Los Angeles visits the New York Liberty after Kelsey Plum scored 22 points in the Sparks' 92-85 loss to the Chicago Sky. The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season. New York is 6-1 at home, and Los Angeles is 4-5 on the road.
TOKYO (AP) — Plans to demolish a historic baseball stadium where Babe Ruth played and an adjacent rugby venue are at the heart of a disputed park redevelopment in Tokyo that critics say trades history and greenery for commercial space.
The…
Hamas and Israel staked out their positions ahead of expected talks on a Washington-backed ceasefire proposal. The militant group suggested Wednesday that it was open to an agreement while the Israeli prime minister vowed that “there will…
POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany.
The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th century…
An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine. That is scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region as each side seeks an advantage before the…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election later this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year's snap election.
Ishiba has survived so far, though…
The fallout from Paramount's decision to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of a CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview seems certain to linger. Journalists are infuriated by the $16 million settlement, and a Democratic…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president on Wednesday ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American and Israeli airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities,…
CAIRO (AP) — An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing, authorities said Wednesday.
The drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off the city of Ras Ghareb, on the…
A judge has declined to set Sean “Diddy” Combs free on bail to await sentencing in his sex crimes case. Combs was convicted Wednesday of federal prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The…