Cemeteries have long honored those who die too young. They are for stillborn children and those who died of disease or accidents. Today, a modern epidemic fills more graves than anything else: gun violence.
DaJuan Harris scored all 14 of his points in the second half as No. 5 Kansas stormed back from a double-digit halftime deficit and beat No. 9 Baylor 87-71, plus more action from AP Top 25 teams on Saturday.
National League Rookie of the Year Michael Harris II doesn't sound all that satisfied with his debut season. The Atlanta outfielder says his first year in the majors was "decent" and that he'll try to do better. That's after his callup last year propelled the Braves to 101 wins and a division title. There's no telling how good the 21-year-old center fielder can become. Harris hit .297 with 19 home runs, 64 RBIs and 20 stolen bases after jumping from Double-A to the majors. Harris and Atlanta teammate Spencer Strider finished 1-2 in the Rookie of the Year vote.
A rare public show of division emerged in the ranks of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban after a senior Taliban figure publicly criticized the group's leadership in a speech, accusing some of monopolizing power.
Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID-19 vaccines, at-home test kits and some treatments.
Canadian skier Laurence St-Germain has won the women's slalom at the world championships and Mikaela Shiffrin took the silver medal. The American skier led after the first run but finished 0.57 seconds behind St-Germain after the final run. Lena Duerr of Germany was 0.69 behind and won bronze. Shiffrin won the giant slalom on Thursday and silver in the super-G last week. Saturday's race was the last women's event of the world championships. Shiffrin is expected back at World Cup racing in March.
The first glimpse of the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament shows Alabama getting the edge on Houston for the No. 1 overall seed. The committee that will select the field of 68 revealed its preliminary list of top teams Saturday. The Crimson Tide has the top spot over the Cougars due to a head-to-head road win in December. Committee chairman Chris Reynolds said on the CBS broadcast of the reveal that Alabama's win made the difference between the teams. Purdue and reigning national champion Kansas were the other No. 1 seeds.
The Texas Rangers added a lot of proven starting pitchers during the offseason. It is still a potentially perilous situation.Â
Across the political spectrum there seems to be a consensus that the free flow of trade, money and technology from the U.S. to China must be fundamentally overhauled.
While it’s easy to complain about disappointing vacation rentals, it’s harder to know what to do if you don't like your Airbnb. Should you talk to the host? Contact customer service? Request a refund? Well, it depends.
Providing food in feeders or by hand did not negatively impact chickadees, as long as proper food is used and certain rules are followed.
The technology has panicked educators and prompted school districts to block students' access to the site.
An increasing number of municipal, county and state governments are using federal pandemic relief funds to pay residents’ burdensome medical debt.Â
Some Ukrainian soldiers are turning to the process of freezing sperm as they face the possibility that they might never go home.Â
Lawmakers throughout the United States are weighing proposals to legalize psychedelic mushrooms for people as alternative treatments for depression and anxiety.
