Soldiers who perished on secret mission are memorialized
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon John...
US climate envoy Kerry meets with pope on climate crisis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, met privately with Pope Francis on Saturday, afterward calling the pope a “compel...
Statement: AP ‘horrified’ by Israeli attack on its office
NEW YORK (AP) — An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets o...
Lewandowski ties Bundesliga goal record; Hertha finally safe
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga’s record of 40 goals in a season and Augsburg, Mainz and Hertha Berlin all ...
India police jail 21 Kashmiris amid pro-Palestinian rallies
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said Saturday that 21 people were arrested for disturbing public order by expressing solida...
‘There was no going back’: Migrants send kids into US alone
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) — Marely had traveled for 13 days, trekking with her mother from Central America to the busiest corridor for illegal U.S.-Mexico b...
Lafay claims 1st pro victory, Valter keeps Giro lead
SANFRAMONDI, Italy (AP) — French cyclist Victor Lafay won the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia for the first victory of his professional career and A...
Leeds routs Burnley 4-0 to boost top-10 hopes in EPL
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Leeds extended Burnley’s winless run at home to nine games with a 4-0 victory on Saturday that bolstered their bid for a top-1...
US warns extremists may strike as virus restrictions ease
WASHINGTON (AP) — A national terrorism alert issued Friday warns that violent extremists may take advantage of the easing of pandemic restrictions to ...
Nepal scales back Hindu chariot festival amid virus surge
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A drastically truncated version of a Hindu chariot festival took place Saturday in Nepal’s capital amid strict COVID-19 restri...
Pennsylvania’s spring primary: ballot issues, judicial races
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Beyond a slew of local races on ballots, Pennsylvania’s primary election on Tuesday will determine the future of a governor’s a...
Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) — Early Friday, just after midnight, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: “IDF air and ground troops are cur...
Israeli airstrike on Gaza home kills 10, mostly children
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli air raid in Gaza City killed at least 10 Palestinians, mostly children, early Saturday in the deadliest single...
Masks off, Poles cheer reopening of bars and restaurants
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles pulled off their masks, hugged their friends and made toasts to their regained freedom as restaurants, bars and pubs reope...
Israeli strike on Gaza kills 7, unrest spreads to West Bank
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli air raid in Gaza City killed at least seven Palestinians early Saturday in the deadliest single strike since t...
With 2 days left, there’s much left to decide in the NBA
The play-in field isn’t quite set....
Chileans choose assembly to draft a new constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The face of a new Chile begins taking shape this weekend as the South American country elects 155 people to draft a constitutio...
Mavericks beat Raptors to clinch top-6 spot, avoid play-in
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had his 11th triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and the Dallas Mavericks guaranteed them...
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...