Lindsey Vonn lost a chance to improve her ranking when the second race of her World Cup skiing comeback at age 40 was canceled due to strong winds and poor visibility. Vonn placed 14th in a super-G on ...

Nigerian police say the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32. Many of the victims collapsed during a crowd surge as people grew desperate for food ...

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 16 people. A strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City killed at least six people, including ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” A Chinese ...

Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office.

QARDAHA, Syria (AP) — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad — whose son, Bashar Assad, was ousted two weeks ago — vandals have ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska’s largest high schools to cancel its varsity team for the year. The decision by Grand Island Senior High School — the ...

Nearly two million displaced Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to protect themselves from the coming winter. This comes as Israel’s 14-month-old war with Hamas drags on. The prices of blankets, wood ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes to freshman Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State routed Tennessee 42-17 on Saturday night in a first-round College Football Playoff game, setting ...

JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point second half lead to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night. The game was a rematch of last ...

The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries. Colloquially known as sea nomads, they ...

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the ...