18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (87+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " Chuck Collins figures he won life's lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer's processed meat company. Billionaires have threatened to leave the state to avoid paying a tax that would replace the US government's…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (135+ words) GLENDALE, Ariz. " All those missing doubles and triples, well, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thinks he knows where at least some of them went. To celebrate this year's WBC, we're bringing back the starting lineup challenge! Can we remember…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (114+ words) Among detainees at Eloy Detention Center, 79-year-old Julia Benitez is known as "la abuela," the grandmother in Spanish. Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team reporter Emily Hamer contributed data analysis and online graphics to this report. President Donald Trump's mass-detention…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (192+ words) JACKSONVILLE " A group of historians, academics and legislators spent the last year finding sites connected to the Underground Railroad in Illinois and focusing on telling the stories of those who helped as well as of those seeking freedom. Gov. JB…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (347+ words) EFFINGHAM " An Oct. 19 fire that damaged Deb's Catering's Altamont building left this 37-year-old business without a commercial kitchen for serving its clients. Athletes and volunteers dance to the "Locomotion" during the Special Olympics Family Festival on Saturday at Lake Land…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (190+ words) Have you ever wondered how Amazon manages to deliver billions of packages a day across the globe? One center in the UK is already gearing up for the Christmas season, with a highly synchronized operation of moving robots, conveyor belts…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (188+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom and leaders in the California Legislature have generally agreed to provide long-term funding for a high-speed rail line. The funding would come from revenue the state collects for'greenhouse gas emissions. The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (255+ words) TORONTO " George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (189+ words) The first couple of high school football playoff dominoes have fallen. Through six weeks, undefeated teams have clinched their spot in the playoffs, while one-loss teams are eligible, and the rest of the pack are chasing from behind. Will Foley…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (599+ words) CHICAGO " Manny Machado hit a two-run homer, Mason Miller dominated again and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday, sending their NL Wild Card Series to a decisive third game. Jackson Merrill hit an early sacrifice fly…...