Plenty of drama this year with current playoff format
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer For all the talk about postseason expansion, the current format held up pretty well this year, if the idea is to…
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Plenty of drama this year with current playoff format
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer For all the talk about postseason expansion, the current format held up pretty well this year, if the idea is to…
Continue Reading STAT WATCH: Mordecai throwing TDs at fastest clip since 2012
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer SMU’s Tanner Mordecai is throwing touchdown passes at the fastest rate in the Football Bowl Subdivision…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Manic Monday often spells trouble for managers
By The Associated Press Every year, the day after the regular season can be dicey for managers whose teams didn’t do so well. Might not be any…
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Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans lining up recently to make complaints at a Taliban-run police station found…
Continue Reading Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts ‘heavy price’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has begun a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly…
Continue Reading New plant in Germany aims to cut flying’s carbon footprint
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WERLTE, Germany (AP) — German officials have unveiled what they say is the world’s first…
Continue Reading Top NHL picks stay in school, including No. 1 overall pick
By LARRY LAGE and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Owen Power passed on a chance to make millions this season with the Buffalo…
Continue Reading Top NHL picks stay in school, including No. 1 overall pick
By LARRY LAGE and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Owen Power passed on a chance to make millions this season with the Buffalo…
Continue Reading Asian shares slide after big-tech sell-off on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia after a broad slide on Wall Street led by technology companies. Tokyo’s…
Continue Reading At Dubai’s Expo, the world’s problematic politics loom
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has gambled billions to make the gleaming, built-from-scratch Expo…
Continue Reading At Vatican trial, defense questions the legal system itself
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers are questioning the very legitimacy of the Vatican tribunal where 10 people…
Continue Reading Pope, faith leaders sign joint climate appeal before summit
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders are making a joint appeal to governments to…
Continue Reading Manila mayor formalizes bid for Philippine presidency
By JOEAL CALUPITAN and AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The popular mayor of the Philippine capital has registered his…
Continue Reading Police: Nurse kills hospital co-worker, later shot himself
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a nurse shot and killed a co-worker at a Philadelphia hospital before fleeing and being shot himself in a later…
Continue Reading New Zealand admits it can no longer get rid of coronavirus
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has acknowledged what most other countries did long ago:…
Continue ReadingFumio Kishida takes office as Japan’s new Prime Minister
By Helen Regan, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan’s Fumio Kishida took office as the country’s new Prime Minister on Monday, tasked…
Continue Reading Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 13 as storm churns in Oman
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen has risen to 13. Authorities in Oman said…
Continue Reading Brady adds Belichick to list of coaching victims
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass (AP) — Put another mark in the win column for Tom Brady in his lingering grudge with Bill…
Continue Reading COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staff
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine requirement for teachers and other staff members has taken effect in New York…
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