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We just got back from dropping off our daughter, who is starting her second year of college. Over the past several days, I've also been reading the emotional posts from friends whose children are leaving home for the first time.

CHICAGO — It took a while Tuesday for the Cardinals’ offense to get a start it wanted, but once it did there was no questioning its impact.

The newly established 988 national hotline, a 911-style emergency call system for people contemplating suicide or other mental health crises, has hit a pretty major acceptance snag. The system is barely a month old, yet there’s already a movement afoot to boycott it. Some users say it can make existing…

CHICAGO — The importance of the home run to history was obvious when even a bleacher creature at Wrigley Field didn’t dare follow tradition and toss that baseball back on the field.

Shocked. Surprised. Stunned.

With primary elections swirling all over the country, it’s easy to lose track of what’s happening where. But a recent Washington Post analysis clarifies a troubling pattern: In most of the half-dozen battleground states that will matter most in the 2024 presidential election, the GOP has nominated Trumpian election-deniers to…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — During a frustrating season that has now included more rehab starts for minor league affiliates than games pitched for his Cardinals, Jack Flaherty has kept up with his team through the help of highlights while doing his best to field whatever questions minor leaguers throw his way.

PHOENIX — This was not a repeat of Saturday’s classic game, it wasn’t even a critics-pick sequel of an evening crammed with historic homers and memorable moments.

PHOENIX — By the time the scoreboard had calmed, the crowds’ ovations had quieted, and the overstuffed box score had been printed, the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory Saturday night at Chase Field had featured a whirlwind of events.