Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to U. of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Red Hot Chili Peppers may be strongly associated with southern California, but drummer Chad Smith ...

Data shows 1 in 4 immigration arrests happen in Texas, where about 1.6M immigrants illegally live

In Texas, which has the second-largest population of immigrants living illegally in the country — with more than 1.6 million ...

Mississippi mother kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety

One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi highway was shot and killed early Sunday ...

Jon Keller teases ‘more to come’ after getting the axe from WBZ

Political analyst Jon Keller has broken his silence about getting the axe from WBZ. Keller, a longtime staple on the Boston ...

Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

OJAI, Calif. (AP) — Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has ...

Plea deal nixed in corpse hoarder case

A Colorado judge on Monday rejected the plea agreement of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building after family members of the deceased argued ...

Mike Vrabel provides injury update on Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte

FOXBORO — Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte is “day-to-day” after suffering a hamstring injury in Sunday’s win over the Falcons, per head coach Mike Vrabel. Boutte left the game after playing 18 ...

American Arab group sues over California’s new antisemitism law

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed to protect Jewish students from discrimination, arguing it is unconstitutionally vague ...