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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, said Wednesday it would cut 9,000 jobs, 5,000 of them in Denmark, in order to strengthen the company's focus on growth opportunities in…

Connelly Early struck out 11 to tie the Red Sox record for a major league debut, and Boston beat the Athletics 6-0 to close on the New York Yankees for the top AL wild card. Early matched Don Aase’s 11 strikeouts against Milwaukee on July…

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — With the Russian advance deeper into the Donetsk region, the air in Ukraine’s last strongholds is thick with dread and the future for civilians who remain grows ever more uncertain. In Kostiantynivka, once…

Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a…

Boston Red Sox first baseman Romy Gonzalez extended his MLB-leading hitting streak to 12 games and then left Tuesday night’s 6-0 victory against the Athletics due to left knee soreness. Gonzalez hit his ninth homer of the season leading off…

Teoscar Hernández hit two home runs and Emmet Sheehan pitched seven splendid innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Colorado Rockies 7-2. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts also went deep for the Dodgers, who increased their lead in…

SEATTLE (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the third inning as part of a four-RBI night as the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Tuesday to close within one game of the AL West lead. Arozarena…

Kyle Hendricks threw seven shutout innings, Chris Taylor and Yoán Moncada hit three-run homers, and the Los Angeles Angels scored all of their runs with two outs in a 12-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Hendricks (7-9)…

Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run homer to left field with two outs in the ninth — five innings after being robbed of one by Fernando Tatis Jr. in right — and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-2. Stephenson homered into the lower…

Erica Wheeler scored 17 points, including a go-ahead shot with 18.5 seconds left, and the Seattle Storm beat the Golden State Valkyries 74-73 to secure the final WNBA playoff spot. After Wheeler’s pull-up jumper from the free-throw line,…

Dearica Hamby scored 16 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter and Los Angeles beat the Phoenix Mercury 88-83 but the Sparks were eliminated from the playoff race. The Sparks needed a win and a Seattle loss to send the chase for the last…

Willy Adames hit a three-run homer in the first inning moments after fouling the initial pitch off his knee, Robbie Ray remained unbeaten pitching against his former team, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3.…

Jewell Loyd became the 16th player to reach 6,000 points, scoring 15 on Tuesday night to help extend the Aces' winning streak to 15 games. The Aces secured a 92-61 victory over the Chicago Sky, putting Las Vegas in contention for the second…

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Rommel Quioto and Alexy Vega scored second-half goals and Honduras beat Nicaragua 2-0 Tuesday to take the group lead in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying final round after the first two matches. Quioto scored in…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future. The Trump administration wants to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum. Either path could mean a long journey through the legal system. Abrego…