Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits ...

Involved in the deal: Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, Minnesota, Golden State, Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers. It includes a ...

More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year, according to the results of an aerial survey of forests by the ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates hit the road against the Seattle Mariners looking to break a four-game road losing streak. Seattle has a 24-21 record at home and a 47-42 record overall. The ...

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has nine doubles and nine home runs for the Marlins. Kyle Stowers is 13 for 35 with four doubles, five home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games. Christian Yelich leads ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics and San Francisco Giants meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. The Athletics have a 37-54 record overall and a 16-28 record in home games. The Athletics have ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Erick Fedde (3-8, 4.56 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Cubs: Matthew Boyd (8-3, 2.65 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 87 strikeouts) ...