On Sept. 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking the record set in 1939 by Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees.

Actor Justina Machado turns 54 and musician Roger Waters turns 83, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 6.

Michigan football nearly relived its Appalachian State nightmare as Western Michigan led 12-7 before Bryce Underwood's 46-yard Hail Mary saved the day.

Kawal Preet Singh allegedly used a Round Table Pizza in Dinuba to distribute over 40 pounds of methamphetamine as part of an organized crime network.

Photos show a partial ceiling collapse in a main Kennedy Center hallway, which officials say underscores the urgent need for Trump-backed renovations.

An Illinois mother who had been "very invested" in the triple-murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been given 24 hours by the European parliament to explain in person his failure to declare lavish expenses funded by Arron Banks, an insurance tycoon under investigation by Britain’s National Crime Agency, The Guardian reports. The summons came just two hours before the Farage was spotted arriving at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in London for a meeting with Donald Trump during the U.S. president’s state visit to the UK. Last month Channel 4 News revealed emails, invoices and documents suggesting Banks had covered Farage’s costs for a £13,000-a-month ($16,500) Chelsea home in the year of the Brexit referendum, visits to the United States and a...

A former Parkland, Florida, school safety officer who failed to confront the gunman when 17 people were fatally shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year, was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges, including child neglect and perjury, NBC News reports. Scot Peterson, who worked as a security guard at the school, was charged with seven counts of neglect of a child and three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. The charges carry a maximum potential sentence of 96 and a half years in state prison, the Broward State Attorney's Office said. Seventeen students, teachers and staff were killed in the shooting on Feb. 14,...

Officials in the desert state of Rajasthan warned residents to remain hydrated as the region continued to fight fierce temperatures for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, according to Channel News Asia. Hospitals reported another surge in heatstroke cases and advised the public not to drink tea, coffee, or alcohol during the persistent heat wave. In the city of Churu, which has already seen maximum temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius two days this week, officials set up coolers and hydration stations at bus stands and along other public places. A number of heat-related deaths were reported in Rajasthan and surrounding states due to the heatwave, with another 10 patients admitted with...

Bryce Underwood's Hail Mary rescued Michigan from a stunning upset in one of the wildest college football finishes in recent memory.

LSU could be the real deal this college football season, but Dabo Swinney and Clemson might be in trouble.

Cavan Sullivan scored in a third straight match to become the first teenager with a goal contribution in five straight MLS matches.

An Indiana circuit court judge issued a temporary restraining order that clears the way for defensive linemen Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt to return to the Hoosiers this season.

Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris have been cleared to return to college football after brief stints in the NFL, according to a judge's orders, setting up a dramatic showdown between the SEC and LSU.

On Sunday, Broadway will come alive with the Broadway Block Party, an action-packed women's college volleyball doubleheader featuring top teams from the Big Ten, SEC and ACC battling it out inside Bridgestone Arena.