The U.S. Naval Academy has played men’s lacrosse since 1908 and won 17 national championships — including eight in a row at one point. When the Midshipmen open their 104th season on Saturday, they’ll be led by Rick Sowell, who in June became the program’s eighth coach. If Sowell gets double takes, it’s something that’s [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Lindora Richardson doesn’t consider herself a hero. “I was just doing my job,” said the 37-year-old bus driver, a day after her bus caught fire. Richardson was able to evacuate the bus and lead six children from Chantilly Montessori School to safety. “I feel like the kids were heroes,” Richardson said. “They stayed [...]

For about a decade, residents of southwest Detroit near Woodmere Cemetery existed in an uneasy peace with the man called Mr. Pill. Aram Alkazoff — known as one of the most prolific prescription drug dealers in Detroit — was slowly destroying the neighborhood. The coexistence between Alkazoff, 62, and his neighbors had turned violent, and [...]