Former world track chief Diack back in Senegal after release
DAKAR, Senegal — Disgraced former world athletics head Lamine Diack returned home to Senegal late Monday after a local soccer club paid a bond of just...
China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age
BEIJING — The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, complicati...
Mexico: Russia’s Sputnik V shortages mean limited 2nd doses
MEXICO CITY — Russian authorities have been having so many problems producing second doses of their Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine that Russia probably...
Avalanche top Golden Knights 2-1, close in on 1st in West
LAS VEGAS — J.T. Compher scored a go-ahead goal in the third period, Philipp Grubauer made 36 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche preserved their chance...
In Argentina, doctors adapt as COVID-19 strains hospitals
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Verónica Verdino, an Argentine doctor, helped a therapist insert a tube into the trachea of a COVID-19 patient during anothe...
Hall scores 2, beat Islanders in OT and secure 3rd in East
BOSTON — Taylor Hall scored his second goal of the game 2:53 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders in their home finale on M...
Chinese safari park concealed leopards’ escape for 2 weeks
BEIJING — Authorities in eastern China used drones and hunting dogs to search for the last of three leopards that escaped from a safari park, which fa...
Political newcomer Youngkin wins Virginia GOP governor race
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Glenn Youngkin, a political newcomer who campaigned as a conservative, Christian outsider, bested a field of seven candidates to e...
Mexico cites Russia’s Sputnik vaccine production problems
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Monday that the Russians have been having so many problems producing the second dose of the Sputnik V coronavir...
Stanford guard Anna Wilson is returning for a sixth season
SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford guard Anna Wilson will stay at the university for a sixth season to help the Cardinal try to defend their national championsh...
2 on trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two amateur computer coders taken by police from their Beijing homes last year were standing trial Tuesday in a case that illustrates...
Illinois establishing office building vaccination clinics
CHICAGO — The state of Illinois, working with business and labor organizations, plans to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to workers at offices around the ...
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid “...
McCarthy sets Wednesday vote on Liz Cheney leadership ouster
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the chamber...
EXPLAINER: Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters
NEW YORK — A cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline is sending ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the n...
Detroit police chief announces retirement effective June 1
DETROIT — Detroit police Chief James Craig announced Monday that he will retire as head of the city's police force, but he did not immediately reveal ...
ESPN announces extension for Berman on his 66th birthday
Chris Berman will continue to host “NFL PrimeTime” after agreeing to a new contract with ESPN.
US unions file first trade labor complaint against Mexico
MEXICO CITY — U.S. and Mexican unions on Monday filed the first labor complaint against Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact.
Pulisic, McKennie, Adams, Dest on US Nations League roster
MIAMI — Christian Pulisic is among 29 Europe-based players on the 40-man U.S. preliminary roster announced Monday for the CONCACAF Nations League semi...
Debate over surgery has Eichel questioning future in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The frustration over yet another losing season, combined with what Sabres captain Jack Eichel called “a disconnect” with his team over...
Czechs light nearly 30,000 candles to honor COVID-19 victims
PRAGUE — Czechs lit nearly 30,000 candles at Prague Castle, the seat of the presidency, on Monday evening to pay their respects to the pandemic’s vict...
Romanian leader tells Biden more NATO troops needed in east
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania's president told U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Monday that more NATO troops are needed on the alliance's eastern flank gi...
NowThis editor Versha Sharma to take over at Teen Vogue
NEW YORK — Teen Vogue has chosen Versha Sharma, a top editor at NowThis, to replace Alexi McCammond as editor in chief after a swirl of controversy ov...
UEFA has issues with CL switch to London, Portugal a backup
Playing the all-English Champions League final on home soil at Wembley is proving problematic. Instead, the players and fans of Chelsea and Manchester...
UN: Migrant boat capsized off Libya; 2 dozen presumed dead
CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants capsized off Libya on Monday, leaving at least two dozen presumed dead, the U.N. refugee agency said. It was the late...
Hopes fade for minke whale stuck in River Thames near London
LONDON — Hopes faded Monday for a young minke whale who became trapped in the River Thames near London, authorities said.
Hindu temple in UAE ships oxygen aid to crisis-hit India
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As India's government scrambles for supplies of oxygen and other emergency aid to control the raging coronavirus outbrea...
French admiral: Air power helps root out ‘underground’ IS
LIMASSOL, Cyprus — The Islamic State group is using stealth to regenerate its forces by developing its military capabilities underground, and France i...
Nerve-racking race: Barcelona tries to take the lead again
MADRID — Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone planned to have dinner with his family to avoid watching the match between Real Madrid and Sevilla, which...
Paris court tries anti-racism activist for statue attack
PARIS — A French activist for Black rights went on trial in Paris on Monday for defacing a statue of a historical figure from France’s colonial, slave...