'An inspiration for all fat people': Tyson Fury praises Andy Ruiz Jr.
Braggadocio and trash talking -- where boxers taunt rivals to boost ratings and provide an alternative narrative for the media and fans outside of the ring -- are part and parcel of the boxing world.
Who is Amanda Anisimova, the 17-year-old who stunned French Open champion Simona Halep?
As her down-the-line backhand flew past Simona Halep, 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova dropped her racquet to the side, put her hands on her face, and simply said, "What!"
Mario Draghi saved the euro. His replacement also faces a daunting task
Mario Draghi is coming to the end of his run as president of the European Central Bank. His successor will face big problems with few obvious solutions.
46 ice cream trucks are being seized in a New York City crackdown
Shell corporations, millions in fines, and a sting operation in New York City. It's not a noir film; it's a crackdown on ice cream trucks.
'Tales of the City' Netflix revival misses some tales worth telling
"Tales of the City" was groundbreaking when Armistead Maupin began writing it in the 1970s, and still felt very much that way when it became a PBS miniseries in 1993. After two follow-ups, the show makes a much-belated return, this time as a woefully uneven Netflix version that makes "Tales" look stale, proving even with the near-mystical 28 Barbary Lane, you can't always go home again.
West Point reports accident near training site
The West Point Military Academy said Thursday morning there had been "an accident in the vicinity of the Camp Natural Bridge training site."
3 years, 80,000 miles, 61 national parks
There's a sandhill crane nesting in the middle of a patch of restored marsh, the bird's partner calling out as it returns to their nest.
Teen bakes enough cupcakes to treat his family of 7 to Disney World
Isaiah Tuckett has dreamed of going to Disney World for about as long as he can remember.
House passes bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for more than one million undocumented immigrants, a move that comes amid a fierce debate over illegal immigration.
Man shares WWII collection in remembrance of D-Day
A local man is sharing Mid-Michigan’s largest World War II collection at Midland’s Veteran Recognition Center as America prepares to remember D-Day.
Why Hope Hicks and Don McGahn testimony is key
How many times can the White House slap Congress in the mouth before Congress hits back? The list got longer this week when the White House instructed former Trump administration officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to defy a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for documents relating to their work in the White House. Hicks and Donaldson now join other subpoena recipients -- Attorney General William Barr, former White House counsel Don McGahn, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin -- in telling Congress to pound sand.
Michael Wolff defends book sourcing, says Trump era is getting 'crazier and crazier'
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Queen says her wartime generation was 'resilient' as she pays tribute to D-Day veterans
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has paid tribute on behalf of "the whole free world" to those who died during the Normandy landings in a poignant speech at D-Day commemorations in Portsmouth, southern England.
A D-Day vet's song about Normandy is No. 1 on Amazon's singles chart, ahead of Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
Jim Radford was only 15 when he served as a ship's galley boy on June 6, 1944, making him the youngest known D-Day veteran.
US officials say tensions with Iran are easing but they remain 'vigilant'
A month after sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East in reaction to intelligence the US claims it had showing Iran was preparing to attack US troops, military tensions appear to be easing, according to several US officials.
Britain's mixed-race GI babies want to know why they were given away
A wedding ring and a photograph are all Leon Lomax has left of his mother, a woman he has longed to know his whole life.
East Bay man says he landscaped a Nazi symbol on his front yard because ‘I like swastikas’
Twenty-four hours after local news reports first shined the spotlight on the giant swastika carved in his front yard, Steven Johnson just doesn't get the commotion. But what Johnson calls a "design" sure does look like the Nazi symbol — and it has set his East Bay neighbors on edge.
The upside to dyslexia, even as a journalist
As a parent, if you were told your child would be a creative, intelligent, big-picture thinker with a strong sense of grit and resilience, you'd be happy, wouldn't you? That sounds like a great set of skills for life success, doesn't it?
Top trainer Bob Baffert: 'Once horses get in your blood, you can't get out'
He's one of horse racing's most celebrated trainers, but Bob Baffert had to defy his mother to reach the summit of the sport.
How the moon played a crucial role during the D-Day invasion
The D-Day allied invasion of Normandy began with paratroopers and soldiers coasting through the air on gliders in the darkness of the early morning hours. And a full moon lit the way.
