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NFL MVP: Why Matthew Stafford should win award over Drake Maye
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (328+ words) Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. Credit: AP/Katie Chin But the league's MVP is different. It encompasses more....
Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (463+ words) A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday, in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in the state in…...
Adventureland plans 3 new rides for summer 2026
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (530+ words) A rendering of the Wave Twister, which'is expected to arrive at Adventureland this summer.' Credit: Adventureland Good things come to those who wait " and visitors to Adventureland in 2026 should finally be able to experience the new Wave Twister ride that…...
Nasty weather on tap for New Year fetes at Rose Parade in California and revelers in New York City
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (458+ words) Marching bands perform along Colorado Blvd. in the 136th Rose Parade, in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1, 2025. Credit: AP/Damian Dovarganes Two iconic celebrations to ring in the New Year " the Rose Parade in Southern California and the midnight ball drop in New…...
Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor from 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (453+ words) Isiah Whitlock Jr., an actor who made frequent memorable appearances on the HBO series "The Wire" and "Veep" and in five films with director Spike Lee, died Tuesday. He was 71. Whitlock played openly corrupt state Sen. Clay Davis on 25 episodes…...
California delays revoking 17,000 commercial driver's licenses until March after immigrants sue
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (501+ words) Big rigs stack up at the Flying J Truck Stop along Interstate 70 near the small Colorado plains community of Limon, May 21, 2009. Credit: AP/David Zalubowski A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the…...
Islanders' Bo Horvat, Matthew Schaefer would relish playing for Canada in the Olympics
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (448+ words) The Islanders' Bo Horvat playing for Team Canada during the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship match against Slovenia'on May 10 in Stockholm, Sweden. Credit: Getty Images/Michael Campanella CHICAGO " Of course, Bo Horvat and Matthew Schaefer have been thinking about Wednesday's reveal…...
New 2026 laws are among the first of their kind to tackle climate change, drunken driving
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (661+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces CalRx-branded insulin glargine pens available next Jan. 1, 2026, at a suggested retail price of no more than $55 per five-pack, or $11 per pen, during a news conference at Cedar-Sinai's Mark Goodson pharmacy in Los Angeles Oct. 16, 2025. Secretary…...
Hike like Teddy Roosevelt did at Sagamore Hill
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (418+ words) Joe Wiegand, a Teddy Roosevelt impersonator, leads visitors on a "strenuous life" hike at Sagamore Hill on Dec. 6, 2025 in Oyster Bay, NY. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin Teddy Roosevelt re-enactor Joe Wiegand poses the question to a group of a half-dozen hikers…...
How to make LI's dangerous roads safer: A town hall
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (86+ words) Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso A. Castillo moderated a town hall where a panel of experts discussed making Long Island roads safer. "I think success is zero deaths on the roadway," said DMV Deputy Commissioner for Traffic Safety Mary Tanner-Richter. Newsday transportation…...