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Venus Williams and Amanda Anisimova are among the players added to the US Open mixed doubles list
Venus Williams is paired with Reilly Opelka, and Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova is joined by…
Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel are married
LONDON (AP) — Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel have tied the knot.…
Billy Joel says he’s ‘OK’ and not ‘deathly ill’ after receiving brain disorder diagnosis
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants…
Sentencing hearing set for ex-Kentucky officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge prepared Monday afternoon to sentence an ex-Kentucky police…
Minnesota lawmaker to resign after being convicted of felony burglary
A Minnesota state senator convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house plans…
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Malcolm-Jamal Warner the actor who played teenage son Theo…
Euro 2025: England coach Wiegman says Jess Carter is ready for semifinal despite online abuse
GENEVA (AP) — England defender Jess Carter is ready to play in the Women’s European…
Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer
VANCOUVER — The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned…
Paul Gascoigne ‘back home and doing well’ after hospital visit, representative says
LONDON (AP) — Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is back home and “doing well” after…
Paul Azinger is selected to receive the PGA Tour’s Payne Stewart Award
Paul Azinger is getting what he considers the greatest honor of his career. He was…
A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain
BISMARCK, Neb. (AP) — The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried…
Zohran Mamdani visiting Uganda during NYC mayoral campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is visiting his…
Denny Hamlin continues climb in NASCAR’s career wins list. With 60 in sight, how far can he go?
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin has stood his ground that wins — enough of…
Ex-NYPD commissioner accuses NYC mayor of ‘character assassination’ in $10 million defamation claim
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s former interim police commissioner has filed a $10…
What to know about the CEO caught embracing an employee on the jumbtron at a Coldplay concert
LONDON (AP) — A routine moment of crowdwork at a Coldplay concert went viral last…
Heat warning up for B.C.’s north coast, persisting until Tuesday
VICTORIA — Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the inland regions of British…
A fight to save a Hindu temple for the ‘unheard and unseen’
NEW YORK (RNS) — Illuminated by a skylight at the center of a small factory-turned-Hindu…
Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA — Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario’s cottage…
Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed…
Vasek Pospisil retiring from tennis after a career that included a Wimbledon doubles title
TORONTO (AP) — Vasek Pospisil, who won a Wimbledon men’s doubles title and helped Canada…
Belgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police questioned two members of the Israeli army who were attending…
Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery, keeping him…
Toronto International Film Festival sets lineup with Sydney Sweeney, Aziz Ansari and ‘Knives Out 3’
Films starring Sydney Sweeney, Angelina Jolie and Aziz Ansari will premiere at the 50th Toronto…
Star-studded TIFF lineup includes Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”
TORONTO — Scarlett Johansson’s feature directorial debut “Eleanor the Great,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and…