Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments. The numbers have spiked since payments came due again following a lengthy pause intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, around 9.5 ...
1876 — Princeton takes the team championship in the first IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet. 1957 — Lionel Herbert wins the PGA championship with a 2-1 final round victory over Dow Finsterwald. 1957 — 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson). 1963 — Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA championship by two strokes over Dave Ragan to become the fourth golfer to win the three major United States titles. 1968 — Arnold Palmer becomes the first PGA golfer to earn $1 million over his career despite losing by one ...
NEW YORK (AP) — If LeBron James knows where he will play this coming season, he's still not saying. The NBA's career scoring king and current free agent spoke publicly for the first time in weeks Thursday afternoon, indicating that a decision is close — though stopping short of revealing ...
Editor’s note: This story on the Poverty Island Lighthouse is the sixth in a series on the area’s lighthouses and lightships. GARDEN — Surrounded by the waters of Lake Michigan and separated from the mainland by miles of open water, the Poverty Island Lighthouse has stood as a silent ...
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — The drought is over for Joey Logano. Logano snapped a 45-race winless streak Sunday night with a dominant victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the first points race at the 0.625-mile track in 30 years. After Logano wrapped up a lengthy on-track burnout, ...
