South Dakota needs to raise its gas tax and other highway taxes and fees to cover substantial increases in the cost of building and maintaining its roads and bridges, state and local transportation officials told a legislative panel Wednesday. Legislature leaders have said lawmakers are reluctant to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dan Cleary's goal with just over two minutes remaining snapped a tie that led the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. Cleary scored with 2:03 left in regulation as the puck hit veteran Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist's right pad and left skate before sliding over the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Edward Woodward, best known for roles in 1973 cult classic "The Wicker Man" and U.S. television series "The Equalizer," died Monday aged 79. His agent Janet Glass said the veteran of stage and screen had been ill for several months and passed away in hospital surrounded by members of his family. "I knew him a ...