Hoskins hits 3-run double, Phillies beat Blue Jays 5-1
DUNEDIN, Fla (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run double during a five-run seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 ...
Bang! Breen among media members honored by Hall of Fame
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Mike Breen remembers the way he was taught the game of basketball, and quickly learned that it is best when the five players ...
The Latest: Israeli airstrike on Gaza house kills at least 7
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the stepped-up fighting between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers (all times local):...
Aide: Fund created after Whitmer’s election paid for trip
DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s private round trip to Florida to see her ailing father was paid for from a fund that’s used for travel not cove...
Torres hat trick as City earns record 4-3 win at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Ferran Torres scored a hat trick as newly crowned champion Manchester City won a record 12th straight away game in the Engli...
DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass of metal and sp...
Let’s face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we're moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked "certainly helps the ...
Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
Gas shortages at the pumps have spread from the South, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a...
Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias
PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use o...
Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a seat on the ben...
US sending new aid to Palestinians as conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration notified Congress this week that it will send millions of dollars in U.S. assistance to the Palestinians aimed a...
Kirill the thrill: Russian rookie Kaprizov big boost to Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Wary of all kinds of pressure on Kirill Kaprizov and resolute in their team-first culture, the Minnesota Wild tried to keep a lid on...
The Latest: Pirates lift mask rule for fully vaccinated fans
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Oklahoma bucks red-state trend, extends early voting
OKLAHOMA CITY — On Election Day last year, state Rep. Jon Echols was mortified to see a 3 1/2-hour line to vote in his district, which stretches from ...
Virus business limits, most mask mandates end in N. Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday immediately ended the state's capacity limits on businesses and nearly all the remaining stat...
Putin bemoans Ukraine’s crackdown on pro-Russia opposition
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday harshly criticized Ukrainian authorities for what he described as their crackdown on the Moscow-fr...
A university honors its grads 51 years after police shooting
JACKSON, Miss. — Days after National Guard members killed four Kent State University students who were protesting the Vietnam War, white police office...
Disney CEO says attendance caps at parks being raised
ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney's top executive says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to ease up mask-wearing requirements for fully v...
N Ireland’s main unionist party picks traditionalist leader
LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party chose a religious conservative from the party's traditionalist wing as its new leader on Fr...
Facebook loses court fight over halting EU-US data transfers
LONDON — Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland's data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the soci...
Turkish tourism video sparks outcry, unequal treatment claim
ISTANBUL — A video promoting tourism in Turkey amid the pandemic has caused an uproar on social media for showing tourism employees wearing masks that...
Analysis: Israel, Hamas race to claim victory before truce
JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas know that a fourth Gaza war, like the three before, would be as inconclusive as it is devastating for the impoverished te...
Gucci marks 100 years with exhibit on Michele code-breaking
FLORENCE, Italy — Alessandro Michele has radically shifted Gucci codes and challenged fashion norms in his 6½ years as creative director of the brand ...
Thai PM tells UN envoy he won’t push back Myanmar refugees
BANGKOK — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha promised a United Nations special envoy on Friday that he will not force back people fleeing violence ...
Penpa Tsering elected president of Tibetan exile government
DHARMSALA, India — Penpa Tsering, the former speaker of Tibet's parliament-in-exile, has been elected the new president of the exile government, the e...
UK backs plans for in-person COP26 climate meeting
LONDON — Britain hopes to host the U.N.'s delayed COP26 climate summit in person in November despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
‘We will talk:’ Klopp unfazed by Mane’s handshake snub
LIVERPOOL, England — Add an upset player to Jürgen Klopp's list of team problems as Liverpool scrambles for a Champions League qualification spot.
Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshippers
KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers, killing 12 worshippers, and wounding 15, Afghan police sa...
Barcelona, Chelsea eye 1st Women’s Champions League title
Don't expect a slow start when Barcelona and Chelsea square off in the Women's Champions League final on Sunday night in Gothenburg, Sweden.
US joins global push against violent extremism online
PARIS — Tech giants and governments around the world — including the U.S. for the first time — are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday to find bet...