Merriam-Webster has chosen 'gaslighting' as its word of the year for 2022. Searches for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before.
Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski told AP exclusively ahead of (...)
The third round of the PGA Championship was washed out Saturday, as heavy rain and thunderstorms hit Baltusrol with 49 players yet to finish and the top 10 players still to tee off.
Players will return Sunday to the drenched par-70 layout at 7 AM ET (...)
Jimmy Walker shrugged off some recent struggles to shoot a five-under-par 65 and claim the first-round lead in the PGA Championship at a hot, steamy Baltusrol Golf Club Thursday.
Major winners were close behind.
Lurking in striking range was world (...)
Jimmy Walker shrugged off some recent struggles to shoot a five-under-par 65 and claim the early first-round lead in the PGA Championship at a hot, steamy Baltusrol Golf Club Thursday.
Lurking in striking range was world No. 1 and defending champion (...)
Some Oregonians woke on the Fourth of July to a significant jolt when a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Springfield and Eugene.
According to AP, hundreds of people reported to the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the quake, which struck at (...)
Republican Ed Gillespie on Friday conceded the Senate race in Virginia to the Democratic incumbent, Mark Warner, ending a bid that nearly succeeded in what would have been a shocking upset.
Two senate races still haven't been called. Republicans are (...)
An explosion caused by a gas leak in Springfield, Mass., Friday night left several people injured, including two firefighters, officials said.
Eight people were being treated for non-critical injuries at Baystate Medical Center's emergency room, (...)
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in “The Godfather” and recorded hits including “Spanish Eyes” and the Italian ballad “Volare” in a 50-year musical career, died Tuesday. He was 82.
Martino was known for (...)
Michael Jordan was to be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a final honor for someone who's already won everything else.
David Robinson, John Stockton, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers University women's coach C. (...)
NBA referees are prepared to be locked out at the start of the season after negotiations with the league on a new contract broke down this week when commissioner David Stern ended the latest bargaining session.
No further talks are scheduled – and (...)
Do you use a sock puppet to secretly keep track of your frenemies? Plan to spend your staycation watching vlogs and webisodes? Or perhaps you plan to signal a flash mob for a quick bite of shawarma.
If you're not entirely certain what all that (...)
Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother.
Pitt and his siblings' families, Doug and Lisa Pitt and Rob and Julie Neal, gave the money to St. John's Hospital in (...)
Briton Mark Cavendish sprinted to his second straight stage win and extended his lead in the Tour of Missouri on Tuesday.
Cavendish collected his 16th victory of the season by about a bike-length in the 203.3km Clinton to Springfield road race, (...)
Nigerian-born Hakeem Olajuwon and Jamaican-born Patrick Ewing were among seven legends inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame here Friday.
Joining the two retired National Basketball Association star centers were former NBA playmaker Adrian (...)
Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama has made his first joint appearance with his newly announced running mate Joseph Biden, Sky News reported.
At a campaign rally in Springfield, Illinois, Obama formally introduced the vice presidential (...)
A small-town bank robber who was turned in to authorities by his three sons was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Jeanne Scott handed out the minimum sentence allowed by law to William Alfred «Al» Ginglen, who at (...)