ST. LOUIS -- Alex Steen stole the puck from goalie Jonathan Quick behind the net and scored a short-handed goal to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Steen scored unassisted on a backhander at 13:26 of overtime less than a minute after Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk was whistled for a double-minor high sticking when he cut Dustin Penner.
Added sugars make up 13 percent of American adults' calorie intake, according to new government data from 2005 to 2010.
According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, calories from sugars and solid fats should only make up 5 to 15 percent of our total calories each day.
The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report also shows that men consume more total calories from sugar than women, though there is not a difference between the sexes when looking at the percentage of sugar intake in total consumed calories.
In his column on GOP immigration fears — namely, that Republicans will follow the path of 2007 and blow their chance at reform — Buzzfeed’s McKay Coppins quotes a Republican strategist who warns that, sans reform, the GOP could alienate Hispanics like it has African Americans:
They're built for fun, but rides in amusement parks, fairs, restaurants and malls injure more than 4,400 children in the U.S. each year, according to a sweeping new study.
From 1990 to 2010, nearly 93,000 kids ages 17 and under went to hospital emergency rooms for ride-related injuries -- most during the spring and summer months, when amusement parks are busiest.
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, relied on 20 years of data collected by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Information came from emergency department records at 100 hospitals across the country and included details about diagnoses and brief descriptions of how injuries occurred.
After the first 100 days of his second term, President Obama just can’t stop talking about the limits of his own power.
The "DWTS" results are in and Andy Dick is going home.
Though the "DWTS" results weren't surprising, the elimination was certainly one of the saddest of Season 16. Andy, a surprising fan favorite, has been at the bottom of the leaderboard throughout the competition, but his determination and enthusiasm in every dance has kept him in the running.
"It's been the best," a choked-up Andy said when the "DWTS" results came in, as he stood next his first-time pro Sharna Burgess. "Carrie Ann I'm going to kill you for the 5. It's all your fault," he joked, adding, "The fact that we are here in Week 7 is amazing ... It's been a wonderful, wonderful ride."
A conspiracy theory is getting renewed life among Republicans who claim that the Obama administration, specifically the Department of Homeland Security, is buying up ammunition in order to thwart gun owners by taking over the market. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and Rep. Frank Lucas, both Republicans from Oklahoma, introduced a bill last week to crack down on the alleged practice.
CHICAGO — Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-on-one rush, and the Chicago Blackhawks started the playoffs on a winning note after dominating the regular season, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night.
Corey Crawford settled down after allowing a weak goal in the opening minutes. Marian Hossa also scored, and the Blackhawks took the early lead in this first-round series.
BURKESVILLE, Ky. — Authorities in southern Kentucky say a 2-year-old girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her 5-year-old brother, who was playing with a .22-caliber rifle he received as a gift.
Kentucky State Police said the toddler was shot just after 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday in Cumberland County and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
DENVER — Kenneth Faried brought the energy and the Denver Nuggets rediscovered their toughness in time to stave off elimination Tuesday night with a 107-100 win over the Golden State Warriors.
The Nuggets slowed down Golden State's guards, jumpstarted their transition game and got under Andrew Bogut's skin in Game 5, jumping out to a 22-point lead before weathering the Warriors' frenetic fourth quarter rally.
One day after former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor expressed doubts about Bush v. Gore, one half of the 2000 presidential election equation stood by his own choice.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television on Tuesday, former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore was asked whether he was surprised by O'Connor's comments.
"Well in the sense that I didn't know she was going to say it, then yes," Gore said. "I made a decision in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court decision 12, 13 years ago, to respect the rule of law. I strongly disagreed with their opinion, said so, but the rule of law is really the bedrock of American democracy."
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Tebow is free to sign with any NFL team that might want him.
The popular but polarizing quarterback cleared waivers Tuesday, a day after being let go by the Jets following an embarrassingly unsuccessful year in New York.
Tebow is now a free agent, but his NFL future is uncertain. It was expected he would clear waivers since a team would have had to pick up the remainder of Tebow's contract, about $1.9 million over the next two seasons.
