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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo said on Monday he expected trade talks with the United States this week in Washington...
U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.The deaths mark the latest in America's intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military's Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or...
U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military’s Central Command declined to answer...
A Texas man was busted for trafficking vulnerable Mexican baby spider monkeys, who were too young to be separated from their mothers, into San Diego and selling them on Facebook.
QURAYE, Lebanon (AP) — It’s become a Good Friday tradition in Quraye: residents and visitors converging on the southern Lebanese village to witness a portrayal by some Christians there of Jesus’ suffering and crucifixion.
The Israeli Defense Forces said Sunday the investigation into the March 23 incident during which 15 Palestinian medics were killed by IDF fire in Gaza has revealed "professional errors" and a deputy commander will be fired.
CAIRO (Reuters) - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad...
The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of explosive growth as Trump pursues his signature campaign promise of mass deportations.
Liel Abada scored early on Pep Biel’s league-leading sixth assist and Charlotte FC rolled to a 3-0 victory over expansion side San Diego FC. Kristijan Kahlina finished with two saves on the way to his fourth clean sheet this season...
Isaac Paredes hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning after Christian Walker’s two-run homer in the sixth tied it up, leading the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Paredes hit a bloop single...
The Detroit Pistons were a little more than nine minutes from ending the longest postseason losing streak in NBA history, playing with poise for three quarters. A mistake-filled final quarter meant the wait will go on for the Pistons. The...
Alex Verdugo, making his second start as Atlanta’s left fielder and leadoff hitter, had four hits that included a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 for their first back-to-back wins of the...
Ignatius Ganago had a goal and an assist — both the first of his career — to lead the New England Revolution to a 2-0 victory over New York City FC. Aljaž Ivačič finished with two saves on the way...
João Peglow scored twice in the first half, his first two goals in MLS, to help D.C. United beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 to snap a four-game losing streak. Peglow flicked a header forward to himself and beat...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reminding taxpayers who missed the April 15 filing deadline to submit their tax returns promptly to limit penalties and interest on ...
(Reuters) -A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit has returned to...
Danny Musovski scored a goal for the second consecutive game and Stefan Frei had eight saves to help the Seattle Sounders beat Nashville SC 3-0. Pedro de la Vega and Paul Rothrock each added a goal and an assist for...
Supreme Court blocks Trump from deporting alleged gang members, migrants from Texas facility; Commemorating 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War reignites old debate
Homegrown product Quinn Sullivan scored in the first half and Danley Jean Jacques and Tai Baribo added second-half goals as the Philadelphia Union breezed to a 3-0 victory over Atlanta United. Andre Blake saved three shots in goal for the...
Pedro Gallese had six saves for Orlando City in a 0-0 tie with CF Montreal. Orlando (3-2-4) is unbeaten in six consecutive games, dating to a 2-1 loss to New York City FC on March 8, and has not allowed...
Ukraine wary of Putin’s Easter truce and says it will reciprocate only a genuine ceasefire
Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton has returned to Oklahoma City for a remembrance ceremony. Clinton was president on April 19, 1995, when a truck bomb exploded, destroying a nine-story federal building...
The national parks, fresh off their busiest year on record, are now facing a challenging bout of staffing changes that could impact your next visit. Here's what to expect.
World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women’s free skate as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy. Skating to “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed...
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — The NTSB on Saturday confirmed that it is investigating the crash of a single-engine plane into a river in eastern Nebraska Friday night, killing three people.
The temporary truce will be between 6 p.m. local time on Saturday and midnight on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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Luke Keaschall had a major league debut to remember. The 22-year-old went 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base during the Twins’ 6-4 loss to the Braves on Friday. Keaschall, the Twins’...
Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 25 people including children as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem. Gaza hospitals say among the dead early Friday were 10 people in the urban...
Rookie Cam Smith homered on his first two at-bats and had a career-best four RBIs to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres. Smith connected off Kyle Hart (2-1) on a three-run homer in...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad...
Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port escalates Trump's campaign against the Houthis
President Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war. The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings after Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0. Los Angeles was without superstar Shohei Ohtani,...
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space. Naim Kassem spoke to supporters in a speech...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say U.S. airstrikes targeting oil port killed at least 74 people and injured at least 171 others. The overnight strikes on the Ras Isa port sent massive fireballs billowing skyward and left mangled fuel trucks burning. It...
Michael Harris II had two hits and two RBIs, Drake Baldwin delivered a game-winning pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4. Enyel De Los Santos (1-0) earned the win with...
Ahead of Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, this Formula 1 season is looking like McLaren vs. McLaren. Still, defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull says he hasn’t lost hope. McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are the only...
BALTIMORE — A Maryland immigration case is attracting national and international media attention, and at the heart of it is a question: Where is home for Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released. The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says in...
President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status. The moves raise the stakes of the showdown between the White...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A mob of Islamists allegedly beat to death a member of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community Friday while demonstrating near an Ahmadi place of worship in Karachi, a member of the community said. Police said they were...
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike Friday on a vehicle near the southern coastal city of Sidon killed one person, with Israel announcing that an attack in the same area had targeted a Hezbollah operative.
About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including a handwritten note by the gunman that said the Democrat “must be disposed of.”
Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan, as his pleas to get out of the “hell hole” he calls Rikers Island were granted by the judge.
A measure to limit day tourism on peak days began for the second year on Friday, charging day trippers five euros (or 10 for the spontaneous traveler).
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years. The split ruling from the liberal-controlled court on Friday affirms the partial veto...
A federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE’s access to Social Security systems that hold data on millions.
The charges will start in 180 days and rise in the coming years.
Kumar Rocker struck out a career-best eight in a career-long seven innings to earn his first MLB victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 to complete a three-game series sweep. Rocker (1-2) threw a career-high 78...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland who is being held in a notorious Salvadoran prison. Before their meeting, Van Hollen had tried multiple times to see Abrego Garcia but...
In a podcast episode about dating, they reflected on their high school experiences together and the early days of the Obama's relationship.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation. Van Hollen posted a photo of...
Liverpool could seal the Premier League on Sunday should the runaway leaders condemn Leicester to relegation and Arsenal suffer a Champions League hangover by losing at Ipswich.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is reeling after learning that the 20-year old suspect in a mass shooting on Florida State University’s campus is the son of one of their own — raised by a sheriff’s deputy and trained by...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The lawyer for the Hope Florida Foundation said Thursday that he couldn’t answer questions about what to do with a $10 million donation until it hired another attorney.
The Department of Justice on Thursday asked the courts to go hard on disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos when he’s sentenced next week, citing his remorseless behavior on social media.
In central India's dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is helping prevent some of the hundreds of fatal tramplings each year.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes President Donald Trump “wants control of New York” and that he will continue to assert influence in the city’s operations. Cuomo is running for mayor of New York City against incumbent Eric Adams,...
American Senator Chris Van Hollen said Thursday he had met with a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported to his home country by the Trump administration, in a case that has sparked outrage in the United States.
Since application deadlines were shortly after the presidential inauguration the full picture of U.S interest may take time to show
Google was found by a federal judge to have illegally monopolized some online advertising technology markets
By Panu Wongcha-umBANGKOK (Reuters) -Myanmar's junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid...
PARIS (AP) — Paris is hosting a series of talks Thursday about Ukraine and its security, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, French President Emmanuel Macron and top Ukrainian and European officials.
Iran and the U.S. will meet again Saturday in Rome for a new round of talks after last weekend’s first meeting in Oman.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel gave final approval to a rule designed to discourage football players from faking injuries to stop the game clock, the NCAA announced Thursday.
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the U.S.
152 dogs were rescued from a home in Ogden, Utah, where they were reportedly living in "extremely poor and overcrowded" conditions, according to the Ogden Police Department. Lt. Will Farr with the Ogden Police Department said they responded to the home Tuesday after receiving a report of possible animal neglect. Upon arrival, the Ogden PD [...]
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status
Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial” stage. That's what the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday while on a visit to the Islamic Republic. The...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s termination “cannot come fast enough” as he reiterated his frustration that the Fed hasn’t aggressively cut interest rates. The president’s broadside Thursday came a day after Powell said in a...
“Doug Wheeler was allegedly the head of a criminal organization that was deeply rooted in Grande Prairie and beyond,” said Insp. Brad Lundeen.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that "termination" of the independent head of the Federal Reserve "cannot come fast enough" as he lashed out at Jerome Powell's warnings of tariffs-fueled inflation.
Officials say two boats collided during a fishing tournament in Alabama, killing three people. Major League Fishing said in a statement that a boating accident occurred during the second day of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational. The competition was being held...
Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and two assists and the Nashville Predators closed their disappointing season with a 5-1 victory over the playoff-bound Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. Jordan Oesterle and Jonathan Marchessault each had a goal and an assist,...
Jackson Holliday apparently loves hitting in front of his dog. The Baltimore infielder hit a grand slam on Wednesday night in the Orioles' 9-1 win over Cleveland. His dog Coconut was in attendance and sitting outside the clubhouse afterward. This...
The Trump administration released a series of documents after weeks of pressure to prove its contention that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang.
The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many were political detainees locked up for opposing army rule. State-run MRTV said Thursday...
A federal judge says he won't dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk's team from accessing systems at the Labor Department.
A federal judge says he won’t dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department. The labor unions say that allowing Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access the systems violates the federal Privacy Act because they contain medical and financial records of millions of [...]
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa appointed Sariha Belen Moya as the new economy minister, replacing Luis Alberto Jaramillo, the...
A group representing many of the white farmers whose land was seized during Zimbabwe’s land reforms over two decades ago has rejected a compensation deal with the government. It wants to reopen talks. The group has criticized the compensation that...
Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia and her youngest son are traveling to Brazil after the neighboring country granted her asylum
SAO PAULO (AP) — Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia and her youngest son traveled Wednesday to Brazil after the neighboring country granted her asylum, her lawyer and the foreign ministries of both countries said. Heredia’s lawyer Julio Espinoza told Peruvian radio RPP that she departed early Wednesday on an official plane provided by the [...]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Peru's former First Lady Nadine Heredia and her youngest son arrived in Brazil on Wednesday after the neighboring country granted her asylum, her lawyer and the foreign ministries of both countries said.
The US Justice Department is suing Maine for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday, the latest step in the government's showdown with the northeastern state.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges had ruled unanimously that “the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a...
VILLA CALETA, Panama (AP) — The Trump administration’s crackdown on migration has ended the massive flow of people heading north through a treacherous jungle on the Colombia-Panama border called the Darien Gap. Local residents who gave up their crops to make good money supporting the migrants say the business has disappeared. Some had transformed their [...]
President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday that assailants behind a wave of coordinated arson and gunfire attacks on French prisons would be "found, tried and punished".
Tyler Soderstrom hit a pair of three-run home runs, his major league-leading seventh and eighth homers of the season, and the Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Soderstrom went deep with nobody out in the first off White Sox...
St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas left Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Hockey Club with a lower body injury and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Thomas, who had a pair of assists in the game,...
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse has been suspended for the final game of the regular season for cross-checking Los Angeles Kings forward Quinton Byfield in the back of the head. The league's Department of Player Safety announced the suspension Tuesday...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing two women, one in Florida and another in California, has been scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the fifth this year.
BOGOTÁ (AP) — El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro anunció el martes que declarará una emergencia sanitaria y económica debido un brote de fiebre amarilla, después de que se ha registrado un incremento en el número de casos de la enfermedad,...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has been accused of ignoring or flat-out defying recent federal court orders, including a Supreme Court decision that it must “facilitate” the release of a Maryland man who was sent in error to a Salvadoran prison.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood led off the game with a home run and Jake Irvin pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Anthony Stolarz stopped 35 shots for his third consecutive shut out in Buffalo, and the Toronto Maple Leafs clinched their first Atlantic Division title with a 4-0 win over the Sabres on Tuesday night.
US President Donald Trump ordered a probe Tuesday that may result in tariffs on critical minerals, rare-earth metals and associated products such as smartphones, in an escalation of his dispute with global trade partners.