Capitals snap skid, beat Penguins to vault into first place
WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Braden Holtby made 33 saves and t...
10,000 mourn victims of racist shooting rampage in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Around 10,000 protesters marched through the central German town of Hanau on Sunday to mourn the nine peop...
Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a...
Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned
In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. pres...
Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the Trumpiest of offers.A rally at one of the world’s largest stadiums. A crowd of millions che...
Michigan sex-misconduct claims mirror Ohio State doctor case
FILE- In an undated photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, Dr. Robert E. Anders...
China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy
BEIJING (AP) — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for m...
Victims of 2 African embassy bombings await US court case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doreen Oport was pulled from the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1998 covered in bloo...
Iran says voter turnout dips below 50% in a first since 1979
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s interior ministry said voter turnout in recent parliamentary elections stood at 42.57%, the f...
Pope cautions against “unfair” Middle East peace plans
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cautioned against “unfair” solutions aimed at ending the conflict between Israelis and Pale...
Germany’s Hamburg city in elections marked by climate issues
BERLIN (AP) — Voters in Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest city, go to the polls Sunday to pick a new regional assembly i...
Can Ovechkin catch Gretzky? NHL’s new Mr. 700 has a chance
Alex Ovechkin is making the seemingly impossible appear to be not so far-fetched after all.Wayne Gretzky’s 894 career go...
Israel’s Lieberman stills holds keys to future government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel finds itself in a familiar place after a tumultuous election campaign — with maverick politician...
Sanders on top: Key takeaways from the Nevada caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses, heartening his supporters and stoking al...
Singer Pharrell is making music on Miami’s restaurant scene
MIAMI (AP) — Grammy award-winning singer Pharrell may have been fired from three different McDonald’s as a teen, but tha...
No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78
1 of 6Gonzaga guard Admon Gilder (1) shoots as BYU guard Alex Barcello (4) defends in the first half of an NCAA college ...
Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
SAO PAULO (AP) — When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo’s Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to...
Nevada Democrats skirt chaos that plagued Iowa caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After the chaos of the Iowa caucuses, Democrats were desperate to avoid another fiasco in Nevada. And e...
UNLV hands No. 4 San Diego State its first loss, 66-63
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Elijah Mitrou-Long scored 19 points, including two free throws with 11.5 seconds left, and UNLV handed ...
Quickley’s 26 points lift No. 10 Kentucky past Florida 65-59
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 26 points, including 15 of Kentucky’s 17 during a decisive ...
Thomas builds 1-shot lead in Mexico as Rahm makes his move
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Justin Thomas has done just about everything at the Mexico Championship except win.Even with a one-sh...
700 club: Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores for milestone goal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.He became ...
Vital win for Chelsea as VAR calls take center stage again
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard made all the rightcallsto mastermind another win overhis old coachJose Mourinho and strike...
No. 3 Kansas ends No. 1 Baylor’s 23-game winning streak
WACO, Texas (AP) — Udoka Azubuike and No. 3 Kansas returned the favor in a Big 12 showdown that lived up to the hype.The...
Afghan truce worry: 1 militant could threaten peace process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for ending America’s longest war hinge on maintaining a weeklong fragile truce in Afghanistan th...
Auburn rallies past Vols; fan tossed for derogatory comment
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Samir Doughty scored 22 points and No. 13 Auburn rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half ...
Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange marched through London on Saturday to pressure the U.K. governmen...
Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women
PARIS (AP) — A respected Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple coun...
South Sudan’s rivals form unity government meant to end war
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival lead...
At Trump’s India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime M...