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TORONTO — If you unwrapped a present with a lifetime warranty this holiday season, you might think it's the gift that will keep on giving. But experts say the meaning of a lifetime warranty varies ...

A security camera surveils the streets of Cedar Rapids on July 26. The city this summer installed five such cameras throughout the downtown area. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

Travel Tuesday brought mostly calm conditions under cloudy skies, until a weak system pushed light snow into the region through the afternoon and into the evening. Most of the region west of the I-95 ...

Texas acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is seeking to block certain schools from the state’s new private school voucher program, alleging they have ties to the Chinese government and to a Muslim ...

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Duke basketball led by as much as 17 points with 16:31 left in regulation, but the No. 3 Blue Devils couldn't close, falling 82-81 to a foul-and-injury-riddled No. 19 Texas Tech at Madison Square ...

As we say goodbye to 2025, it's a good time to revisit some of the best moments of the past season. From 13-strikeout complete games to multiple four-homer performances, the 2025 campaign featured ...

Nov. 1 was a clear, 44-degree evening, perfect for football. Memorial Stadium was packed, as usual. NBC and USC were in the house and a national-television audience was watching. Life was good for the ...

Many of President Trump’s supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership. But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies. By Peter Baker Peter Baker ...

Boston developer BXP is selling off a portion of its real estate portfolio in Kendall Square and Needham. BXP sold Proto, the 280-unit apartment complex at 88 Ames St. it opened in 2018, for around ...