Los Angeles visits the Indiana Fever after Dearica Hamby scored 25 points in the Sparks' 89-79 loss to the New York Liberty. Saturday's game is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Sparks won the previous matchup 85-75.…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A pair of bills cracking down on asylum-seekers wishing to settle in the Netherlands has passed in the Dutch parliament after wrangling and soul-searching by some lawmakers who feared the law would criminalize…
Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assault since the war began. The capital Kyiv was the primary target. Authorities said one person was killed and at least 26 people, including a child,…
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s transition to more advanced hardware.
To keep pace with increased threats from mainland China,…
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed 30 militants who attempted to enter the country from Afghanistan, the military said Friday.
It said the members of the Pakistani Taliban were spotted overnight in the North Waziristan…
SEATTLE (AP) — Vinnie Pasquantino had a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Thursday night.
Bobby Witt Jr. tied the score 1-1 with a single to center field with one out and then…
A strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions is disrupting travel to, from and over France. About 40% of flights at Paris airports were canceled on Friday, along with half of flights in Nice and 30% of…
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — A pungent fug of malt and yeastiness hangs over Murree Brewery, Pakistan ’s biggest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks.
The company is an outlier in a country where alcohol is outlawed for everyone except…
Dustin May delivers a stellar performance as the Los Angeles Dodgers sweep the Chicago White Sox in a three-game series. May retired the first 16 batters and allowed two runs over seven innings in a 6-2 win on Thursday night. He struck out…
Today in History
Today is Friday, July 4, the 185th day of 2025. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day.
Today in History:
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second…
Oasis has ended a 16-year hiatus with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks. The band kicked off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits. The Britpop legends led by…
NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and overseas. Mindful of next year’s 250th anniversary of American independence, organizers called the…
COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) — The military is expanding its authority and reach along swaths of the southern U.S. border where troops have been empowered to detain people who enter the country illegally.
Designated militarized zones will soon cover…