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Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected…
Japan woos Philippine leader during state visit with arms sales and China in mind
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the Philippines on Thursday agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation…
Gio Reyna and Joe Scally bring a close bond forged in Germany to US World Cup roster
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — How far can the power of friendship get you at the…
Sinner appears to be struggling with the heat in French Open second round
PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner appears to be struggling with the heat during his…
Israel’s killing of another 2 Hamas leaders is unlikely to break Gaza deadlock. Here’s why.
Over the past two weeks, Israel’s military has killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing…
Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste withdraw from French Open women’s doubles
PARIS (AP) — Venus Williams will not play in the women’s doubles at the French…
Netanyahu aide to be charged with leaking secret information with intent to harm state security
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general on Thursday said a close adviser to Prime…
Scotland coach Steve Clarke extends contract to 2030 World Cup
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scotland coach Steve Clarke has signed a new contract before the…
Oliver Glasner’s future unclear after signing off with a trophy as Crystal Palace coach
After winning Crystal Palace’s first European trophy in his final game as coach, Oliver Glasner…
Exclusive: Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — At first glance, the hotel looks like any other on…
Republicans’ recent stumbles in Congress highlight the difficult road ahead for their agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — A roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder…
Italy seizes gold, luxury villas and cash tied to Sicilian Mafia drug-trafficking gains
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities have seized more than 200 million euros ($232 million) in…
Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall
BANGKOK (AP) — The International Stabilization Force for Gaza was announced with great aplomb at…
Aguirre’s early Mexico camp revives a 1986-style grind for a home World Cup push
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When Javier Aguirre was a player, he believed Mexico’s grueling, year-long…
Mets rookie Carson Benge ditches his mustache and makes big strides at the plate
NEW YORK (AP) — Carson Benge figured maybe that scraggly mustache was holding him back…
Zelenskyy heads to Sweden as Ukraine touts drone expertise honed in war with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Sweden on Thursday for talks…
Thai court acquits a progressive political leader on charges of royal defamation
BANGKOK (AP) — A criminal court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted the popular leader of…
Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she…
Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darkness
BANGKOK (AP) — Five villagers who became trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos…
Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo
NEW YORK (AP) — Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into…
In ‘Pressure,’ the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day
D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately…
Under President Milei’s austerity, disabled Argentines risk losing essential services
MORENO, Argentina (AP) — Analía Celis, a 34-year-old with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy, cannot…
Photos show protestors and ICE agents clashing outside a New Jersey detention center
Protesters and ICE agents clashed this week outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators…
Ohtani fumes through 6 no-hit innings as two-way superstar battles command
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani tossed six innings of no-hit ball, gave himself an…