David Brooks: How literature lost its mojo. For now
I’m old enough to remember when novelists were big-time. When I was in college in the 1980s, new novels from Philip Roth, Toni Morrison, Saul...
At age 19, Ryan Downes wins second Massachusetts Amateur title
Ryan Downes got off to an awful start at the 117th Massachusetts Amateur Championship. He ended it as the champion. The 19-year-old Longmeadow resident captured...
St. Paul officers involved in shooting in Payne-Phalen area
The St. Paul Police Department said officers were involved in a shooting Friday afternoon near Maryland avenue East and Clarence Street. The shooting occurred just...
Charges: Man broke into St. Paul girl’s bedroom window to attempt assault
Authorities say a new acquaintance sleeping in a car in a family’s yard climbed into a 12-year-old girl’s bedroom window and tried to sexually assault...
Red Sox ace pulls out of All-Star Game to rest up for second half
Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet will not pitch in next week’s MLB All-Star Game in order to focus on resting up for the second half....
New Hampshire says TikTok turns teen minds into addicts. A judge says the claims can move forward
New Hampshire’s claims against TikTok’s negative influence on teen minds through “addictive” algorithms will stay despite the social media giant’s efforts to have them dismissed....