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Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to prioritise difficult political decisions in the Budget that they said would strengthen financial markets’ confidence in the UK and bring down the cost of ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado fired football coach Karl Dorrell after an 0-5 start in which the Buffaloes have been blown out by more than 20 points in each game. The school announced the decision Sunday, ...

Mary Hines, the first woman elected to the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame, died Saturday in Tucson. She was 93. Hines, who won the 1947 state tennis doubles championship at Tucson High School, went ...

Strictly Come Dancing judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas have left viewers split down the middle, with some fans of the BBC series left furious. Sunday’s ...

Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls. With an eye on Russia, EU wants to make it easier to deploy tanks and troops at short notice. —The ...

In March, someone sent an announcement that appeared to go unnoticed by most. It gave notice that a minor league hockey team based in Provo, Utah, had been purchased by a husband-wife duo in North ...

ATLANTIC CITY — Eric Pender walked about 9 miles from his home in Ocean City just to watch arm wrestling at Bally’s Atlantic City.

Local radio host Wes McElroy will conclude a 14-year run on Thursday with his final show, which will air from noon to 3 p.m. on WRNL 910.

While its presence in Minor League Baseball isn't as strong as states like California, Florida or Texas, New York has its own rich history grooming prospects for the major leagues.