Rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed on stage during a concert in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday night and was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The 68-year-old had canceled two other concerts in recent days — in Moose Jaw on Saturday and in Calgary on Tuesday — citing ill health…. Read More

It’s the two-time reigning MVP who is trying to finish off a record setting season with a second straight title, against a two-time champion who is tantalizingly close to finally ending Cleveland’s 52-year title drought. Steph vs. LeBron. Warriors vs. Cavaliers. Game 7 awaits on Sunday night to decide these… Read More

A Kansas man is charged with felony child endangerment in connection with a small octopus found wedged in the throat of his girlfriend’s toddler in April. The Wichita Eagle reports Sedgwick County prosecutors charged 36-year-old Matthew Gallagher on Thursday. The criminal complaint alleges that Gallagher “unlawfully and recklessly” caused or… Read More

A convicted Arkansas killer who escaped while on work detail has been captured. A spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Correction says the 40-year-old Jones was caught Thursday just after 3 p.m. Spokesman Solomon Graves said no other information would be immediately released. Lloyd Jones disappeared Monday while on a… Read More

The Pittsburgh Penguins turned around a once-disappointing season and fired a coach before winning a fourth Stanley Cup, adversity that seemed to make Wednesday’s city-wide celebration that much sweeter. Fans lined the victory parade route more than 10 deep as the players, coaches, their families and support staff rolled by… Read More

A 61-year-old Ohio grandmother says she used a bottle of perfume and a swift kick to get rid of a kidnapper. The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports a masked man approached Joyce Kenney as she stepped out of her Middletown home, grabbed her and forced her to drive him through the city. Kenney… Read More

New Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says he became trapped in a bathroom of a New Jersey gas station and had to be rescued. Wentz tweeted out Wednesday night that he had to be rescued by attendants with garden sheers and another person with a “leg kick” after he became… Read More

Stephen Curry has had his shoulder wrapped in this series, been questioned about his level of fatigue, even had his choice of footwear shredded on Twitter. It hasn’t been the easiest time for the MVP. He could get the most perfect of endings anyway. Golden State’s point guard — the… Read More

A 9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back. KSEE-TV in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison. The station reports that by completing the… Read More