Alabama shuts down Cincinnati, advances to CFP championship game

The top-ranked Crimson Tide dominate the previously undefeated Bearcats in the Cotton Bowl, 27-6.

Hollywood mourns the death of Betty White, ‘a spirit of goodness and hope’

Stocks end 2021 on weak note, still notch big yearly gain

Along the way, the S&P 500 set 70 all-time highs, its most recent one on Wednesday.

Charges dropped against NYC corrections officers linked with Jeffrey Epstein suicide

The two were accused of sleeping on the job the night Epstein was found dead in August 2019 at New York's since-shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Facility.

NBA roundup: Bulls beat Pacers on 3-pointer at buzzer

DeMar DeRozan's buzzer-beater lifts Chicago to its sixth straight win, 108-106.

Birders cap off 2021 with a first-ever sighting of a Steller’s sea eagle in Maine

The eagle, one of only about 4,000 worldwide, is thousands of miles from its usual territory in Asia and Russia.

Maine Local Market launches Winter Fires, extending options for customers

The owners of Maine Local Market launched Winter Fires Friday, on the last day of 2021, to give customers an outdoor dining option overlooking the Kennebec River even as they shift to takeout meals as COVID-19 infections continue to spread in Maine.

Celtics end skid with impressive win over Suns

Boston leads by as many as 30 points against the team with the NBA's second-best record and earns a 123-108 victory.

Limited revelers returning to Times Square to usher in 2022

The annual New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City will arrive with the pandemic clouding an already uncertain future.

Warren Buffett rejects Bernie Sanders’ call to intervene in strike

About 450 workers have been on the picket line outside Berkshire Hathaway plant in West Virginia since Oct. 1.