Umpire KT Francis dies at 73

Sara Delano Roosevelt was a doting -- and, at times, overly protective -- mother to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News Presidents have at least two things in common: They love their country and they love their ...

Co-authored by Sara McElmurry and Nyki Salinas-Duda, Latino Policy Forum As a community advocate working in the complex field of policy, I constantly wrestle with striking a balance between my idealism and my pragmatism. How does one reconcile ...

In tennis action, Serena Williams is through to the semi-finals of the French Open for the first time since 2003. Last night, the World number 1 took down Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. The win extended her unbeaten streak to 29 ...

Tuggeranong spinner Shane Devoy in action at Stirling Oval last season. Photo: Jay Cronan ACT COMETS player of the year Shane Devoy excelled in the longer form of the game, but the left-arm spinner is also perfectly suited to the Big Bash League, ...

Balmoral Park's mid-week harness racing card Wednesday night will have a trio of ICF stakes for young horses with the first race opener the pari-mutuel debut for all nine freshman filly pacers. The Incredible Tillie honors the Erv Miller trainee ...

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: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: ...

In what could best be described as a battle of attrition James Bafia, Eugene White & Samuel Daddono's Trot Fudge Sundae wound up toting home the first place check in Sunday' $12,000 Fox Valley Diva Stake at Balmoral Park. With early season ...

In 1820, John Quincy Adams hired William J. Stone to create an exact replica of the Declaration of Independence -- every flourished signature of each Founding Father, every phrase that shaped the foundation of the United States of America. Stone ...