Van Der Brink Auctions Old pickups are like baseball. How could you not be romantic about ’em? I’m not even a truck guy, per se, but show me a classic Chevy and I’m sold. They also make great project vehicles because old beater workhorses are inexpensive compared to sports cars from the same period, easy to work on, and endlessly …

June 11 (UPI) — A plane in China was delayed after a passenger’s smuggled pet sugar glider, a type of small Australian possum, escaped in the passenger cabin. Shanghai Police International Airport Branch said passengers on the Eastern Airlines flight to Jinan had to temporarily disembark when the animal, which resembles a flying squirrel, escaped from its owner in the …

A committee of independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously Monday that the benefits outweigh the risks of the newest experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s afflicts more than 6 million Americans. It has no cure, and there is no treatment or lifestyle modification that can restore memory loss or reverse cognitive decline. The drug, made by …