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Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1837, Russian author Aleksandr Pushkin was killed in a duel defending his wife's honor. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1989, inside a New Jersey Courtroom, the W...

UNDATED (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up their 12th win in 15 games, doing it with a returning All-Star and a new guard. Darius Garland scored 27 points in his return from a back injury, helpi...

UNDATED (AP) - Another top-10 men's basketball team has fallen this week. Houston's 12-game winning streak is over after SMU rallied from 15 points down to beat the sixth-ranked Cougars, 85-83. Kendri...

UNDATED (AP) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will deal with discrimination in a serious way if he finds that teams violated that principle. Goodell says "we won't tolerate racism. We ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Dallas Stars are off to a good start as they play eight straight games against Central Division rivals. Jason Robertson tipped in shots from John Klingberg twice on power plays befo...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Major League Baseball and its locked-out players agreed to resume negotiations Saturday after an 11-day break. The session in New York will follow three days of owners' meetings i...

As Marion County Sheriff Andy Garden exits the sheriff's race, detective Ryan Castleman has thrown his hat into the ring and has earned Garden's endorsement. Castleman says as sheriff public safety in...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Wasabi was originally eaten with sushi to kill bacteria, not for its flavor. That's not necessary now with modern sanitary conditions . . . but pe...

RMDs Get a Small Reprieve 2022 brings new life expectancy tables. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   For the first time in nearly 20 years, the IRS has released updated actuarial or lif...

Governor JB Prtizker says the Covid-19 hospitalization rate will help determine how long the state's mask mandate lasts. The Governor at a stop on Tuesday said the number of Covid patients in the hosp...