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Canada’s Fernandez advances to Citi Open final with three-set win over Rybakina
WASHINGTON — Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open.…
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self released from hospital after heart procedure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital…
Canada condemns Hong Kong authorities after warrants issued for overseas activists
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is condemning Hong Kong’s law enforcement authorities after they issued…
Mexico City marks 700 years since its founding by Indigenous people
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City is marking the 700th anniversary of its founding with…
Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A district court judge in New York issued a preliminary injunction Friday…
Nigeria fights back to stun Morocco 3-2 and win 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Nigeria won its record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title…
Official fired during Trump’s first term appointed president of embattled US Institute of Peace
A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump…
For young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness
NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in…
Muslim leaders increase security after vandalism reports at Texas and California mosques
After a spate of vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and…
Most Canadians think the country is making progress on reconciliation: poll
OTTAWA — Most Canadians believe the country is making good progress on reconciliation with Indigenous…
Lottie Woad keeps 2-shot lead in Scotland and closes in on victory in pro debut on LPGA Tour
IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — Lottie Woad had four birdies in a six-hole stretch around the…
Emailed job application supposedly from Xavi was bogus, Indian soccer federation says
India’s soccer federation has dispelled speculation Xavi Hernández had applied to coach its national team,…
Heat advisories and warnings issued for Southeast and Midwest as temperatures and humidity soars
It’s always hot in the summer in the U.S. Southeast, but even by the standards…
Montreal air quality among worst in the world due to wildfires in Prairies
MONTRÉAL — Environment Canada has issued air quality warnings across southern Quebec due to smoke…
N.S. Black community’s reunion returns with safety measures, a year after shooting
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Black community is including safety measures at a reunion of former…
B.C.’s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers…
Cameroon’s election board bars main opposition candidate from presidential race
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon ’s electoral commission on Saturday rejected the candidacy of Maurice…
Lottie Woad keeps 2-shot lead in Scotland and closes in on victory in pro debut on LPGA Tour
IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — Lottie Woad had four birdies in a six-hole stretch around the…
Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer and son of iconic singer Fayrouz, dies at 69
BEIRUT (AP) — Ziad Rahbani, a visionary Lebanese composer, playwright, pianist and political provocateur, died…
Trump’s trip to Scotland as his new golf course opens blurs politics and the family’s business
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Lashed by cold winds and overlooking choppy, steel-gray North Sea waters,…
Spain’s women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing European title
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — If the women’s soccer players of Spain have gone from nobodies…
Auditor general to study hiring, promotion of public servants with disabilities
OTTAWA — The federal auditor general is planning to study the recruitment, retention and promotion…
Four-time Olympic gold-medal winner Léon Marchand is back and chasing more world records
SINGAPORE (AP) — Léon Marchand’s life changed drastically after he won four gold medals a…
Schwarber’s 1,000th hit is 319th homer, topping McGwire for most to the mark
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Schwarber topped Mark McGwire for most home runs among a…