an employee. The Chicago-based burger giant said the departure of Chief People Officer David Fairhurst was unrelated to the exit of President and CEO Steve Easterbrook. The British businessmen are… Read More

Milwaukee police say a hit-and-run driver has struck and injured two children. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Police say the children, believed to be about 4 and 6 years old, were in the roadway when they were struck by a vehicle. Sponsored: Best Fruit For Your Blood Pressure … Read More

The Panthers have placed quarterback Cam Newton on injured reserve, meaning he can’t play for the rest of the regular season. Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said in a statement Tuesday that Newton is still experiencing pain in his foot and needs to continue to rehab from the injury. Sponsored:… Read More

A black cat got the best of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants for a few minutes Monday night. The cat scampered on the field during a Giants drive in the second quarter and forced referee Clay Martin to delay the game while workers at MetLife Stadium and some… Read More

Bruce Springsteen will be presenting a lifetime achievement award next spring to Richard Ford, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Independence Day” centers on a real estate agent from Springsteen’s native New Jersey. But not everyone is happy about Ford’s receiving the Hadada Award, bestowed by the Paris Review at the magazine’s… Read More

A woman bitten to death by one or both of her pet Great Danes had alcoholism and may not have been clear-headed enough to seek help after she was attacked, authorities said. Preliminary findings indicate Mary Matthews, 49, apparently bled to death, said Doyle Burke, chief investigator with the Warren… Read More

 Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to raping an unconscious teen in 2003 and to sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker in a deal that spared him the possibility of life in prison. Winslow initially hesitated and seemed to agonize over his decision. Blood Pressure Solution Hiding… Read More