Katie Fleer allowed just four hits and struck out 11 as Western Oregon beat Cal State Dominguez Hills 7-0 on Friday to advance to the title game of the NCAA Division II west region softball tournament.

Contrary to what most of us believe, Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Fourth of July. Rather, the day celebrates La Battalla de Puebla, when Mexican soldiers defeated Mexican traitors and the French Army in 1862.

While the Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to lower interest rates appears to be over, there could be benefits for consumers in other places - like some relief from soaring gasoline and food costs.

In a rare show of unity, California's top higher education officials on Monday warned that inadequate state funding is bleeding the quality from one of the world's most celebrated college and university systems.