A team of excavators has uncovered a load of long-lost Spanish coins buried for centuries under the surf and sand along a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast.” This week, shipwreck salvage company 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels LLC announced that its divers had found more than 1,000 silver and gold coins thought to be minte...

MADRID (AP) — Osasuna came from behind to beat Getafe 2-1 with a last-minute goal in La Liga on Friday. Borja Mayoral put Getafe 1-0 up with a low shot midway through the first half. Abel Bretones equalized seconds before halftime with a sensational curling shot that gave the Getafe goalkeeper no chance. However, Alejandro Catena’s...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill popped in for a visit at the Miami Dolphins’ headquarters on Friday, lifting the spirits of teammates just four days after a major knee injury that ended the dynamic receiver’s season. Hill sustained significant ligament damage, including a torn ACL, in the Dolphins’ 27-21 victory over the New...

Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: New York 4, Boston 3 Thursday, Oct. 2: New York 4, Boston 0 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Chicago 3, San Diego 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Diego 3, Chicago 0 Thurs...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort plans to reopen its Stardust Racers ride at Epic Universe more than two weeks after a 32-year-old man died of blunt force injuries after going on the high-speed roller coaster. Signs will be updated to reinforce existing warnings and eligibility requirements to help visitors decide if t...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Marineland park near Niagara Falls asked the Canadian government on Friday for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson earlier this week denied Marineland’s request to export 30 belugas to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, an aq...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Marineland park near Niagara Falls asked the Canadian government on Friday for emergency funding to feed and care for its whales, saying euthanasia is otherwise imminent. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson earlier this week denied Marineland’s request to export 30 belugas to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, an aq...

PARIS (AP) — Yohji Yamamoto presented a Paris Fashion Week collection Friday that distilled his language to its core: monochrome, urban, fluid silhouettes, touched with flashes of rebellion. The show opened with pared-down black looks, some bearing graffiti motifs, before soft fringed ensembles in sandals lent the severity a gentle...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain Friday for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester. Standing behind the police cordon that still surrounds the Heaton Par...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — When Tonya Ridesatthedoor arrived in Missoula about four months ago to start fresh after serving time in prison, she was homeless and needed “anything and everything.” Ridesatthedoor told Montana Free Press she was “institutionalized” and unsure where to turn for help. “It was so easy for me in my head to be...

A federal judge formally ordered changes Friday to community meetings tied to a nearly 20-year-old racial profiling case and ongoing oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow officially moves all future quarterly meetings to a special proceedings courtroom at the San...

City and county officials across Mississippi have taken new steps to address addiction with opioid settlement money in the wake of Mississippi Today’s investigation into how these funds have been managed and spent. The newsroom found in September that of the $15.5 million of money nearly 150 local governments had received since 202...

City and county officials across Mississippi have taken new steps to address addiction with opioid settlement money in the wake of Mississippi Today’s investigation into how these funds have been managed and spent. The newsroom found in September that of the $15.5 million of money nearly 150 local governments had received since 202...

Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from Sept. 15 through October 15, offers the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of Hispanic cultures in the United States. Hispanic people in the U.S. are becoming one of the nation’s fastest growing racial and ethnic groups. But this growing community is far from being a mo...

Several Democratic state attorneys general say the Trump administration has backed away from requiring states to agree to cooperate with the president’s immigration agenda in order to access federal money for programs that help victims of crime. In a series of news releases Friday, several of the attorneys general announced that fe...

Several Democratic state attorneys general say the Trump administration has backed away from requiring states to agree to cooperate with the president’s immigration agenda in order to access federal money for programs that help victims of crime. In a series of news releases Friday, several of the attorneys general announced that fe...

For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took the position in the year 597. This means Bishop of London Sarah Mullally has broken through the Church of England’s highest stained-glass ceiling. But for many of the world’s religions, that...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train, even while opposing provisions within or wishing for others left out. Gov....

President Donald Trump said Friday he has personally reversed $187 million in funding cuts made by his administration for New York’s law enforcement and counterterrorism operations, following bipartisan outcry from New York officials. The Republican announced the restoration of federal funding on Truth Social. “I am pleased to advi...

President Donald Trump said Friday he has personally reversed $187 million in funding cuts made by his administration for New York’s law enforcement and counterterrorism operations, following bipartisan outcry from New York officials. The Republican announced the restoration of federal funding on Truth Social. “I am pleased to advi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being “weaponized” and says he’s overhauling the inspector general’s office, upending the way that service members report abuse and other problems in the ranks. Hegseth unveiled the plans during a speech at an unusual gathering...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for its history of civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops being deployed by President Donald Trump. Months of demonstrations outside Portland’s immigration detention faci...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for its history of civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops being deployed by President Donald Trump. Months of demonstrations outside Portland’s immigration detention faci...

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump. Patel said on Friday that the FBI wo...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the postgame pain had dulled a bit by dawn, Sean McVay was still palpably furious with himself on Friday morning after his Los Angeles Rams blew an eminently winnable game on a short week against short-handed San Francisco. McVay will be simmering through his long weekend because he knows the Rams (3-2)...

ATLANTA (AP) — A Spanish-language journalist who had been in immigration detention in Georgia since June was deported Friday to El Salvador. Mario Guevara, 48, was covering a protest just outside Atlanta on June 14 when local police arrested him and then turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement several days later...

Nearly seven months after the Trump administration cracked down on pro-Palestinian activists, the only one still jailed is breaking her silence, recounting how the suffering of family members in Gaza drove her to protest. Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016, has been held in a U.S....

ATLANTA (AP) — A Spanish-language journalist who had been in immigration detention in Georgia since June was deported Friday to El Salvador. Mario Guevara, 48, was covering a protest just outside Atlanta on June 14 when local police arrested him and then turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement several days later...

ATLANTA (AP) — Real estate giant Greystar and 25 other property management companies have agreed to collectively pay more than $141 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing landlords of driving up housing costs by using rent-setting algorithms offered by the software company RealPage. Greystar, the nation’s largest landlor...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure and other services funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago. Tribal nations with casinos, oil and gas leases and other independent revenue sources said they expec...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure and other services funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago. Tribal nations with casinos, oil and gas leases and other independent revenue sources said they expec...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday that it would pay migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t say how much migrants would get or when the offer would take effec...

Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police said. Gibson was released the same day on a $20,000 bond, Fulton County Police Captain Nicole Dwyer said. He has still not turned his four Cane Corso dogs to police, who aut...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff won’t pitch in the NL Division Series as he recovers from a right lat strain, but the Brewers aren’t closing the door on the possibility he could return later in the postseason. Brewers manager Pat Murphy made the announcement Friday while emphasizing this is unrelated to the shoulder i...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson has been ruled out for Baltimore’s game against Houston on Sunday after missing a week of practice because of a hamstring injury. Jackson had to leave last weekend’s loss at Kansas City in the second half. Cooper Rush is now in line to start for the Ravens, who have lost nine of their last 11...

FridayGlasgow, United Kingdoma-Carnoustie Golf Links (Host Course)7,394 yards; Par 72b-Old Course7,318 yards; Par 72c-Kingsbarns Golf Links7,227 yards; Par 72Purse: $5 millionSecond Round, Overnight Suspended Note: Tournament is played on three courses. Note: Tournament is played on three courses.

Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler underwent surgery on his right patellar tendon on Friday in hopes he will be ready for spring training next year. Dr. Mike Banffy at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Center in Los Angeles performed what the A’s announced was a successful procedure to repair the partial tendon tear as well as removal o...

FridayGlasgow, United Kingdoma-Carnoustie Golf Links (Host Course)7,394 yards; Par 72b-Old Course7,318 yards; Par 72c-Kingsbarns Golf Links7,227 yards; Par 72Purse: $5 millionSecond Round, Overnight Suspended Note: Tournament is played on three courses. Note: Tournament is played on three courses.

Escalating vessel flow in New York waters has coincided with an alarming spike in humpback whale mortalities, underscoring a mounting hazard. The waterways surrounding New York City are extraordinarily crowded. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is the largest container port on the East Coast and the third large...

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police responding to a mass shooting at a Michigan church quickly encountered the gunman and killed him after repeatedly demanding, “Drop the gun! Drop it now!” according to bodycam video released Friday. A 47-second video was released by police, five days after four people were killed inside The...

NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in the West Bank, Leqaa Kordia was separated from family in Gaza by Israeli restrictions on movement between the territories. So aunts and uncles in Gaza would call from the beach there, allowing Kordia to share her cousins’ laughter and glimpse the waves. Now many of those relatives are dead, killed in t...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It’s a moment one could say changed the course of two franchises. A moment that may have set the tone for the Florida Panthers winning the last two Stanley Cup championships. A moment that, for the people involved, prompts the same question to this day. What if Brad Marchand scored what would have been...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district said it filed a lawsuit Friday against the consulting company it hired to identify superintendent candidates, alleging the company did not properly vet Ian Roberts, who was arrested by immigration authorities last week. Des Moines Public Schools hired JG Consulting in 2022 to f...

From Mexico City to Manila, the United Kingdom to the United States, Taylor Swift fans hooted, sobbed happy tears and danced their way through the pop star’s latest album release, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Swift’s 12th studio offering dropped Friday, and her Swifties were more than ready for it. Many were dripping in the color oran...

West Oʻahu is poised to take a significant step toward greater food security as ʻElepaio Social Services prepares to break ground on a multimillion-dollar facility. A roughly $17 million community services campus will be built next to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and include a food warehouse, teaching kitchen and cultu...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s office failed for years to maintain proper controls over the use of state vehicles, state auditors reported Thursday, echoing a private investigator’s findings that Lamont’s former chief of staff chronically violated vehicle rules. Auditors John Geragosian and Craig Miner, who examined the governor’s a...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A court in Tunisia has sentenced a 51-year-old man to death over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied and a threat to state security, his lawyer said Friday. The defendant, who has not been identified, was convicted on Wednesday of three charges: attempting to overthrow the state, insulting...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets running back Braelon Allen will likely be out between eight and 12 weeks with a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve this week, coach Aaron Glenn said Friday. Allen was hurt while returning a kickoff last Monday night in the Jets’ 27-21 loss to the Dolphins in Miami. The team hasn’t...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers’ search for Bruce Bochy’s replacement is centered on Skip Schumaker, a former NL Manager of the Year who has worked in their organization for the past year. “We have a lead candidate internally that we’re focused on,” Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Friday. Yo...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators voted unanimously Friday to approve an investment group’s takeover of a power company over the objections of the state attorney general, big industrial electricity buyers and consumer advocates. In voting for the takeover of Duluth-based Minnesota, the five members of the Minnesota Public Uti...

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A prominent cleric in Armenia was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of calling for an overthrow of the government. Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was arrested in June and accused of being part of an alleged coup plot against the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The...

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A prominent cleric in Armenia was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of calling for an overthrow of the government. Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was arrested in June and accused of being part of an alleged coup plot against the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The...

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tarleton State has placed men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie on temporary administrative leave after receiving an anonymous complaint, the school said Friday. The former Kentucky coach who also led the programs at Texas A&M and Texas Tech has been at Tarleton State for five seasons. Gillispie faced al...

ATLANTA (AP) — After previous attempts to bring Fani Willis before a special state Senate committee formed to investigate her failed, the committee chairman said Friday that he expects the Fulton County district attorney to appear for questioning next month. State senators in January 2024 created the committee to look into allegati...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff anticipated opening the season next week without starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who suffered a lower-body injury in his preseason debut. Ruff listed Luukkonen as week to week without disclosing the nature of the injury on Friday. Ruff would only say the injury is separate...

NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans want Congress to extend tax credits that, if left to expire at the end of the year, could raise health insurance costs for millions of Americans, according to a new poll released Friday from the health care research nonprofit KFF. The survey, which was conducted from Sept. 23-29, just prior to the shu...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Cole Schwindt was a player the Florida Panthers reluctantly included in the trade that brought them Matthew Tkachuk from Calgary three years ago. And now, the Panthers brought Schwindt back. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions claimed Schwindt off waivers Friday — a move that, somewhat ironical...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Federal agents detained multiple people Friday near an immigration facility outside Chicago that has frequently been targeted by protesters during President Donald Trump’s administration’s surge of immigration enforcement this fall. A crowd grew over several hours, some riled by newly installed barricades to...

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit that claimed the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees had provided more than $1 billion that enabled Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel was dismissed this week by a federal judge in New York. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency was protected because it w...

ROME (AP) — More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said. Italian unions proclaimed the strike after the Global Sumud Flotilla that was trying to break Israel’s naval blockade to deli...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are moving on from pitching coach Jeremy Hefner as part of a staff overhaul after deciding to keep manager Carlos Mendoza despite missing the playoffs with the most expensive opening-day roster in baseball. Hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh also won’t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an “armed conflict” with cartels. In his post, Hegseth said that “our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that...

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander has been known to ride the subway to work. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger usually fades into the crowd on his way to Scotiabank Arena, the stylish Swede’s slick and fashionable business attire blending in with thousands of office workers on similar daily trips beneath the bustling city. Nylander will...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex crimes trial involved testimony from 34 witnesses. They included Combs’ ex-girlfriends Cassie and Jane, who said he forced them into drug-fueled sex marathons, a sex worker they knew as “The Punisher,” personal assistants who said they witnessed violence, and other women who accused him of ab...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex crimes trial involved testimony from 34 witnesses. They included Combs’ ex-girlfriends Cassie and Jane, who said he forced them into drug-fueled sex marathons, a sex worker they knew as “The Punisher,” personal assistants who said they witnessed violence, and other women who accused him of ab...

WARE, England (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss his third straight game because of a right ankle sprain. The second-year quarterback, who missed his entire rookie season after knee surgery, was ruled out Friday ahead of Minnesota’s game against the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday....

ZURICH (AP) — The 2026 women’s hockey world championship will take place in November in Denmark, the sport’s governing body announced Friday. The shift from spring to fall beginning next year comes after the International Ice Hockey Federation was in talks with the Professional Women’s Hockey League about scheduling. The PWHL is be...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cal Raleigh won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award Friday, narrowly beating out Aaron Judge. The switch-hitting catcher from the Seattle Mariners, who became the seventh player to hit 60 home runs in a season, received 12 of 24 first-place votes and finished with 56 points in ballo...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers signed coach Kris Knoblauch to a three-year extension Friday, keeping him under contract through the 2028-29 season. Knoblauch has guided the Oilers to consecutive Stanley Cup finals since replacing Jay Woodcroft behind the bench on Nov. 12, 2023. After a 3-9-1 start in 2023-24 under Woo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern as everyone awaits the Labor Department’s crucial monthly jobs report. But with the government shut down, no inform...

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern as everyone awaits the Labor Department’s crucial monthly jobs report. But with the government shut down, no inform...

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern as everyone awaits the Labor Department’s crucial monthly jobs report. But with the government shut down, no inform...

PARIS (AP) — In a season crowded with fresh appointments, Loewe’s debut mattered: a standing ovation greeted Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, formerly of Proenza Schouler, as they followed Jonathan Anderson’s 11-year reinvention of the Spanish brand. The iconic house, born from 19th-century Spanish leather artisans, now faces...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Biblical series reaching No. 1 on a major streaming service may seem as unlikely as a shepherd boy killing a 9-foot giant with a single stone from his slingshot. But Michael Iskander demonstrates that believing in something can turn the seemingly impossible into reality. “The story of David is pretty wild, and I t...

NEW YORK (AP) — To make bread, you need flour, water, salt and, usually, a rising agent, like yeast. To break bread, CNN has enlisted someone special — Tony Shalhoub. The Broadway and “Monk” star enters the crowded field of celebrity travel hosts this fall with “Breaking Bread,” which follows the actor across the globe as he explor...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert typically highlights the league’s successes over the past season at her annual state of the league address. This year’s speech might be a little different. Engelbert will speak Friday night ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals for the first time since Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Col...

Federal officials on Friday confirmed that Florida has been reimbursed $608 million for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, exposing “Alligator Alcatraz” to the risk of being ordered to close for a second time. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an email that th...

Florida residents and tourists alike will be able to memorialize “the Hulkster” by soaking up the sun along the causeway that connects Clearwater to Clearwater Beach. They’ll also be able to get some reps in at workout stations decked out in Hogan’s signature red and yellow colors, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. DeSantis...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Friday blamed Ethiopia for the rising Nile River waters and flooding this week in two of its northernmost provinces, claiming the unusually high water levels are due to the east African country’s mismanagement of its new controversial dam on the river. The floods in Beheira and Menoufia provinces in the Nile D...

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. For free upcoming tour information, go to www.pollstar.com

NEW YORK (AP) — The trade group for U.S. book publishers is honoring a dissident Russian house for its battle against censorship and oppression. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was presenting its annual International Freedom to Publish Award to Freedom Letters and its founder, Georgy Urushadze, a one...

NEW YORK (AP) — The trade group for U.S. book publishers is honoring a dissident Russian house for its battle against censorship and oppression. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was presenting its annual International Freedom to Publish Award to Freedom Letters and its founder, Georgy Urushadze, a one...

The September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus speaking event rocked the political landscape in the U.S. and beyond. Kirk, who was known for making provocative statements on gender and race, was the founder of Turning Point USA, a group that mobilized young, Christian conservatives. He was credited with inc...

The September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus speaking event rocked the political landscape in the U.S. and beyond. Kirk, who was known for making provocative statements on gender and race, was the founder of Turning Point USA, a group that mobilized young, Christian conservatives. He was credited with inc...

The September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus speaking event rocked the political landscape in the U.S. and beyond. Kirk, who was known for making provocative statements on gender and race, was the founder of Turning Point USA, a group that mobilized young, Christian conservatives. He was credited with inc...

Jude Bellingham failed on Friday to regain his place in England’s squad after returning from injury, with Thomas Tuchel stressing the need to maintain a strong team spirit in the camp and saying there are “no guarantees” for his superstar players. Head coach Tuchel chose to pick largely the same squad that collected World Cup quali...

LONDON (AP) — South Africa will be 9,000 kilometers (5,600 miles) from home at Twickenham on Saturday and probably won’t feel much of a difference. The Springboks were drawn to London by Argentina, which sacrificed staging the match at home for much bigger ticket revenue. The downside for the Pumas in not playing at 57,000-seat Est...

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker will miss Brazil’s upcoming friendlies and likely the Premier League match against Manchester United after the international break because of the hamstring injury sustained in midweek. Alisson was hurt backtracking toward his goal before making a save during the second h...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith took 3-7 in four overs as England routed South Africa by 10 wickets to kickstart its Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign on Friday. Smith’s initial burst, combined with skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 2-5 in three overs, saw South Africa crash to 69 all out in 20.4 overs. It is South A...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pitching generally has carried the Milwaukee Brewers as they’ve made their run of seven postseason appearances over the last eight years. This year, they might have the type of offense that can produce more playoff success. Milwaukee posted the best record in the major leagues this year while having the second-best...

ATLANTA (AP) — After a flurry of offseason moves and a reshaping of the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks are poised to be a factor this year. And while four-time All-Star Trae Young is still the team’s fulcrum, a second All-Star will need to emerge if the Hawks are to fulfill expectations. Enter Jalen Johnson. The Hawks’ 6-foo...

SEATTLE (AP) — It would not be difficult for an onlooker at a Seattle Kraken preseason practice to register Lane Lambert’s booming voice. Yet the new Kraken head coach, who was hired in May to replace Dan Bylsma, is anything but a drill sergeant. Just a few weeks into playing under Lambert, center Matty Beniers would describe him a...

MADRID (AP) — Lamine Yamal is back in Spain’s squad for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers after recovering from an injury that became the source of a public spat between Barcelona’s coach and the national team. Barcelona coach Hansi Flick had lashed out at Spain for using Yamal in two easy wins in early September, saying it had “no...

ROME (AP) — Bologna left winger Nicolò Cambiaghi and Fiorentina midfielder Hans Nicolussi Caviglia were called up by Italy for the first time Friday, as the under-pressure Azzurri prepared to face Estonia and Israel in World Cup qualifiers. The 24-year-old Cambiaghi has scored eight goals and provided 12 assists in 88 Serie A match...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Brian Schottenheimer figured his chance to be a head coach in the NFL had come and gone long before the Dallas Cowboys promoted him a quarter-century into his career as an assistant. Star quarterback Dak Prescott wasn’t even thinking about Schottenheimer taking over the Cowboys when owner Jerry Jones and the re...

BEIJING (AP) — Jessica Pegula became the third American to reach the semifinals of the China Open after rallying to beat compatriot Emma Navarro on Friday. The fifth-seeded Pegula wasted six set points in the opener but dominated the next two sets to triumph 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1 “I told myself not to get too frustrated,” Pegula said....

LAS VEGAS (AP) — WNBA Finals coaches Becky Hammon and Nate Tibbetts share a South Dakota heritage, with both growing up there. “We’re a very small state, so one thing I think people sleep on is the basketball in South Dakota,” Hammon said. “Mike Miller is another South Dakota guy. Eric Piatkowski. ... Mark Ellis played Major League...

Mac Jones is becoming the latest quarterback to prove he was dumped too soon. Playing for his third team in three years, the 2021 first-round pick has thrived with the San Francisco 49ers in coach Kyle Shanahan’s system. Jones is 3-0 filling in for Brock Purdy following a tough, gritty performance in a 26-23 overtime victory over t...

Major League Baseball’s playoffs now move into the Division Series, which will include Shohei Ohtani’s postseason pitching debut, an unwelcome reunion in Milwaukee, a matchup of teams that tied for the most wins in the American League, and a switch-hitting catcher who finished the season with 60 home runs. All four series begin Sat...

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House next week, it was announced on Friday. The meeting comes ahead of a review of a free trade agreement and as Trump is engaging in 51st state talk again as Canada asks to be included in Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defen...

WATFORD, England (AP) — Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel seems to take everything in stride, like not stressing about his parents being unable to attend his first NFL start. They’re in his native Hawaii. The game is in London. “So, fun fact — need to get my dad a passport,” Gabriel said Friday. Gabriel was selecte...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard will miss Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins because of a nagging calf injury, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not yet released its injury report for the...

Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favorite — including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas. Growing up, Baird stopped eating meat in part because she felt connected to animals. Her commitment grew as she learned about the environmental impact of animal agricul...

Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favorite — including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas. Growing up, Baird stopped eating meat in part because she felt connected to animals. Her commitment grew as she learned about the environmental impact of animal agricul...

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Pro-Palestinian Protesters approached the gates of the Italy soccer team’s training center on Friday to demand its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Israel is not played because of the war in Gaza. The protest was part of a national strike also reacting to an aid mission blocked by Israeli forces. Italy is...

Heavy, wet snow fell this week in hilly and mountainous areas in Serbia and Bosnia, downing power distribution lines and trees, while persistent rain in lower areas sparked fears of floods and mudslides. More than half a meter of snow has fallen at higher altitudes so far and could reach record levels for October, said Slobodan Sov...

LONDON (AP) — Gary Oldman is back on screens as the caustic Jackson Lamb for the fifth season of misfit spy thriller “Slow Horses,” as the critically acclaimed adaptation reaches Mick Herron’s book “London Rules.” This week, the morning after he was invested with a knighthood by the Prince of Wales for services to drama on stage an...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos King is the face of Black unscripted storytelling without ever needing to be the star of his hit shows. Dubbed by fans and peers as the King of Reality TV, the Detroit-born producer has built franchises that travel beyond the coasts. His “Love & Marriage” franchise has turned Huntsville, Alabama, Detroit a...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology’s volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet’s early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating with another transformative technology...

SINGAPORE (AP) — Christian Horner is calling up “pretty much every team owner” as he tries to get back into Formula 1 after being ousted by Red Bull, Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell said Friday. Reports have linked Horner with multiple teams, including Aston Martin, since he agreed his departure as a Red Bull employee last...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its biggest attack of the war overnight against natural gas facilities run by Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz Group, officials said Friday. Russia fired a total of 381 drones and 35 missiles at Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s air force. in what officials was an attempt to wreck the Ukrainian powe...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii. President Donald Trump’s Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s 2022 ruling t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 p.m. ET on Sunday and threatened that the group will face more attacks if it doesn’t. “An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time,” Trump wrote Friday on social media. “Eve...

PARIS (AP) — Issey Miyake ’s spring 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week posed a question: what if clothing were alive? Booming electronics inside the Centre Pompidou venue Friday accompanied an opening of crisp monochrome shirts and high-waisted trousers, shoulders drawn upward into a compact line, as if shrugging to the guests. The co...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Zohran Mamdani ’s swift rise in New York City’s mayoral race has made him into a national symbol — both as a point of pride among many Muslim Americans and a political foil for the right. His campaign has been met by a surge in anti-Muslim language directed at the Democratic nominee, who would become the city’s fi...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A young man from New Hampshire who was 16 when he killed his sister-in-law and two young nephews deserves at least 97 years in prison, prosecutors will tell a judge Friday. Eric Sweeney, now 19, had been living with his older brother’s family in Northfield for three years when he fatally shot Kassandra Sweeney,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen candidates will compete for their parties’ nominations Tuesday to fill a vacant Tennessee congressional seat in the closely divided U.S. House. The winners will face off in a Dec. 2 special election to replace Republican former U.S. Rep. Mark Green, who resigned in July to work in the private sec...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol for another vote on government funding on the th...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol for another vote on government funding on the th...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol for another vote on government funding on the th...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to the Capitol for another vote on government funding on the th...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for...

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech voters began casting ballots Friday in a two-day general election that could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, threatening to further divide the European Union and NATO. Billionaire Andrej Babiš is predicted to be the latest populist leader in Central Europe to stage...

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech voters began casting ballots Friday in a two-day general election that could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, threatening to further divide the European Union and NATO. Billionaire Andrej Babiš is predicted to be the latest populist leader in Central Europe to stage...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.N. food agency announced on Friday that it is cutting food assistance for hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia, where millions are facing devastating effects of climate change and acute levels of hunger. The World Food Program said the number of people receiving emergency food assistance in the cou...

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown. The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. Vought wrote...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.N. food agency announced on Friday that it is cutting food assistance for hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia, where millions are facing devastating effects of climate change and acute levels of hunger. The World Food Program said the number of people receiving emergency food assistance in the cou...

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House budget director Russ Vought said the Trump administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown. The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. Vought wrote...

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities. ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple’s App Sto...

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities. ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple’s App Sto...

For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show. Then he was charged with forcing, threatening and man...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces intercepted on Friday the last boat from an international flotilla trying to break Israel’s sea blockade of war-ravaged Gaza as cities around the world erupted into more protests against Israeli actions in Gaza and the arrests of some 450 activists who were on the boats. A far-right Israeli minister...

PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister announced Friday he would not use a special constitutional power to force a budget through parliament without a vote and will instead seek a compromise with lawmakers from the left and the right. Sébastien Lecornu, a 39 year-old centrist, was appointed last month by President Emmanuel Macron...

ISTANBUL (AP) — An imprisoned Turkish journalist appeared in court on Friday to defend himself against accusations that he threatened President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a case that critics view as an attempt to silence a prominent voice against the government. Fatih Altayli, a veteran journalist whose YouTube program attracts hundr...

TOKYO (AP) — A major Japanese beverage producer says it has been hit by a cyberattack that left its operations disrupted for the fifth day on Friday, and Japanese media are reporting that stocks of the company’s popular beer and other beverages are running low in some stores. Asahi Group Holdings said its computer systems were hit...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani security raid on a militant hideout in the insurgency-hit southwestern Balochistan province this week left seven insurgents dead, the military said Friday. The raid on Wednesday in the remote Sherani district came just a day after a powerful car bomb outside the headquarters of Pakistan’s paramil...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani security raid on a militant hideout in the insurgency-hit southwestern Balochistan province this week left seven insurgents dead, the military said Friday. The raid on Wednesday in the remote Sherani district came just a day after a powerful car bomb outside the headquarters of Pakistan’s paramil...

SYDNEY (AP) — A former police officer in Australia’s New South Wales state pleaded not guilty to murder Friday and told the court prosecutors had rejected his offer to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in the killings of his former boyfriend and the man’s partner. Beau Lamarra-Condon is accused of using his service...

It’s the one race on this year’s Formula 1 calendar that Max Verstappen has never won. It could be crucial to his chances of a series comeback. Meanwhile, standings leader Oscar Piastri had an awful weekend at the last race in Azerbaijan, title rival Lando Norris couldn’t capitalize, and their McLaren team has started making mistak...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ highest court is ruling Friday on an appeal by the government against a ban on sending parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel. The case was originally brought in late 2023 by three Dutch rights groups who argued that transferring the F-35 parts makes the Netherlands complicit in possibl...

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations using Nvidia’s computer chips. “The AI industrial revolution has already begun. Building the infrastructure t...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon blew into the northern Philippines on Friday, complicating the country’s disaster response to a deadly earthquake in a central province and two other recent storms. Typhoon Matmo blew into Dinapigue town in Isabela province from the Pacific with sustained winds up to 130 kph (81 mph) and was to...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Police on Friday identified the two men who were killed in a car and knife attack on a synagogue in northwest England on the holiest day of the Jewish year, as Britain’s chief rabbi said an “unrelenting wave” of antisemitism lay behind the crime. Greater Manchester Police said local residents Adrian Daulb...

SHANGHAI (AP) — Sixth-seeded Ben Shelton, who hadn’t played since suffering a left shoulder injury at the U.S. Open, was beaten 6-2, 6-4 by David Goffin on Friday in a second-round match at the Shanghai Masters. Goffin broke Shelton’s serve not long after play resumed after a short rain suspension. Earlier in the week, Shelton said...

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has won a delayed toss and chosen to bowl Friday in the second Twenty20 international against Australia. Heavy rain throughout the day delayed the toss by 30 minutes and the match has been shortened to 18 overs per side. New Zealand made three changes to its lineup, naming Ben Sears,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McMahon looked up and saw Jarren Duran’s foul popup veering toward the Boston bench. Without hesitation, the New York Yankees third baseman raced over. As he made a running catch, McMahon hit the padded railing and flipped head over heels into the Red Sox dugout, crashing to the ground while hanging onto the ba...

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Lokesh Rahul’s unbeaten 100 put India in control of the first test against West Indies as the hosts reached 218-3 at lunch on the second day Friday. Rahul scored his 11th test hundred, and his first on home soil since December 2016, when he scored 199 against England in Chennai. Dhruv Jurel was unbeaten on 1...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nikos Chatzilias spends his days tending to buzzing bee colonies with a unique view out over the rooftops of Greece’s capital. He is among the dozens of Athenians who have embraced urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems, reconnect with nature and enjoy honey flavored by each neighborhood’s local plants a...

Boston College at Pittsburgh — ACCN, Fubo Sports US Richmond at Bucknell — ESPN+, ESPN app Yale at Lehigh — ESPN+, ESPN app Stonehill College at Duquesne — SportsNet Pittsburgh, Fubo Sports US Fordham at Lafayette — ESPN+, ESPN app Dartmouth at Pennsylvania — ESPN+, ESPN app UTSA at Temple — ESPN+, ESPN app Stonehill College at Duq...

New England Revolution (9-15-8, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (16-7-8, third in the Eastern Conference) Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -252, New England +555, Draw +393; over/under is 3.5 goals Miami is 12-5-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami...

Colorado Rapids (11-14-7, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Real Salt Lake (11-16-4, 12th in the Western Conference) Sandy, Utah; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Real Salt Lake -143, Colorado +333, Draw +298; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids visit Real Salt Lake looking to stop a three-gam...

Boston College at Pittsburgh — ACCN, Fubo Sports US Yale at Lehigh — ESPN+, ESPN app Stonehill College at Duquesne — SportsNet Pittsburgh, Fubo Sports US Dartmouth at Pennsylvania — ESPN+, ESPN app Stonehill College at Duquesne — NEC Front Row Robert Morris at Merrimack — SportsNet Pittsburgh, ESPN+, ESPN app, Fubo Sports US Wester...

San Diego FC (17-9-6, first in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (9-14-9, 13th in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +132, San Diego +178, Draw +257; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: San Diego FC takes on the Houston Dynamo in Western Conference action. The Dynamo a...

Portland Timbers (11-10-11, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (12-9-10, sixth in the Western Conference) Seattle; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle -170, Portland +384, Draw +322; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers square off in Western...

LA Galaxy (5-17-9, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. FC Dallas (9-11-11, 10th in the Western Conference) Frisco, Texas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Dallas -132, Los Angeles +286, Draw +308; over/under is 3.5 goals Dallas is 8-9-8 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is 4-6 in one-goal matches. The G...

New York City FC (17-10-5, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (19-7-6, first in the Eastern Conference) Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Philadelphia -117, NYCFC +283, Draw +274; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Union look for their 20th win of the seas...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Schlittler’s key to putting Boston Red Sox bats to sleep was his own slumber. Making only his 15th major league start, Schlittler struck out 12 in eight dominant innings Thursday night as the New York Yankees blanked Boston 4-0 to win their AL Wild Card Series in a deciding third game. Overpowering hitters with...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ frustration was palpable after they did too much to give away a possible win. Wide receiver Davante Adams loudly swore to himself in the locker room, no regard for the assembled throng of reporters there to witness it. More expletives were audible from the press conference room next do...

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England’s long search for a new leader is set to end Friday amid hopes the next Archbishop of Canterbury will help the church recover from scandal and guide the global Anglican movement through disagreements over sex and gender. The former archbishop, Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November a...

FC Cincinnati (18-9-5, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (12-13-7, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: New York +121, FC Cincinnati +191, Draw +261; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls host Cincinnati in Eastern Confere...

Columbus Crew (13-8-11, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (14-7-10, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orlando City SC -103, Columbus +237, Draw +278; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Orlando City hosts the Columbus Crew aiming to extend a three...

Nashville SC (16-11-5, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. CF Montreal (6-17-9, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC -115, Montreal +259, Draw +282; over/under is 2.5 goals Montreal is 2-9-5 in home games. Montreal has a -24 goal differential, scoring 32 go...

Charlotte FC (17-13-2, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. DC United (5-17-10, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC +148, DC United +163, Draw +249; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: D.C. United and Charlotte FC square off in conference play. United is 3-12-9 a...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize winners will be announced next week. The awards are considered among the world’s most prestigious honors for achievements in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace. The winners will join the pantheon of Nobel laureates, from Albert Einstein to Mother Teresa. For the peace priz...

Saint Louis City SC (7-18-7, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (12-11-8, seventh in the Western Conference) Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Austin FC -101, Saint Louis +235, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Austin takes on Saint Louis City SC in a conference matchup. Austin...

Toronto FC (5-13-13, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (15-11-6, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago -204, Toronto FC +520, Draw +322; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire head into a matchup with Toronto as winners of three consecutive...

Sporting Kansas City (7-19-6, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota United FC (15-7-10, third in the Western Conference) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minnesota United FC -181, Sporting Kansas City +382, Draw +355; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City visits Minn...

SYDNEY (AP) — The only Australian soldier to be charged with a war crime in Afghanistan pleaded not guilty Friday, but a prosecutor said he is unlikely to stand trial before 2027. Oliver Schulz, 44, is accused of shooting Afghan man Dad Mohammad three times in the head in Uruzgan province wheat field in May 2012. Schulz made his fi...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews were battling massive flames at a Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles on Thursday night. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed on the social platform X that the large fire had erupted at the company’s refinery in El Segundo. The company did not immediately respond to a request...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power. Three of the five candidates in Saturday’s intraparty vote are seen as...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and regain public support for the struggling party to stay in power. Three of the five candidates in Saturday’s intraparty vote are seen as...

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Bangkok on Friday sentenced a Thai man who shot and killed an opposition politician from Cambodia to life in prison. The January shooting in Thailand’s capital was widely seen as a political assassination but the suspect’s motives were never fully revealed. Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker from the dissolved C...

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Bangkok on Friday sentenced a Thai man who shot and killed an opposition politician from Cambodia to life in prison. The January shooting in Thailand’s capital was widely seen as a political assassination but the suspect’s motives were never fully revealed. Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker from the dissolved C...