According to new rankings, the Midwest has some of the best states to drive in, in terms of congestion, traffic patterns and other factors. Kansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa and Oklahoma ranked at the top of the list.

The 59-year-old woman’s brother captured video of her striking a boy five times with an object resembling a cutting board, leaving bruises, police said.

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R- Ala. has introduced legislation with U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. that would penalize healthcare practitioners who fail to provide care for an infant that is born-alive from an abortion attempt.

Iowa's boundaries remain largely the same as when the state entered the union in 1846. But one Republican senator wants to change that.

All Times EST GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Wheeling 36 26 8 2 0 54 131 88 Trois-Rivieres 35 24 7 4 0 52 129 88 Norfolk 37 22 12 3 0 47 149 116 Worcester 39 16 17 2 4 38 114 138 Reading 39 15 19 4 1 35

The Southeastern Conference can make a strong argument as the best league in college basketball with eight ranked teams and five in the top 10. The bevy of AP Top 25 teams leads to ranked SEC teams playing each other pretty much every week.

Army at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Lehigh at American, 7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 6 p.m.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

Minnesota Democrat Farmer Labor Party responded with a two-word statement on social media. “Counteroffer: No.”

A wild week of upsets and court stormings led to a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. One constant: Auburn. The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released on Monday,

The pardons did not come as a surprise. As Senate Republicans were cheering for Trump on his march to electoral victory, the former and now current president exalted the “hostages” and “patriots” who injured more than 140 law enforcement officers and caused north of $2.8 million in damage to the Capitol, according to the Department of Justice.