NEW YORK (AP) - Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the music for "Spring Awakening," has died. He was 56. Sheik died Thursday from organ failure, his mother Suzanne Sheik told The New York Times. The Associated ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Thursday night's 3-0 loss to Philadelphia after he was knocked out when struck on the head by pitcher Nolan McLean's knee as the two converged on Justin Cr...

Leah Pruett, in contention for her first NHRA Top Fuel championship, will step away from the drag-racing series at the end of this season to focus on having a second child with husband Tony Stewart. Pruett was a spectator in 2024 and 2025 while they ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He knocks away pieces of earth from the plant's roots, which slope straight down instead of out to the side lik...

LONDON (AP) - Revenge has rarely been so stylish. A striking black dress worn by the late Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband publicly admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby's, with a presale estimate of up to $300,000. Firs...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on annual spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. But in its final weeks in session as the midterm elections approach, the Senate...

Natchez and American Cruise Lines broke ground on a major new Mississippi River cruise dock - the line's largest infrastructure project - to boost tourism and port embarkations. Also: a Louisiana coastal-restoration award, AT&T line-theft arrests, and a residency dispute.

President Donald Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise. "If we win," he said, "we're going to get you $5,000. So that's it. Very simple." The Republican candidates who spoke at the ra...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An immigration officer pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he lied to the FBI about being attacked before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis early this year. Immig...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will t...