Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement
The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement. The move the day ...
Birmingham Zoo hosting NYE events featuring red pandas
The Birmingham Zoo is bringing in the new year with two events highlighting endangered red pandas. The family friendly events ...
Jim Larrañaga stepping down at Miami, Bill Courtney to take over, AP source says
Jim Larrañaga is stepping down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately, a person with knowledge of the ...
US sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money
The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been arrested for ...
Man shot, killed on Christmas Eve in Hoover identified
HOOVER, Ala. ( WIAT) — A Birmingham man shot and killed in a Hoover shooting on Christmas Eve was identified Thursday.
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen
Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with ...
Whooping cough cases approach near record numbers
The most up-to-date data from the CDC, which was released in early November, showed Pennsylvania and New York had reported ...
Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New ...
Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s ...
What is the Native American Church and why is peyote sacred to members?
The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America.
Margaret City Councilor Darius Crump arrested, charged with domestic violence on Christmas Eve
A member of the Margaret City Council was arrested and charged with domestic violence Tuesday. Darius Crump, who serves as the Place 2 representative on the council, ...
India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies aged 92
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He ...