Victor Espinoza suffered a serious injury falling off a horse.  (AP) Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza suffered a fractured vertebra Sunday when the horse he was riding suffered a fatal heart attack and collapsed at a California racetrack. The horse, Bobby Abu Dhabi, suffered the heart attack during a morning workout, Del Mar racetrack officials said. Espinoza was tossed ...

LOS ANGELES –  A man’s feud with his grandmother turned into a bizarre and deadly confrontation that ended with a supermarket worker dead and dozens of people held hostage in a store miles away. Gene Evin Atkins, 28, was booked Sunday on suspicion of murder after an explosion of violence that a relative said may have been brewing for weeks. ...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons‘ offense, which hopes to rebound in 2018, didn’t have its top weapon during the offseason. Falcons four-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones did not participate in the team’s offseason program. However, he did recently work out with quarterback Matt Ryan and most of the receiving corps a week before ...

FILE – In this Thursday, June 8, 2017, file photo, former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey is urging voters to support Democrats in November’s midterm elections. Comey says on Twitter that the “Republican Congress has proven incapable of fulfilling the Founders’ design that ‘Ambition must … counteract ...

Eric Pahls and former Senate Republican leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole.  (Courtesy of the author) Former Senate Republican leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole turns 95 Sunday. He remains an example to our country and to the world. In a political climate driven by an obsession with airtime and winning the next election, we should remind ourselves of a ...

A police officer was in surgery after being shot in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday night, police say.  (.) A police officer in Fort Myers, Fla., was in stable condition early Sunday, recovering from surgery after being shot Saturday night. The officer, who was not immediately identified, was being treated at Lee Memorial Hospital, the News-Press of Fort Myers reported. ...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady indicated that he will report early to training camp. The Patriots posted an announcement on Instagram on Friday that the team begins practicing in six days, with a photo of Brady. In response, Brady commented: “2 days actually! #earlyreporters.” That means Brady, who did not attend any of the team’s voluntary offseason workouts, will ...

Colorado photographer and graphic artist Rob Decker is on a mission to photograph all 60 national parks.  (Rob Decker) It’s safe to say Colorado photographer and graphic artist Rob Decker knows a thing or two about America’s national parks. Studying under famed photographer Ansel Adams in Yosemite National Park at age 19 sparked a passion in Decker for the park ...