John McMartin, the versatile, gentlemanly Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in such shows as “Follies” and “Sweet Charity,” has died, according to his manager. McMartin was 86. McMartin’s manager, Tony Cloer, said Thursday the actor died of cancer in New York on Wednesday surrounded by his family and… Read More

The U.S. government on Thursday tentatively approved scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities, further bridging the gulf between countries as close as an hour flight but long kept at a greater distance by the Cold War. The decision is another long stride in President Barack Obama’s… Read More

Pro football Hall of Famer and former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung is suing equipment manufacturer Riddell, saying its helmets failed to protect him from brain injury. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of the 80-year-old Hornung in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago on Thursday. It names Rosemont-based Riddell… Read More

Imagine a planet with triple sunrises and sunsets every day for part of the year, and nonstop daylight at other times. Astronomers revealed such a place Thursday: a strange new world in the Constellation Centaurus that has not one, not two, but three suns. What’s more, a year there lasts… Read More

An inmate who escaped a northwestern Arkansas jail, showed up at a nearby bar a week later, ordered a beer and declared he was turning himself in. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that 45-year-old Shaun Higham turned up Tuesday night at Mitch’s Place in Paris, about 6 miles from the Logan… Read More

Wearing saggy pants could get expensive in tiny Timmonsville, South Carolina. A new town ordinance outlaws wearing sagging pants, trousers or shorts that intentionally display a person’s underwear. After initial warnings, third and subsequent offenses carry a fine ranging from $100 to $600. Town administrator Mary Bines says the ordinance,… Read More

On average, 20 veterans a day committed suicide in 2014, a slight decrease from the previous government estimate, but federal health officials are cautious about concluding the suicide problem is getting better. Rather, they say the Department of Veterans Affairs is relying on a more comprehensive database than ever before,… Read More

Former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson sued network chief executive Roger Ailes on Wednesday, claiming she was cut loose after she refused his sexual advances and complained about harassment in the workplace. Ailes, in a statement, denied the allegations and accused Carlson of filing the lawsuit in retaliation for… Read More

An affectionate elk paid some Washington state firefighters a visit over the holiday weekend as they worked to tame a wildfire. The orphaned elk, dubbed Buttons by the locals, is a fixture in Kittitas County, where she took up residence with some cows and goats on a hillside. Kittitas County… Read More

No jackpot-winning ticket was sold in the latest Mega Millions drawing, increasing the prize to an estimated $508 million, a lottery official said. Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty told The Associated Press there was no jackpot winner for Tuesday night’s $454 million prize. The pot will increase by about $54… Read More