Vikings, Cook present NFL’s latest RB contract standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dalvin Cook logged off last week from virtual team activities with the Minnesota Vikings, no longer willing to participate until he...
Navajo Nation surpasses Cherokee to become largest US tribe
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has by far the largest land mass of any Native American tribe in the country. Now, it’s boasting the largest...
10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer
After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season. The blockbusters are back. The smel...
A guide to New York’s new rules on masks and distancing
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York eased its mask and social distancing mandates again on Wednesday, but people shouldn’t be throwing their face coverings i...
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
NEW DELHI (AP) — India recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections continued to spread ...
German minister quits amid thesis plagiarism allegations
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German government minister announced her resignation Wednesday as a long-running controversy over allegations of plagiarism ...
Lando Norris signs multiyear extension with F1 team McLaren
WOKING, England (AP) — Lando Norris signed a multiyear contract extension with McLaren on Wednesday that will keep the 21-year-old driver with the For...
EXPLAINER: Spain’s migrant crisis in North Africa
About 8,000 people have streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days in an unprecedented influx, most of them swimming ar...
Singapore chides Indian politician for false virus claims
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore criticized an Indian politician on Wednesday for making unfounded claims on social media that a new COVID-19 variant in Sin...
Focus on local: London pub emerges from lockdown with gusto
LONDON (AP) — “You come here often?”...
‘Long overdue’: Leafs, Canadiens meet again in playoffs
TORONTO (AP) — Frank Mahovlich can’t pick a side. Who can blame him?...
Sweden’s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA
NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii’s legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country’s popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA....
Hunter gets key hit as Mets beat Braves 4-3
ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Mets got homers from Jonathan Villar and Tomás Nido, an unlikely hit from Tommy Hunter and strong performances by a string...
Ryu pitches 7 masterful innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-0
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven masterful innings, light-hitting Danny Jansen played a key offensive role and the Toronto Blue Jays be...
Jarry makes 39 saves, Penguins top Isles 2-1 to even series
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry bounced back from a shaky performance to stop 39 shots, and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their first-round playoff s...
Colombia rebel group claims leader ‘Jesus Santrich’ slain
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia’s government and had been at large for three years was killed...
Biden moves to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden took executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality l...
Arizona auditors backtrack, say no election data destroyed
PHOENIX (AP) — Firms hired to run a partisan audit of the 2020 election for Senate Republicans in Arizona said Tuesday that data was not destroyed, re...
US eases asylum restrictions at border amid legal challenges
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Domingo Antonio Zeledon traveled for nearly three weeks from his hometown in Nicaragua, leaving behind his wife and three younge...
US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland fire...
Leaders agree in Paris on helping African economies revive
PARIS (AP) — More than 20 African heads of state and top officials from European governments, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund a...
More California counties see COVID-19 case improvements
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five more California counties will move to less restrictive tiers because of improving COVID-19 conditions and no counties regresse...
Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islande...
10-man City loses 3-2 at Brighton, Gundogan off injured
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Manchester City paid heavily for the 10th-minute sending-off of Joao Cancelo as the newly crowned Premier League champions sq...
Leeds secures top-half finish in EPL by beating Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Leeds struck twice late in the game to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday and g...
Webby Awards go to Fauci, Oprah, DuVernay and Pharrell
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Riz Ahmed, Dua Lipa, Andra Day and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson all won honors Tuesday at...
Storm atop WNBA power poll after weekend of buzzer-beaters
The WNBA’s 25th anniversary season is off to an exciting start....
LeVert to miss Pacers’ play-in game against Hornets
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The short-handed Indiana Pacers will be down at least one more player for Tuesday night’s play-in game against the Charlotte Horne...
Hoover mass vaccination site closes amid dwindling demand
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — One of the largest COVID-19 vaccination sites in Alabama operated for a final day Tuesday as dwindling demand forced a shutdown de...
Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden’s domestic plans
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating viole...