Ad

Pope Leo XIV marvels at his 'huge learning curve' in an interview released on his 70th birthday

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marveled at the “huge learning curve” he has taken on as pontiff and likened some aspects of the job to jumping “in on the deep end of the pool very quickly," in exc...

Oblique Seville joins Bolt as a Jamaican sprint champ. Jefferson-Wooden wins gold for US

TOKYO (AP) — Usain Bolt went crazy up in a luxury box. Down below, sprinters in his country’s familiar colors -- black, green and, of course, gold --- were wreaking havoc on the track. It w...

Mario restrengthens to tropical storm off Mexican coast but poses no immediate threat to land

MIAMI (AP) — Mario, a storm system swirling off Mexico's Pacific coast, has once again become a tropical storm. There are still no coastal watches or warnings in effect even though the storm...

Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn

DENVER (AP) — From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans began fighting over which side was to blame. President Donald Trump be...

Sugar Coke? Department of War? Where some of Trump's most jaw-dropping promises stand

WASHINGTON (AP) — Given just how much President Donald Trump talks in public, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all of his promises — even his most outlandish ones. Once a pledge has ...

Ukrainian drones strike one of Russia's top oil refineries, sparking fire

Ukrainian drones have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, sparking a fire, Russian officials and Ukraine’s military said Sunday. The overnight strike on the Kirishi refinery, in R...

Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

Each year during Hispanic Heritage Month, huge celebrations can be expected across the U.S. to showcase the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. This year, the Trump administration's im...

What to know about the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Authorities are still trying to learn more about what motivated the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at a college in Utah, as the conservative activist's family plans a memorial next week to h...

Political leaders confront security concerns — and fear — after Kirk's assassination

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Even before the killing of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was struggling with the emotional toll of political violence. In the middle of the night ju...

Weary Malawians look to this week's presidential election as nation grapples with an economic crisis

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi is holding a presidential election this week as one of Africa's poorer countries grapples with an economic crisis, food and fuel shortages — and memories of a ...

Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong internet outage for island that protested construction company

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea's Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan constru...

Padres face the Rockies with 2-1 series lead

Colorado Rockies (41-108, fifth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (81-68, second in the NL West) San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: German Marquez (3-13, 6.31 E...