With a new-look roster and no A’ja Wilson the US FIBA World Cup title defense gets tougher

The U.S. has dominated the women’s FIBA World Cup for nearly two decades, winning the last four titles. A young American ...

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, has died

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist ...

First Trump, now Everton: Balogun at center of another fiasco as deadline-day transfer fails

U.S. striker Folarin Balogun pulled out of a deal to join Everton in the final minutes of European soccer’s summer transfer ...

Oil prices edge lower, while Asian shares rise, tracking Wall Street gains

Oil prices slipped Thursday after recent gains, with Brent crude trading near $95 a barrel, while Asian shares advanced. U.S.

Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone

Some survivors sheltering in relief camps after deadly floods in Nepal were struggling Thursday to obtain essential medicines ...

USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment

Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand’s seaside resort city Pattaya ...

Tens of thousands in Spain protest Ceuta border crisis

The city of Ceuta, a tiny speck of Spanish territory perched on the northern African coast, normally celebrates its Sept. 2 ...

Here’s a look at ‘reach’ election races where Democrats hope to pull off House upsets

They aren’t toss-up races. Not even close. But Democrats are dreaming of pulling off upsets in what might be called “reach” ...

Carlos Alcaraz recovers after dropping the first set to reach the third round at the US Open

Carlos Alcaraz was already in the final by the time he dropped a set last year in the U.S. Open. When it happened in his ...

With a wary eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe’s largest civil defense exercise since WWII

In a civil defense shelter hewn into rock, behind doors designed to withstand a nuclear or biological attack, two Finnish ...

Russians endured a summer of turmoil with gas crisis and swarms of drones as the war came home

There were long lines at gas pumps, turning each fill-up into an ordeal. Flights to vacation destinations were canceled, ...

Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski matches career worsts in runs allowed and walks in rough start vs. Cubs

Jacob Misiorowski’s worst start of the season was just a minor inconvenience for the rolling Milwaukee Brewers. Misiorowski ...