• Associated Press

    Falcons provide first NFL draft surprise by selecting Washington QB Michael Penix Jr with No. 8 pick

    The Atlanta Falcons provided the first major surprise of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of Washington with the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night. The Falcons extended their recent trend of selecting offensive skill players in the first round by drafting Penix one month after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guaranteed.

  • CBC

    Father of 3 killed in fiery collision near Clearwater, B.C.

    Friends and coworkers have identified one of the victims in a fatal head-on collision that happened near Clearwater, in the B.C. Interior this week.On April 23, at 12:50 a.m., a semi-truck and CN Rail truck collided along Highway 5, becoming engulfed in flames after a fuel tank exploded, RCMP say.There were two people in each truck, and two of them — the passenger of the semi-truck and the driver of the CN Rail truck — both died. The other two are in critical, but stable, condition, according po

  • HuffPost

    17 States Sue Over Rule Giving Workers Time Off For Abortions

    The EEOC's new guidelines are a "radical interpretation" of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, one attorney general claimed.