Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction

The money raised will go to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York, a center he helped start to help scientists and doctors communicate better by applying improvisational exercises and communication strategies.

Rich Lowry: Justice Jackson’s abysmal affirmative action dissent

Jackson spends a lot of time recounting the country's racial sins and then declares them inescapable today. Even if this simplistic account were true, she fails to establish why racially biased college admissions are legal or warranted.

A tornado in Alberta has wrecked homes but caused no serious injuries

Police said numerous homes were damaged but Cpl. Gina Slaney said there were no known injuries. The tornado warning was later ended.

Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down

Officials in the Ukrainian capital didn't provide an exact number of drones that attacked the city. But Ukraine's air force said that across the country, eight Shaheds and three Kalibr cruise missiles were launched by the Russians.

30 people shot, 2 dead in shooting at Baltimore block party

An 18-year-old woman died at the scene, and a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital 'a short time later,' according to the Baltimore Police Department. The names of the victims were not immediately available.

Pope’s pick to handle sex abuse allegations has refused to believe some victims, U.S. group says

The Vatican announced the pontiff had picked Monsignor Victor Manuel Fernández, archbishop of Argentina, to head the Holy See’s watchdog office for doctrinal orthodoxy.

In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality

If student loan forgiveness and affirmative action are both struck down by the Supreme Court, it could send an ominous signal to millions of Americans that conservative critics have succeeded in erecting more roadblocks to racial equality in America.

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NHL notebook: Bruins have a big night at awards ceremony

Coach Jim Montgomery wins the Jack Adams Award, goalie Linus Ullmark the Vezina and Patrice Bergeron win his sixth Selke Award.

Sports Digest: Mainers pull out 4-3 win to end 3-game losing streak

Sanford takes advantage of two errors in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Bristol.