ATHENS — Athens was the last Valley team to step on the diamond this season, but the Wildcats got an early jump on the scoreboard, scoring a trio of first-inning runs before tacking on two more late in the game en route to a 5-1 non-league... More

I was trying to think of something to write about as we start to kick the spring sports season into high gear and I finally came up with something — three bold... More

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — With his words and then his play, Lee Westwood shot down the notion Thursday that this Masters was a two-horse... More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has commuted on military aircraft to his home in northern California more than two dozen times since he took over the Pentagon in July, paying about $630 per trip for a roundtrip flight that... More

NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Russian arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death for his history of arming violent dictators and regimes was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison, far short of the life term prosecutors sought for his conviction... More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum met privately with conservative leaders on Thursday to craft plans to try to stop Mitt Romney’s march to the... More

DEAR HARRIETTE: I didn't get the opportunity to read the original letter from "Animal Advocate" and your response, but I can imagine what was in it. I second "Animal Lover's" rebuke as... More

Older eggs peel more easily than fresher eggs when they're hard-boiled. You can plunge eggs in ice water directly after cooking and then roll them on the counter to remove shells with ease,... More

LONDON (AP) — Being called the new Justin Bieber has put British singer Conor Maynard on the music world’s... More