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Pope Leo XIV will preside over his first canonization ceremony Sunday to create the first millennial saint. Carlo Acutis has shot to near rock star-like fame among many young Catholics. Much of that popularity is thanks to a concerted…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Anisimova eliminated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended at nearly 1 a.m. Friday and featured two of the most powerful first-strike hitters in women’s…

A police spokesman says a passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others. The accident occurred near the town of Wellawaya, about 174 miles east of…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Teel hit a three-run home run, Colson Montgomery homered and drove in three, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 11-8 on Thursday night. Chase Meidroth had four hits, as the White Sox came back from…

A’ja Wilson had 31 points and eight rebounds, Jackie Young added 20 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the first-place Minnesota Lynx 97-87 to set a franchise record with their 13th straight victory. Natisha Hiedeman scored 22 points off…

The Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA team to reach the playoffs in its inaugural season, with Janelle Salaun scoring 19 points in an 84-80 comeback victory against the Dallas Wings for their fifth straight win. Veronica Burton’s…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Harold Osorio scored late to give El Salvador a 1-0 away win over Guatemala on Thursday in the first match of the final round of Central America World Cup qualifiers. Osorio’s 79th-minute goal was just enough for the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts shrugged on a TD celebration and did his best to be like Mike. Through spit and rain, a ceremony and a setback, Hurts and the Super Bowl champion Eagles weathered the storm and showed why they're again a…

Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2025 In Argentina, a court announced that authorities had recovered a lost 18th-century painting looted by the Nazis in World War II. Meanwhile in Brazil, former President Jair Bolsonaro stood at the entrance of his home…

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has taken an unusual approach with Republican political opponents in his first eight months leading a highly competitive state where divided government has become the norm. He's trying…

In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country, Blake Bonner found himself wondering whether the tragedy was simply an unstoppable act of God, or if something could have…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift in the countries’ relations, but escalating pressure on the South American nation has defined…

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Crowded around a workshop table, four girls at de Zavala Middle School puzzled over a Lego machine they had built. As they flashed a purple card in front of a light sensor, nothing happened. The teacher at the…

U.S. stocks wobbled lower as Wall Street questioned whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or by so much that a downturn may be on the way. After rising to…

Police in Portugal say that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in the capital Lisbon were foreigners. Police said Friday that the dead included five Portuguese, three British, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one…