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The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Los Angeles Dodgers aiming to extend a six-game home winning streak.

Los Angeles takes on the Atlanta Dream after Dearica Hamby scored 21 points in the Sparks' 86-75 loss to the Atlanta Dream. Friday's meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams. Atlanta is 14-6 at home, and Los Angeles is…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The worst drought in decades is gripping much of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, drying out rivers and lakes, shriveling crops and leading to dayslong tap water cutoffs in major cities. The situation is…

Portuguese officials are sifting through the wreckage of a streetcar in downtown Lisbon, trying to determine why the popular tourist attraction derailed during the busy summer season. The crash in Portugal's capital city Wednesday killed 16…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating violence. The two countries outlined their…

NEW YORK (AP) — When a fan tried to grab Jannik Sinner’s bag after a U.S. Open match, the defending champion wasn’t just worried about losing some of his tennis equipment. “I checked straightaway if he took something, because I don’t have…

European countries are facing tough choices as they meet in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. A so-called “coalition of the willing” led by France and the U.K. insists on U.S. backing for any European force in Ukraine. But…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already exhausted his local options and it’s not because he’s picky or…

MOROGORO, Tanzania (AP) — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated earthquake, as an unlikely rescuer approaches: a rat with a backpack. Whiskers waving, the rat breezes past garbage, toppled furniture and scattered clothes…

MADRID (AP) — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula's most destructive wildfire seasons in recorded history, were 40 times more likely due to climate change, according to a study released…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton has been almost unhittable since the All-Star break. In fact, for the first five innings against Atlanta on Wednesday night, the 24-year-old right-hander didn't allow any hits at all to…

Gov. Ron DeSantis claims the 2020 census numbers for Florida need fixing to grant the state another congressional seat. He blames the U.S. Census Bureau for shortchanging Florida, which gained only one additional seat for a total of 28 in…

A federal appeals court panel has put on hold a lower court judge’s order to wind down operations of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The three-judge panel in Atlanta on Thursday…

U.S. stocks rose as Wall Street made its final moves ahead of a highly anticipated report on the job market. The S&P climbed 0.8% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1%. Treasury…

San Francisco 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings has the chance to earn an extra $3 million in 2025. The team added this incentive to the final year of his contract. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said Jennings can earn the money through unspecified…