From a distance, I watched as a bright yellow maple leaf gently disengaged itself from the branch it had been attached to since April because of the aging process and a swift northerly breeze. The ...

George Ford says that he turned down an approach from big-money rugby union start-up R360 to extend his 102-cap England career. The 32-year-old fly-half has signed a new three-year deal with Sale ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - All Washington state and United States flags will be lowered at state agencies on Oct. 17 to honor the lives of four fallen soldiers who died near Joint Base Lewis-McChord last month.

In 1844 this newspaper reported on a special train that had just pulled into London carrying nine and a half tonnes of silver. The money was a ransom from China’s government, paid to Britain as part ...

Chemicals and asbestos have been dumped outside homes, and an oven left in a tree, in a city dubbed by some as Wales' fly-tipping capital. Incidents across the country are at a 10-year high, but ...

CHICAGO -- Matinees at Wrigley Field are an adventure for ballplayers, who must deal with the sun, shadows and wind. It took just four batters into Chicago's 4-3 win over Milwaukee in Game 3 of the ...