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K-pop, The Weeknd, Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish: All the 2026 Grammy nom snubs and surprises
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 Grammy Award nominees are here, and who else but…
UEFA to reveal new World Cup and Euro qualifying plans within six months
MILAN (AP) — Plans for a shake-up in the European qualifying process for the World…
What to know about FIFA’s new peace prize and who might receive it
GENEVA (AP) — There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it…
How Garth Brooks, The Killers and Tom Petty became stars of college football Saturdays
When Garth Brooks recorded his version of “Callin’ Baton Rouge” — an up-tempo country hit…
4-time NBA champion Tony Parker starts coaching career with France U17 team
PARIS (AP) — Former NBA star Tony Parker will start his coaching career in charge…
Canada’s Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager, becomes the tallest player in college basketball history
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime…
Sakamoto dominates short program at her last NHK Trophy
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto dominated the short program on Friday,…
‘The numbers are insane’: Guardiola reaches 1,000 games in a coaching career that’s changed soccer
It all started on Sept. 2, 2007, in a Spanish fourth-tier game against Premia in…
Shibutani sibling ice dancers address leaked video of Alex berating Maia
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ice dancers Alex and Maia Shibutani say there are no hard…
What to know about China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the commissioning of its third aircraft carrier, China now boasts the…
France players to honor victims of Paris attacks in 2015
PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation will pay tribute to the victims of the…
China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with the new Fujian aircraft carrier
BANGKOK (AP) — China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state…
Bellingham and Foden back in England squad but no room for Alexander-Arnold
Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were recalled Friday by England coach Thomas Tuchel for the…
France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view
PARIS (AP) — As French police race to track where the Louvre’s stolen crown jewels…
FIFA to host draws for World Cup qualifying playoffs in Zurich on Nov. 20
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA will host draws on Nov. 20 in Zurich for playoff brackets…
Canadian sprinter Brendon Rodney helping with hurricane relief aid in Jamaica
Brendon Rodney knows even helping a few people is enough to make a big difference.…
FIFA fines Norway, Italy for fan incidents at World Cup qualifiers against Israel
ZURICH (AP) — The Norwegian and Italian soccer federations have been fined by FIFA for…
Freestyle skier Flora Tabanelli joins crowded injured list for host Italy ahead of the Olympics
MILAN (AP) — Host Italy has another top athlete injured ahead of the Milan-Cortina Olympics.…
Isak back in training as Slot likens City-Liverpool match to ‘clasico’ in Spain
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool striker Alexander Isak will return to training with the senior…
South Korea says North Korea fired 1 ballistic missile toward its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile…
Brad Marchand scores 2 goals, Panthers get their road trip rolling with 5-2 win over LA Kings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Marchand scored two goals and Sam Reinhart got the go-ahead…
Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?
KWIGILLINGOK, Alaska (AP) — Darrel John watched the final evacuees depart his village on the…
Photos of the aftermath of devastating floods in remote Alaska Native villages
KWIGILLINGOK, Alaska (AP) — Uncertainty looms over the future of remote Alaska Native villages devastated…
Day of the Dead celebrations and more top photos this week from the Caribbean and Latin America
Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2025 Families across the region gathered at cemeteries to honor their ancestors…