Philadelphia Phillies legend Cole Hamels, who won a World Series and was named NLCS MVP and World Series MVP in 2008, has retired.  The San Diego Padres placed Hamels, who has not pitched for the team this season, on the voluntarily retired list Friday.  Padres right-hander Craig Stammen was also […]

The Dallas Cowboys have taken care of another member of their secondary, giving safety Malik Hooker a three-year contract extension, his agent, David Mulugheta, told ESPN.  Hooker’s extension is worth up to $24 million.  Hooker joins Pro Bowl corner Trevon Diggs and fellow safety Donovan Wilson as Cowboy defensive backs […]

A construction worker was brought to his knees after a SUV plowed through a closed lane on a Minnesota highway, launching an orange traffic barrel at the stunned worker. A traffic video released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) shows a lone highway worker placing orange traffic barrels Thursday […]

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills, who was placed on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list Feb. 1, was found not guilty of rape and kidnapping Friday.  The NFL notified the Eagles Sills will be taken off the commissioner’s exempt list and can report to training camp.  The Eagles released a […]

A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is being bottle-fed and receiving round-the-clock “cuddling” from doting animal welfare workers who are trying to keep the 1-month-old baby alive. The male Pacific walrus — who, so far, doesn’t have a name — was […]

A zoning committee has ordered a northern Wisconsin brewery that has supported Democratic political figures to close its doors. The Oneida County committee revoked Minocqua Brewing Company’s permit on Wednesday, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The committee members said owner Kirk Bangstad violated prohibitions on outdoor sales. WISCONSIN JUDGE ORDERS ELECTIONS […]

Wind power developers proposed four new projects off the New Jersey Shore on Friday, a surge that would more than double the number of wind farms built off its coast if they are approved by regulators. At least two of them are more than twice as far out to sea […]

In a routine process, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has deactivated the records of 108,378 voters, the agency said Friday. The voters whose registrations were deactivated have not voted in the past four years and have not responded to mail from election officials about their registration, according to a statement from […]

They ran for their lives. They were told to do so. And after dashing down three flights of spiraling staircases, reporters trying to flee the Russell Senate Office Building ran directly into a wall of U.S. Capitol Police officers pointing their guns directly at the press corps. “Show me your […]

At least 442 reporters have lost their credentials since the White House press office changed its rules for journalists to be eligible for permanent passes, according to reports.  The White House announced updated standards for a yearly renewal of “hard passes” in May. Journalists who do not obtain hard passes […]